20 Graines Ginseng indien, Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera

Indian ginseng seeds, Ashwagandha, Withania Somnifera |

Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) is a plant of the family of Solanaceae. It is part of the traditional pharmacopoeia ofAyurveda in India.

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This plant is native toIndia ; The cultivated surface for Ashwagandha represents approximately 11 000 hectares, including 4 000 in the arid lands of Madhya Pradesh.

It also grows in the wild in arid places of Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In Yemen, Ashwagandha is named in an Arabic dialect Waraqat as-Shifa ' (ورقة الشفاء), translated by " Healing sheet ”. It has so long served as natural toothpaste.

The leaves contain many Withanolides (" These Withanolides have various pharmacological properties and constitute potential candidates for remedies with high value "4), Free amino acids, alkaloids, chlorogenic acid, glycosides, tannins, flavonoids5.

Free amino acids (including aspartic acid, glycine, tyrosine, alanine, proline, tryptophanne, glutamic acid and cystine).

Withaferine A, pharmacologically validated as to its anti-tumor, adaptogenic, anti-stress, anti-spasmodic, immuno-modulators, neuroprotective, cardioprotective and anticancer6activities.

The berries contain tannins, flavonoids, free amino acids including proline, valine, tyrosine, alanine, glycine, hydroxyproline, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, cysteine and cystine.

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