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Plant Withania somnifera (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Ashwagandha
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
WITHAFERINOL A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHAFERINS 0 Leaf not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
WITHALACTONE 0 Plant not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANANINE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
WITHANIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANICANDRIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANINE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
WITHANIOL 0 Root not available 800.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
WITHANOLIDE F 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE H 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE I 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE J 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE K 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE L 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE M 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE P 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE Q 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE R 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE WS-1 0 Seed not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHANOLIDE-D 5 Leaf 500.0 3000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.