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Knowledge base of Ayurveda is a product of many centuries of actual experience. This knowledge can be converted into new effective non-traditional formulations. Traditional formulations may prove effective against disease conditions that are now well defined. Single and multiple active principles responsible for the curative effect ascribed in Ayurveda or against new conditions may get defined. Ayurvedic knowledge may be recombined with other traditional or new ...
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has been used as medicine and cultivated for centuries in India . Its roots are known to posses restorative and adaptogenic properties, of the type ascribed to Ginseng roots. This book comprehensively compiles the information about Ashwagandha plant available in the traditional and present literature, covering more than 585 references. This publication will be useful to persons interested in the use of plant materials as medicine ...