Ashwagandha (
Withania somnifera) is a medicinal plant in Solanaceae or nightshade family, which is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine. In Pakistan it grows wildly on fields sides and uncultivated lands and reach a height of about 5 to 6 feet. Ashwagandha is also known by a number of other names like Indian ginseng, Winter cherry, Ajagandha and Kanaje Hindi etc. In domestic language Pashto it's called Koti lal (Koti=ball, Lal= red), may be because of its red colored round fruit. In Urdu it's called Asgandha or Asgund.
I've grown a few Ashwagandha plants at my farmhouse this year. Now the plants are about three months old. I have grown them for personal use and will try to validate it medicinal properties. I'm also interested in growing it commercially, but I will first search for its market.
Ashwagandha-Withania somnifera
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| Ashwagandha Flower |
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| Ashwagandha Fruits |
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I never knew that the Ashwaganda and Poshta is the same...In Bengali we call it Poshto! Amazing...so many common things we do share...
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Beautiful photos, especially of the berry details. I also like the description of the plant. So happy I stumbled here.
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ReplyDeleteHere in himachal, last year Govt has distributed medicinal plants to every household to encourage greenery and reduce carbon footprints. We were given Ashwaganda plant, I am growing it in Pot and its been doing good!
Will post about it some time later
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Nice pictures, good detail in them. I loved the info too, learn something new everyday!
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