Naturopathic practitioners and Ayurvedic healers have long known of the calming effects of the root of the ashwagandha shrub — a member of the nightshade family also referred to as winter cherry and Indian ginseng. (naturalhealth365.com)
Ashwagandha (winter cherry) is one of the world's most powerful adaptogens, used traditionally in Ayurvedic herbalism to help the body adapt to physiological and psychological stress. (energeticnutrition.com)
Ashwagandha, also known as Withania Somnifera, winter cherry and Indian ginseng, is a hardy, woody shrub with small flowers, which can grow to stand at 150 cm to 200 cm tall. (supernaturalacnetreatment.com)