Template:BotanyBox/Withania somnifera
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| Withania somnifera | |
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 An ashwagandha plant found in nature. |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Unranked | Asterids |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Genus | Withania |
| Species | W. somnifera |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, Poison gooseberry and Winter cherry |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Tropine, withanolides, cuscohygrine |