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Withania<\/i> somnifera<\/i> (L.) Dunal, Prodr. 13(1): 453 1852<\/i>. (Syn: Physalis<\/i> somnifera<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; Withania<\/i> kansuensis<\/i> Kuang & A. M. Lu<\/span><\/a>; Withania<\/i> microphysalis<\/i> Suess.<\/span><\/a>);
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\nS. Europe to Central China, Africa to Myanmar: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola,<\/span> Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Gulf States,<\/span> India, Iran, Kenya, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique,<\/span> Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman,<\/span> Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, Spain,<\/span> Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda,<\/span> West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Za\u00efre, Zimbabwe;<\/span> Introduced into: Baleares, Mauritius, New South Wales, R\u00e9union, Socotra, South Australia<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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\u00bf\u00a0wi-THAY-nee-uh<\/b>\u00a0? — commemorates the English paleobotanist, Henry Thomas Maire Witham<\/span> … …\u00a0Plant genera named after people (1753-1853)<\/a> by Jos\u00e9 A. Mari Mut<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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som-NEE-fer-uh<\/b>\u00a0OR\u00a0som-NIF-er-uh<\/b>\u00a0— sleep-bringing, referring to narcotic properties<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/b>commonly known as<\/b>: burr wood, horse root, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry \u2022\u00a0Assamese<\/b>: \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha \u2022\u00a0Bengali<\/b>: \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha \u2022\u00a0Gujarati<\/b>: \u0a85\u0ab6\u0acd\u0ab5\u0a97\u0a82\u0aa7\u0abe ashwagandha, \u0a98\u0acb\u0aa1\u0abe\u0a95\u0ac1\u0aa8 ghodakun \u2022\u00a0Hindi<\/b>: \u0905\u0938\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927 asgandh, \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha, \u0939\u092f\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e haya-gandha, \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0926\u093e pushtida, \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0917\u0940 turagi, \u0935\u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e vanya \u2022\u00a0Kachchhi<\/b>: \u0a86\u0ab8\u0ac1\u0aa8 aasun, \u0a86\u0ab8\u0ac1\u0a82\u0aa2 aasund \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0c85\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb0\u0cac\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 angaraberu, \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cbf ashwagandhi, \u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc7\u0cae\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 hiremaddina gida, \u0caa\u0cc6\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 penneru \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d05\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d30\u0d02 amukkuram, \u0d2a\u0d47\u0d35\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f pevetti \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha, \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0902\u0926 askanda, \u0922\u094b\u0930\u0917\u0941\u0902\u091c dorgunja, \u0915\u0902\u091a\u0941\u0915\u0940 kanchuki \u2022\u00a0Nepali<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashwagandhaa \u2022\u00a0Odia<\/b>: \u0b05\u0b36\u0b4d\u0b71\u0b17\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b27\u0b3e ashwagandha, \u0b2c\u0b43\u0b02\u0b39\u0b23 brumhana, \u0b2c\u0b43\u0b37\u0b3e brusha, \u0b39\u0b5f\u0b3e\u0b39\u0b4d\u0b71\u0b5f\u0b3e hayahwaya \u2022\u00a0Punjabi<\/b>: \u0a05\u0a38\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27 asgandh, \u0a05\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a35\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27\u0a3e ashwagandha \u2022\u00a0Rajasthani<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha \u2022\u00a0Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashvagandha, \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0926 ashvakanda, \u0905\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0939\u093f\u0915\u093e avarohika, \u092c\u0932\u0926\u093e balada, \u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 gandhapattri, \u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0915 gravarohaka, \u0939\u092f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e hayagandha, \u0939\u092f\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e hayapriya, \u0915\u093e\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0915\u0930\u0940 kamapriyakari, \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0930\u0942\u092a\u093f\u0923\u0940 kamarupini, \u0915\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0941\u0915\u093e kambuka, \u0915\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0941\u0915\u093e\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093e kambukashta, \u092a\u0932\u093e\u0936\u092a\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0940 palashaparni, \u092a\u0940\u0935\u0930\u093e pivara, \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0919\u094d\u0915\u0930\u0940 priyangakari, \u092a\u0941\u0923\u094d\u092f punya, \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0926 pushtida, \u0936\u0924\u0915\u0941\u092e\u094d\u092d\u093e shatakumbha, \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0917\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e turagagandha, \u0935\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e vajigandha, \u0935\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0928\u0940 vajini, \u0935\u0928\u091c vanaja, \u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0940 varahakarni, \u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 varahapattri, \u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0915\u093e varahika, \u0935\u093e\u0924\u0918\u094d\u0928\u0940 vataghni \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1 acaiyu, \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf acuvakanti, \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd acuvam, \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe amukkira \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c05\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c17\u0c02\u0c27 ashwagandha, \u0c26\u0c4a\u0c2e\u0c4d\u0c2e\u0c21\u0c4b\u0c32\u0c41 dommadolu, \u0c2a\u0c46\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c47\u0c30\u0c41 penneru, \u0c35\u0c3e\u0c1c\u0c3f\u0c17\u0c02\u0c25 vajigandha \u2022\u00a0Tulu<\/b>: \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cca ashwagandho \u2022\u00a0Urdu<\/b>: \u0627\u0633\u06af\u0646\u062f\u0647\u06c1 asgandh, \u0627\u0634\u0648\u06af\u0646\u062f\u0647\u0627 ashwagandha, \u062a\u0631\u06af\u064a turagi, \u0648\u0646\u064a\u0627 vanya
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\nThe leaves of this plant is crushed and if eaten for seven days – good for obese people for reducing weight. If you want to increase weight then the powder from the root should be taken.
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Withania somnifera<\/a>:
\nSharing\u00a0a picture of Withania somnifera<\/i> fruit\/enclosed seed.
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Withania somnifera<\/a>:
\nWithania somnifera<\/i> ( L.)
\nFamily : Solanaceae<\/i>
\nNative. Ashvagandha \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e<\/b>
\nUndershrub 90cm ; branched. Leaves5-10bye2.5-5.0cm ovate minutely stellately pubescent. Apex subacute. Flowers yellow green. Berries globose, smooth, red when ripe.
\n<\/span>A highly medicinal plant.<\/p>\n

