Plant
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal). An identification note. No use or dose is stated.
General education, not a diagnosis or emergency care. Medical disclaimer.
Identity
- Common name
- Ashwagandha
- Botanical name
- Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Local names
- Ashwagandha
- Region
- Widely cultivated in the drier parts of India.
Limits of this note
- Review
- Reviewer: not yet assigned. Updated 30 October 2026. This is an identification note, not a health claim.
- Cultivation
- A common cultivated crop. This page is not a grower manual.
- Conservation
- Cultivated supply is the right public example. No wild-collection guidance is given.
- References
- Working botanical name for identification. Confirm in a current flora before scientific or commercial use.
Ashwagandha is listed so readers can match a common name to a scientific name. Traditional use, safety, and regulatory claims are withheld until a named reviewer adds a citation.
Cultivated supply is the right public example. No wild-collection guidance is given.
How to read this note
Ashwagandha on this page means Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. Local spellings differ. Follow the scientific name, and check it in a current flora before a study or a purchase.
What is published
- The scientific name and, where it has been entered, the family.
- A region in ordinary language.
- Whether the public note treats the plant as a familiar crop or as a species that needs conservation care.
What is withheld
- A dose, a preparation, or a personal treatment.
- A claim that the plant cures a disease.
- Directions for finding or collecting a wild plant.
- A processing or trade method.
A reviewer has not yet signed this page. Until that review, the note is an identification aid.