Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Indian ginseng

Plant

Family

Potato Family (Solanaceae)

English

Indian ginseng, Ashwagandha, Asgand, Ashvaganda, Ashvagandha, Clustered wintercherry, Ground cherry, Indian ginseng, Mediterranean withania, Poison gooseberry, Poisonous gooseberry, Winter cherry, Withania

Latin

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, Physalis somnifera L., Withania somnifera L., Physalis somnifera, Withania somniferum

Plantparts

Aerial part, foliage, Plant stem, Roots, Stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adaptogen, Adaptogenic, Adstringent, Anti-asthmatic, Antibacterial, antibiotic, Anti-hypertensive, Aphrodisiac, Arterial hypertension, asthma, Astrigent, Astringent, Calmative, Calming of nerves, cough, Coughing, Coughs, Deobstruent, disease of the eye, Diuretic, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Herbal tonic, High bloodpressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, Increases sexual desire, Love drug, Lowers bloodpressure, nerve tonic, Nervine tonic, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, relaxes the nervous system, sedative, Smallpox, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used in the treatment of cough, Varíola

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anticancer (Prostate), Anti-Cancer (Skin), Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, cancer, Cancer of the Oesophagus, Carcinoma of the prostate, Esophageal cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor, Oesophageal cancer, Prostate cancer, Prostrate cancer, Skin cancer

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, induce abortion

Other uses

Narcotic, narcotic effect, Soap, Soap Substitute, soap substitutes

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical used in West Bank, Palestine, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 2,4-Methylene-Cholesterol, alkaloid, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Campesterol, Chlorogenic acid, choline, Chromium, Copper, Cysteine, Cystine, Daucosterol, Hentriacontane, iron, Isopelletierine, linoleic acid, magnesium, manganese, N-Hentriacontane, Nickel, nicotine, pelletierine, potassium, potassium nitrate, Quercetin, rutin, saponin, Scopoletin, sodium, starch, Stearic acid, Steroid lactones, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, Tropine, Withanolide, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1726

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