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Excellent photos. \u00a0The leaves of this plant are taken by obese people to reduce weight and the root \u00a0is taken by people who wants to increase their weight !!<\/p>\n

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Withania somnifera<\/i> is quite common near hill stations.. also in Kaas plateau<\/span><\/div>\n
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Withania somnifera from Pune<\/a>:
\nThis Ashwagandha<\/b> ( Withania somnifera<\/i> ) plant I photographed today ( 20.10.11), at Pune<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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I have encountered 6 plants recently, in my locality, at different locations.
\nAnd Yr reply makes me think that all these ayurvedic treasures are widespread around us and very few people even identify them ( using them is far thing ) .<\/p>\n

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When you told the location of Malvastrum<\/i> in Warje I happened to roam around there.
\nTo my surprise I found a line of these plants. I was waiting for your posts. Even I could capture some better pictures than I had before. Thanks for sharing.
\nNear the foothills of Mhatoba Vetal Tekdi etc a lot of Indigoferas<\/i>; crotolarias<\/i> and Cullen<\/i> etc are flowering. I will share some during the Papilionaceae<\/i> week<\/p>\n

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Yes …, on that Warje internal road<\/span>, there are ashwagandha<\/b> plants, I photographed them too.
\nAnd now we are waiting for ” lot of Indigoferas<\/i>; crotolarias<\/i> and Cullen<\/i> etc “.<\/p>\n

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Its good that many people dont know about these plants. Otherwise they wont be found so easily. Withania<\/i> is getting rare these days because of its medicinal properties.<\/span><\/p>\n

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how do you protect yourselves from mosquitoes when you visit these areas of wild plants<\/u> in Warje and Vetal tekdi? Sometime back I visited Kalyani nagar area and there were many mosquitoes on the wild plants . Many cases of Malaria and Dengue have been reported from Pune.<\/p>\n

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There is a pre-dose against malaria which you can take before going to field. There are many mosquito repellents also available in the market.
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These are side effects of some good sightings in Nature.
\nHad been to Mahabaleshwar on 1st Oct 2011 with … in wild in search of some epiphytic orchids. We could find Dendrobium mabelae<\/i> and Oberonia recurva<\/i> and few other plants other than orchids. On returnig home I happened to notice some Tick bites<\/u> on my legs.They are worse than mosquito<\/u> bites<\/u> One of the wound is still healing; but the joy of catching a good orchid is much more than that…….<\/p>\n

