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  • Editorial
  • Open Access
42 Citations
15,789 Views
7 Pages

6 August 2020

Ageing, while a relentless, unidirectional and pleiotropic phenomenon of life, is a key trigger for several age-related disorders, such as cancer, cataract, osteoporosis, hypertension, cardiovascular (CV), metabolic and even neurodegenerative ailment...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,784 Views
26 Pages

Phytochemicals of Withania somnifera as a Future Promising Drug against SARS-CoV-2: Pharmacological Role, Molecular Mechanism, Molecular Docking Evaluation, and Efficient Delivery

  • Suaidah Ramli,
  • Yuan Seng Wu,
  • Kalaivani Batumalaie,
  • Rhanye Mac Guad,
  • Ker Woon Choy,
  • Ashok Kumar,
  • Subash C. B. Gopinath,
  • Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarker,
  • Vetriselvan Subramaniyan and
  • Gobinath Ramachawolran
  • + 4 authors

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has killed millions of people since first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Intriguingly, Withania somnifera (WS) has shown promising antiviral effects against numerous viral infections, including SARS-CoV and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
6,281 Views
14 Pages

Evaluation of the Anabolic, Aphrodisiac and Reproductive Activity of Anacyclus Pyrethrum DC in Male Rats

  • Vikas SHARMA,
  • Mayank THAKUR,
  • Nagendra Singh CHAUHAN and
  • Vinod Kumar DIXIT

23 December 2008

Anacyclus pyrethrum DC (Compositae), commonly referred to as ‘Akarkara’, is widely recognized in Ayurvedic system of Indian medicine as tonic and rejuvenator. The roots are also considered aphrodisiac and sexual stimulant. Aqueous extract of the root...

  • Review
  • Open Access
94 Citations
13,682 Views
27 Pages

Leptadenia reticulata (Retz.) Wight & Arn. (Apocynaceae), is a traditional medicinal plant species widely used to treat various ailments such as tuberculosis, hematopoiesis, emaciation, cough, dyspnea, fever, burning sensation, night blindness, c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
10,636 Views
20 Pages

6 February 2013

Āyurveda, the science (ved) of life (ayu), owing its origin to Veda, the oldest recorded wisdom of human civilization written in 3500 BCE, contains extensive knowledge of various diseases and their therapeutic approaches. It essentially relied on nat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
9,860 Views
24 Pages

Pharmacokinetic Study of Withanosides and Withanolides from Withania somnifera Using Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS)

  • Siddharth J. Modi,
  • Anshuly Tiwari,
  • Chetana Ghule,
  • Sandeep Pawar,
  • Ganesh Saste,
  • Shubham Jagtap,
  • Ruchi Singh,
  • Amol Deshmukh,
  • Aboli Girme and
  • Lal Hingorani

22 February 2022

Withania somnifera is a traditional Indian herb described under the ‘Rasayana’ class in Ayurveda, which gained immense popularity as a dietary supplement in the USA, Europe, Asia, and the Indian domestic market. Despite enormous research...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
23,594 Views
18 Pages

Effects of an Aqueous Extract of Withania somnifera on Strength Training Adaptations and Recovery: The STAR Trial

  • Tim N. Ziegenfuss,
  • Anurag W. Kedia,
  • Jennifer E. Sandrock,
  • Betsy J. Raub,
  • Chad M. Kerksick and
  • Hector L. Lopez

20 November 2018

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is an Ayurvedic herb categorized as having “rasayana” (rejuvenator), longevity, and revitalizing properties. Sensoril® is a standardized aqueous extract of the roots and leaves of Withania somnifera. P...