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'''Ashwagandha''' is a plant in the nightshade family. It's roots are used as a herb in [[Ayurvedic medicine]].<ref name="drugscom">{{Cite web  | url = https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-953/ashwagandha|title=ASHWAGANDHA: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews | website = webmd.com|language=en | access-date = 2021-03-09}} </ref><ref name="Singh2011" /> It is considered an [[adaptogen]] and is a source of flavonoids.<ref name="Singh2011">{{Cite journal | last = Singh| first = G. | last2 = Kumar| first2=P.| date = 2011 |title=Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Flavonoids of Withania Somnifera L. | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374571/|journal=Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences|volume=73|issue=4|pages=473–478|doi=10.4103/0250-474X.95656|issn=0250-474X|pmc=3374571|pmid=22707839}}</ref>
'''Ashwagandha''' is a plant in the nightshade family. It's roots are used as a herb in [[Ayurvedic medicine]].<ref name="drugscom">{{Cite web  | url = https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-953/ashwagandha|title=ASHWAGANDHA: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews | website = webmd.com|language=en | access-date = 2021-03-09}} </ref><ref name="Singh2011" /> It is considered an [[adaptogen]] and is a source of flavonoids.<ref name="Singh2011">{{Cite journal | last = Singh| first = G. | last2 = Kumar| first2=P.| date = 2011 |title=Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Flavonoids of Withania Somnifera L. | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374571/|journal=Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences|volume=73|issue=4 | pages = 473–478|doi=10.4103/0250-474X.95656|issn=0250-474X|pmc=3374571|pmid=22707839}}</ref>


===Antibacterial and antifungal ===
===Antibacterial and antifungal ===

Revision as of 02:15, October 14, 2022

Ashwagandha is a plant in the nightshade family. It's roots are used as a herb in Ayurvedic medicine.[1][2] It is considered an adaptogen and is a source of flavonoids.[2]

Antibacterial and antifungal

Ashwagandha extracts have been found to work against candida albicans fungus (root), E. coli (leaf and root), proteus aeruginosa (root), and proteus mirabilis (flower, leaf, stem and root) bacteria.[2]

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