Pharmacologic overview of Withania somnifera, the Indian Ginseng

NJ Dar, A Hamid, M Ahmad - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2015 - Springer
Withania somnifera, also called 'Indian ginseng', is an important medicinal plant of the Indian
subcontinent. It is widely used, singly or in combination, with other herbs against many …

Biodiversity, Biochemical Profiling, and Pharmaco-Commercial Applications of Withania somnifera: A Review

H Gaurav, D Yadav, A Maurya, H Yadav, R Yadav… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Withania somnifera L. Dunal (Ashwagandha), a key medicinal plant native to India, is used
globally to manage various ailments. This review focuses on the traditional uses, botany …

Pharmacological evaluation of Ashwagandha highlighting its healthcare claims, safety, and toxicity aspects

DS Mandlik, AG Namdeo - Journal of dietary supplements, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Withania somnifera, commonly known as “Ashwagandha” or “Indian ginseng” is an essential
therapeutic plant of Indian subcontinent regions. It is regularly used, alone or in combination …

Traditional medicine-inspired approaches to drug discovery: can Ayurveda show the way forward?

B Patwardhan, RA Mashelkar - Drug discovery today, 2009 - Elsevier
Drug discovery strategies based on natural products and traditional medicines are re-
emerging as attractive options. We suggest that drug discovery and development need not …

Use of herbal medications for treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

BN Lindler, KE Long, NA Taylor, W Lei - Medicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arthritis is a chronic condition that affects nearly a quarter of the United States population.
Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two major forms of arthritis associated …

Ayurveda rasayana in prophylaxis of COVID-19

B Patwardhan, P Chavan-Gautam, M Gautam, G Tillu… - Current Science, 2020 - JSTOR
Respiratory viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 affect immune homeostasis by altering the
immune regulatory network leading to decreased responsiveness, changes in lymphocyte …

Natural products drug discovery: accelerating the clinical candidate development using reverse pharmacology approaches

B Patwardhan, ADB Vaidya - 2010 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
The pharmaceutical industry is facing serious challenges as the drug discovery process is
becoming extremely expensive, riskier and critically inefficient. A significant shift from single …

Natural withanolides in the treatment of chronic diseases

PT White, C Subramanian, HF Motiwala… - … and chronic diseases, 2016 - Springer
Withanolides, and in particular extracts from Withania somnifera, have been used for over
3,000 years in traditional Ayurvedic and Unani Indian medical systems as well as within …

Reverse pharmacology and systems approaches for drug discovery and development

B Patwardhan, ADB Vaidya… - Current Bioactive …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
While biotechnological advances, genomics and high throughput screenings or
combinatorial and asymmetric syntheses have opened new vistas in drug discovery, the …

Utilization of Ayurveda in health care: an approach for prevention, health promotion, and treatment of disease. Part 2—Ayurveda in primary health care

H Sharma, HM Chandola, G Singh… - The journal of alternative …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Ayurveda is a comprehensive natural health care system that originated in India more than
5000 years ago. It is still widely used in India as a system of primary health care, and interest …