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You are reminding us of some thing we almost forgot. In our trip to Chakrata in September on first day of our outing, when we stopped for lunch, … and … found blood spots and remnants of leeches on their feet when they opened their shoes. My wife was worried and asked me to open my shoes. There were three spots on one sock and two on another, and when I opened the socks atleast 5-6 had sucked my blood. Next day … and … prepared themselves in army way, tying socks over their shoes with tightly running laces, but in the afternoon they were the attacked the most. After than we took care not to stand long in a marshy place, but there were occasional leech suckings.
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If you let them come and go on their own it wont be a problem. Just try not to pull them away from your body. It leaves its suckers behind which may cause infection. Make long socks of jeans clothes and wear it inside your shoe. Leeches cant cross these. They can cross pores of normal socks very easily.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Interesting facts on Ashwagandha<\/b> – Those who want to decrease weight – eat the leaves and those who want to increase weight – take the powder made from its roots.<\/p>\n

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We face leaches daily during the monsoon and pay no attention at all.
\n<\/span>It sucks the blood and drops off by itself. Sometimes 5 to 6 every day. It does not cause any harm except a little loss of blood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The reaction differs from person to person.<\/span> I never had anything after leech bite. But one I got tick on my waist but I thought it was a pimple. The tick from Rajaji was later released near tiger fall in Chakrata, when one of my friend said that its a tick. I had been carrying it for three days and after releasing I had fever for two
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\nYou may also put cotton buds in your ears if you are going in leech sure area. These will certainly help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A small correction. Leech is an analid, cousin of earthworm.
\nMy experience for ticks is similar to yours. Once I had 42 tick bites I Phansad. All with red thick patches, burning for weeks. Latter also if some surface used to get rubbed on those patches, it use to itch burn horribly. Surprisingly no friend of mine. Along with me had tick bite.
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Very interesting experiences friends, My experience with leeches is, not to pull them out but either squeeze the juice of a lime or salt or tobacco juice, it will drop of by itself. Once you have removed it, let the wound bleed, once the sputum has gone out, the bleeding stops.
\n<\/span>If however, you stop the bleeding by applying plaster or medicine, the itching starts after a couple of days and when you scratch, the infection sets in.
\nAs far as ticks go, some of them are poisonous and create an edema.
\nDoctors normally administer an anti allergen tablet. I get bitten with ticks every day once the monsoon has ended and dry season starts, sometimes 30 to 40 on each leg because of the presence of deers in the farm. Around 5 years back I got bitten by the poisonous variety, normally the bite of this variety does not create any itching. The foot kept on swelling for 3 days and I went to the doctor, who prescribed Avil and the reaction subsided, only, the next time it attacked, the reaction was much faster, I got red patches all over my body, the blood pressure dropped and started developing chest pain.
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Our guide from Herbal Garden Chakrata (… knows his name) told us that if you take a twig of Artemisia roxburghiana<\/i> (it is very common there) and rub it around your legs, leeches won’t come.<\/span> We never tried though, better avoided them.<\/p>\n

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Our friend from Herbal Garden Chakrata Mr … a Forest ranger, this time also helped us a lot. As the Herbal Garden and Nursery was closed now days. I make a call to him and He sent a person to help us and we got many Bryophytes from there for practical classes. He is a very knowledgeable person and very helping too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flora of Haryana: \u00a0 somnifera (L.) Dunal from CCSHAU Farms Hisar:<\/a>
\nWithania somnifera<\/i> (L.) Dunal from CCSHAU Farms Hisar
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Ashwagandha<\/b> a reputed herb in medicinal plants trade<\/span><\/p>\n

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Withania somnifera- 25022014-PKA-Feb56<\/a>:\u00a0Attachments (6). 4 posts by 3 authors.<\/div>\n
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Withania somnifera<\/i><\/b> at the outskirts of Chikmagalur (Karnataka).<\/span>
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Very beautiful images … a medicinal weed..<\/p>\n

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Thanks … Yes, i think this plant has got lot of medicinal value..<\/p>\n

