Withania somnifera. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Winter cherry, Indian ginseng, Indian winter cherry, Poison gooseberry, Amukkuram, Ashwagandha.

Constituents

Perennial shrub. Height 75 cm. Root contains tropane, withanolides, solanine, choline, and hygrine. Bitter. 

Therapeutics

This is medicine for sleeplessness.

It is medicine for depression, dementia, and Parkinsonism.

It is medicine for autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome.

It is medicine for peptic ulcer.

It is medicine for sterility, and impotence.

It has diuretic, sex promoting, and rejuvenate properties. 

It is medicine for rheumatism, and geriatric disorders.

It is medicine for adrenal weakness.

It is medicine for prostate tumor.

It is medicine for ovarian cyst.

It is medicine for lymphoma.

It is medicine for leprosy. 

It is remedy for anxiety state, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive neurosis.

It is remedy for brain degeneration.

It is remedy for hyperthyroidism.

It is remedy for neoplasm.

It is remedy for chronic hepatitis.

It is remedy for auto immune diseases (Rhus tox, Alfalfa, Cinchona, Xanthoxylum).

It is an antidote in snake poisoning (Gymnema sylvestre, Rauwolfia, Aristolochia, Baptisia, Senega, Piper nigrum, Styrax, Thuja, Camphor, Viscum album).

Dose

4 to 10 drops.

Dilution.