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Common Names
Ashwagandha
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WITHANOLIDE-D | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-D | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-D | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-E | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-E | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-G | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-G | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-N | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-O | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANOLIDE-S | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHANONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHAOXYLACTONE | 0 | Plant | 0.3 | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMNIFERANOLIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 220.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMNIFERIN A | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMNIFEROL-A | 0 | Root | not available | 1.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMNIFEROL-B | 0 | Root | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMNIFEROL-C | 0 | Root | not available | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WITHASOMNILIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 270.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant | 10 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 3 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipolio | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprotozoal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |