Withania somnifera
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Essential Oil, Homeopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Unani Medicine
Ashwagandha (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Sanskrit अश्वगन्ध (aśvagandha, “horse’s smell”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/
Noun
ashwagandha (plural ashwagandhas)
- Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Translations
Synonyms
- (Withania somnifera): Indian ginseng, winter cherry, poison gooseberry, ajagandha, kanaje hindi, samm al ferakh