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Withania somnifera, Jaisalmer<\/a> : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
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ID Request 090814SG<\/a> : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3).
\n<\/span>Please help identify this plant,<\/span> 3-4 feet<\/span> \u00a0Photo taken on 06Aug <\/span>at Dhavlas, Maharashtra.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I think Withania somnifera<\/i>..<\/span><\/small><\/p>\n

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Yes, it is “<\/span>Ashwagandha<\/b>“..<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Withania somnifera<\/i> \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e
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BND 104 B 27\/11\/14<\/a>\u00a0: 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)<\/span>
\nPlease ID this\u00a0medicinal plant BND 104 A and B..\u00a0Photo was taken in Sri Lanka<\/span> in Mar 2012.<\/p>\n

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BND 104 A 27\/11\/14<\/a> : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
\n<\/span>Please ID this\u00a0medicinal plant.\u00a0Photo was taken <\/span>in Sri Lanka<\/span> in Mar 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Looks like Withania somnifera<\/i> (Ashwagandha<\/b>).<\/p>\n

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Solanaceae Fortnight: Withania somnifera from Coimbatore FEB2015 BRS02<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).<\/div>\n
Sharing the images of Withania somnifera<\/i> from Coimbatore.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Solanaceae Fortnight : Withania somnifera at Karnataka: PKA-FEB20\/20::<\/a>: 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Withania somnifera<\/i> at the outskirts of Chikmagalur (Karnataka).<\/span>
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Solanaceae Fortnight: Withania somnifera from Delhi-GSFEB58\/61<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)<\/div>\n
Withania somnifera<\/i><\/b> (L.) Dunal, <\/span>A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1):453. 1852<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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A common weed in Delhi at waste places and roadsides<\/span>, Photographed from Delhi
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Solanaceae Fortnight : Withania somnifera : Oman : 25FEB15 : AK-20<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
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Solanaceae Fortnight :: Withania somnifera :: MNP, Exhibition 2013 :: ARKFEB-29\/35<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments <\/span>(2)
\n<\/span>Attached are pictures of <\/span>Withania somnifera<\/i> captured <\/span>at MNP, Exhibition 2013<\/span> <\/span>in March 2013.
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Solanaceae Fortnight:: Withania somnifera-NS Feb 62\/62 CONCLUDING POST OF FORTNIGHT<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)<\/div>\n
These pics belong to a very common yet very significant plant..
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Solanaceae Fortnight:: Pune:: Withania somnifera:: SMPFEB18\/18<\/a> : 4 posts by 4 authors. 2 images.
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Solanaceae Fortnight: Withania somnifera : RVS03<\/a> :\u00a05 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)
\n<\/span>Sharing pictures of <\/span>Withania somnifera<\/i> growing in the medicinal plant garden of <\/span>University of Mississippi.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yes, Aswagandha<\/b><\/p>\n

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Garden plant for ID :: MKJUN003<\/a> :\u00a05 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My friend requested me to identify this plant. Is this any Euphorbiaceae<\/i> member? Please help.<\/div>\n
Habitat: garden<\/span><\/div>\n
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Withania somnifera<\/i> (Solanaceae<\/i>) to me.<\/p>\n

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THIS IS WILDLY GROWING PLANT OF WITHANIA SOMNIFERA<\/i>– Ashwagandha<\/b><\/p>\n

