Regions Grown and Other Relevant Info
Found in waste lands, cultivated fields and open grounds throughout India.The root of the herb has a distinctive smell that resembles the sweat of a horse, giving it the name Ashwagandha.
Ayurvedic Properties and Benefits
Aswagandha has been used as a Rasayana. Ashwagandha Improves strength and immunity, useful in premature ejaculation and in some cases of erectile dysfunction. It useful in neurological and neuromuscular disorder like paralysis. It useful in wound healing, treating muscle wasting, emaciation, post tubercular treatment, to improve muscle Mass and strength. It helps in reducing blood pressure , and useful in painful menstruation.
Major Classical Ayurveda Medicines Containing the Drug
Aswagandhadi lehyam, Manasamitravatakam, Aswagandharishtam