Original Research Article I Volume 2 I Issue 1 I 2014
PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF MEDICINAL PLANT DRUG: WITHANIA SOMNIFERA LINN
Saidulu Ch; Venkateshwar C; Gangadhar Rao S
Biolife; 2014, 2(1), pp 306-312
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7197251
Abstract:
Withania somnifera Linn is the most important plant commonly known as Ashwagandha belongs to the family solanaceae. It is an important medicinal plant that has been used in Ayurvedic and indigenous medicine for over 3,000 years. Ashwagandha contains alkaloids as well as steroidal lactones. Anahygrine, Anaferine, sominiferine, sominiferinine, withanine and withananine are chemical compounds present in ashwagandha.
Keywords:
Withania somnifera, Phytochemicalconstituents,Crude extract, Solvents.
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Article Dates:
Received: 11 January 2014; Accepted: 23 February 2014; Published: 5 March 2014
How To Cite:
Saidulu Ch, Venkateshwar C, & Gangadhar Rao S. (2022). PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF MEDICINAL PLANT DRUG: WITHANIA SOMNIFERA LINN. Biolife, 2(1), 306–312. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7197251