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TSPDEC2015-15-188: Withania somnifera (Solanaceae)<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It is my pleasure to share\u00a0few images of Withania somnifera<\/i> (Solanaceae<\/i>)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Habit: Herb<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Habitat: Scrub forest<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sighting: Devarayanadurga and Siddarabetta, Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Flora picture of the year :: Dinesh Valke<\/a> : 11 posts by 8 authors.<\/div>\n
The joy of finding an elusive plant is almost the same as finding a rare unknown one.<\/div>\n
Withania somnifera<\/i>\u00a0(L.) Dunal<\/div>\n
September 24, 2015 … along NH 4 near Bhuinj, Satara<\/span><\/div>\n
We had finished our breakfast at a hotel near Satara on Mumbai – Bangalore highway, and were ready to continue further, when Shrikant ji and Prashant showed me\u00a0Ashwagandha<\/i>\u00a0growing by the side of road. I was least expecting it in that place !<\/div>\n
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Names of Plants in India :: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal<\/a> : 6 posts by 4 authors.
\nvia Species<\/a>\u200e > \u200e<\/span>W<\/a>\u200e > <\/span>Withania somnifera<\/i>\u00a0(L.) Dunal …\u00a0family: <\/span>Solanaceae<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Flowers<\/a>\u00a0\"Discussions<\/a>\u00a0\"more<\/a>\u00a0\"more<\/a>
\u00bf\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wi<\/span>-THAY-nee-uh<\/b><\/span>\u00a0? — commemorates the English paleobotanist, Henry Thomas Maire Witham<\/span> …\u00a0<\/span>IJDD<\/a>
som-NEE-fer-uh<\/b>\u00a0OR\u00a0<\/span>som-NIF-er-uh<\/b><\/span>\u00a0— sleep-bringing, referring to narcotic properties<\/span> …\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
commonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Indian ginseng<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>poison gooseberry<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>winter cherry<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Assamese<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Gujarati<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0a86\u0a95\u0ab8\u0a82\u0aa6 aksand<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0a85\u0ab6\u0acd\u0ab5\u0a97\u0a82\u0aa7\u0abe asvagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Hindi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0938\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927 asgandh<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cbf ashwagandhi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cae\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 hiremaddinagida<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0caa\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 panneru<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0d05\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d30\u0d02 amukkuram<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0d2a\u0d47\u0d35\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f pevetti<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0906\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0902\u0926 askanda<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Nepali<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashwagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Oriya<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0b05\u0b36\u0b4d\u0b2c\u0b17\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b27\u0b3e ashwagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Punjabi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0a05\u0a38\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27 asgandh<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0a05\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a35\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27\u0a3e ashwagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022<\/span>Sanskrit<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashvagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0b85\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe amukkira<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Telugu<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0c05\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c17\u0c02\u0c27 ashwagandha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tibetan<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>a swa ga ndhi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>ba-dzi-ga-ndha<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Urdu<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0627\u0633\u06af\u0646\u062f\u0647\u06c1 asgandh<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
… and more names:\u00a0<\/span>Hindi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0939\u092f\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e haya-gandha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0928\u093e\u0917\u094c\u0930\u0940 nagauri<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0926\u093e pushtida<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0924\u0941\u0930\u0917\u0940 turagi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e vanya<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0922\u094b\u0930\u0917\u0941\u0902\u091c dorgunja<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0915\u0902\u091a\u0941\u0915\u0940 kanchuki<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Oriya<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0b2c\u0b43\u0b02\u0b39\u0b23 brumhana<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0b2c\u0b43\u0b37\u0b3e brusha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0b39\u0b2f\u0b3e\u0b39\u0b4d\u0b2c\u0b2f\u0b3e hoyahwaya<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Sanskrit<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0926 ashvakanda<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0905\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0939\u093f\u0915\u093e avarohika<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092c\u0932\u0926\u093e balada<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 gandhapattri<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0915 gravarohaka<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0939\u092f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e