2023, Vol. 9, Issue 1, Part A

Aśvagandhā is a plant grown in India and tropical areas of Asia. It is useful in poisons, wounds, consumption, improves complexion and gives strength and energy. Chemical composition, ethnotherapeutics, pharmocology, reveal us the importance of Aśvagandhā. Ancient Indian medical texts of Caraka, Suśruta, Vāgbhaṭa also mention about Aśvagandhā and its use in curing different diseases. Every plant is medicinal but we should know its uses for making it beneficial to humans. In this regard Indians played a greater role in understanding and documenting the uses of plants in their texts. An attempt to unearth the importance of Aśvagandhā with Indian perspective, from scientific background is made here.