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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
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- Synonym:
- Physalis somnifera L.
- Plant Family:
- Solanaceae.
- Habit & Habitat:
- A perennial low woody herb, up to 100cm tall, found in sub-tropical zone.
- Plant Description:
- Leaves simple, hairy, elliptic-ovate or broadly ovate. Inflorescence axillary clusters. Flower actinomorphic, small,subsessile, greenish-yellow. Calyx becoming membranous. Corolla lobes triangular. Fruit a berry,globose,6-8mm broad,red.Seed pear to kidney shaped, yellowish-brown.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- May-December.
- Harvesting Time:
- May-March.
- Medicinal Value:
- Useful in digestive disorders, rheumatism, tuberculosis and insomnia. [4] Locally taken as aphrodisiac tonic with milk or butter.
- Part Used:
- Root.
- Occurrence:
- Uncommon.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy, Allopathic Pharmacy.
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