hayagandha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0939\u092f\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e hayapriya<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0915\u093e\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0915\u0930\u0940 kamapriyakari<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0915\u093e\u092e\u0930\u0942\u092a\u093f\u0923\u0940 kamarupini<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0915\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0941\u0915\u093e kambuka<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092a\u0932\u093e\u0936\u092a\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0940 palashaparni<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092a\u0940\u0935\u0930\u093e pivara<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0919\u094d\u0915\u0930\u0940 priyangakari<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092a\u0941\u0923\u094d\u092f punya<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0926 pushtida<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0936\u0924\u0915\u0941\u092e\u094d\u092d\u093e shatakumbha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0924\u0941\u0930\u0917\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e turagagandha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e vajigandha<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0928\u0940 vajini<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u0928\u091c vanaja<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0940 varahakarni<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 varahapattri<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0915\u093e varahika<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0935\u093e\u0924\u0918\u094d\u0928\u0940 vataghni<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/b>:<\/span>\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1 acaiyu<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf acuvakanti<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd acuvam<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Telugu<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0c26\u0c4a\u0c2e\u0c4d\u0c2e\u0c21\u0c4b\u0c32\u0c41 dommadolu<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0c2a\u0c46\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c47\u0c30\u0c41 penneru<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0c35\u0c3e\u0c1c\u0c3f\u0c17\u0c02\u0c25 vajigandha<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Withania somnifera<\/i>\u00a0(L.) Dunal …\u00a0<\/span>synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Physalis flexuosa<\/i>\u00a0L. \u2022\u00a0<\/span>Physalis somnifera<\/i>\u00a0L. … more at\u00a0<\/span>The Plants List<\/i>\u00a0(2013). Version 1.1.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
September 24, 2015 … along NH4 near Satara\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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very well done. love the angle of the pic<\/div>\n
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It just struck me that I missed putting name in Bangla and the reference.
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Very nice. It is called ashwaganda<\/b> because the plant actually smells like a horse…. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks … Yes, to be precise, it (plant root) smells like horse’s urine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Original post<\/span><\/a>.<\/div>\n
Names update … entire block of names put again ..<\/div>\n
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commonly known as<\/b>: burr wood<\/span><\/a>, horse root<\/span><\/a>, Indian ginseng<\/span><\/a>, poison gooseberry<\/span><\/a>, winter cherry<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Assamese<\/b>: \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Bengali<\/b>: \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Gujarati<\/b>: \u0a86\u0a95\u0ab8\u0a82\u0aa6 aksand<\/span><\/a>, \u0a85\u0ab6\u0acd\u0ab5\u0a97\u0a82\u0aa7\u0abe asvagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u0905\u0938\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927 asgandh<\/span><\/a>, \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Kachchhi<\/b>: \u0a86\u0ab8\u0ac1\u0aa8 aasun<\/span><\/a>, \u0a86\u0ab8\u0ac1\u0a82\u0aa2 aasund<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: \u0c85\u0c82\u0c97\u0cbe\u0cb0 \u0cac\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 angara beru<\/span><\/a>, \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cbf ashwagandhi<\/span><\/a>, \u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cae\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 hiremaddinagida<\/span><\/a>, \u0caa\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 panneru<\/span><\/a>, \u0cb8\u0cca\u0c97\u0ca6\u0cc6 \u0cac\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 sogade beru<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d05\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d30\u0d02 amukkuram<\/span><\/a>, \u0d2a\u0d47\u0d35\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f pevetti<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha<\/span><\/a>, \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0902\u0926 askanda<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Nepali<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashwagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Oriya<\/b>: \u0b05\u0b36\u0b4d\u0b2c\u0b17\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b27\u0b3e ashwagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Punjabi<\/b>: \u0a05\u0a38\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27 asgandh<\/span><\/a>, \u0a05\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a35\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27\u0a3e ashwagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashvagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Tamil<\/b>: \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe amukkira<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: \u0c05\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c17\u0c02\u0c27 ashwagandha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Tibetan<\/b>: a swa ga ndhi<\/span><\/a>, ba-dzi-ga-ndha<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Tulu<\/b>: \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cca ashwagandho<\/span><\/a> \u2022 Urdu<\/b>: \u0627\u0633\u06af\u0646\u062f\u0647\u06c1 asgandh<\/span><\/a>
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Please note few suggestions for kannada names : \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7 (Ashwagandha);\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc7\u0cae\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 (Hiremaddina gida<\/span>).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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commonly known as<\/b>: burr wood, horse root, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry \u2022\u00a0Assamese<\/b>: \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha \u2022\u00a0Bengali<\/b>: \u0985\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7\u09be asbagandha \u2022\u00a0Gujarati<\/b>: \u0a85\u0ab6\u0acd\u0ab5\u0a97\u0a82\u0aa7\u0abe ashwagandha, \u0a98\u0acb\u0aa1\u0abe\u0a95\u0ac1\u0aa8 ghodakun \u2022\u00a0Hindi<\/b>: \u0905\u0938\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927 asgandh, \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha, \u0939\u092f\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e haya-gandha, \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0926\u093e pushtida, \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0917\u0940 turagi, \u0935\u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e vanya \u2022\u00a0Kachchhi<\/b>: \u0a86\u0ab8\u0ac1\u0aa8 aasun, \u0a86\u0ab8\u0ac1\u0a82\u0aa2 aasund \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0c85\u0c82\u0c97\u0cb0\u0cac\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 angaraberu, \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cbf ashwagandhi, \u0cb9\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc7\u0cae\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 hiremaddina gida, \u0caa\u0cc6\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cc7\u0cb0\u0cc1 penneru \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d05\u0d2e\u0d41\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d30\u0d02 amukkuram, \u0d2a\u0d47\u0d35\u0d46\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f pevetti \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha, \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0902\u0926 askanda, \u0922\u094b\u0930\u0917\u0941\u0902\u091c dorgunja, \u0915\u0902\u091a\u0941\u0915\u0940 kanchuki \u2022\u00a0Nepali<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashwagandhaa \u2022\u00a0Odia<\/b>: \u0b05\u0b36\u0b4d\u0b71\u0b17\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b27\u0b3e ashwagandha, \u0b2c\u0b43\u0b02\u0b39\u0b23 brumhana, \u0b2c\u0b43\u0b37\u0b3e brusha, \u0b39\u0b5f\u0b3e\u0b39\u0b4d\u0b71\u0b5f\u0b3e hayahwaya \u2022\u00a0Punjabi<\/b>: \u0a05\u0a38\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27 asgandh, \u0a05\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a35\u0a17\u0a70\u0a27\u0a3e ashwagandha \u2022\u00a0Rajasthani<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0902\u0927\u093e ashwagandha \u2022\u00a0Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e ashvagandha, \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0926 ashvakanda, \u0905\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0939\u093f\u0915\u093e avarohika, \u092c\u0932\u0926\u093e balada, \u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 gandhapattri, \u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0915 gravarohaka, \u0939\u092f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e hayagandha, \u0939\u092f\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e hayapriya, \u0915\u093e\u092e\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0915\u0930\u0940 kamapriyakari, \u0915\u093e\u092e\u0930\u0942\u092a\u093f\u0923\u0940 kamarupini, \u0915\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0941\u0915\u093e kambuka, \u0915\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0941\u0915\u093e\u0937\u094d\u0920\u093e kambukashta, \u092a\u0932\u093e\u0936\u092a\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0940 palashaparni, \u092a\u0940\u0935\u0930\u093e pivara, \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0919\u094d\u0915\u0930\u0940 priyangakari, \u092a\u0941\u0923\u094d\u092f punya, \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0926 pushtida, \u0936\u0924\u0915\u0941\u092e\u094d\u092d\u093e shatakumbha, \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0917\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e turagagandha, \u0935\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093e vajigandha, \u0935\u093e\u091c\u093f\u0928\u0940 vajini, \u0935\u0928\u091c vanaja, \u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0923\u0940 varahakarni, \u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 varahapattri, \u0935\u0930\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0915\u093e varahika, \u0935\u093e\u0924\u0918\u094d\u0928\u0940 vataghni \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1 acaiyu, \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b95\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf acuvakanti, \u0b85\u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd acuvam, \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe amukkira \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c05\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c17\u0c02\u0c27 ashwagandha, \u0c26\u0c4a\u0c2e\u0c4d\u0c2e\u0c21\u0c4b\u0c32\u0c41 dommadolu, \u0c2a\u0c46\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28\u0c47\u0c30\u0c41 penneru, \u0c35\u0c3e\u0c1c\u0c3f\u0c17\u0c02\u0c25 vajigandha \u2022\u00a0Tulu<\/b>: \u0c85\u0cb6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0c97\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cca ashwagandho \u2022\u00a0Urdu<\/b>: \u0627\u0633\u06af\u0646\u062f\u0647\u06c1 asgandh, \u0627\u0634\u0648\u06af\u0646\u062f\u0647\u0627 ashwagandha, \u062a\u0631\u06af\u064a turagi, \u0648\u0646\u064a\u0627 vanya<\/p>\n

botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Withania somnifera<\/i>\u00a0(L.) Dunal …\u00a0homotypic synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Physalis somnifera<\/i>\u00a0L. \u2022\u00a0Physaloides somnifera<\/i>\u00a0(L.) Moench …\u00a0heterotypic synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Physalis flexuosa<\/i>\u00a0L. … and more at\u00a0POWO<\/a>, retrieved 05 February 2025<\/p>\n

Bibliography \/ etymology<\/div>\n
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~<\/div>\n
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India<\/div>\n
burr wood, horse root, winter cherry<\/b><\/div>\n