itic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, nerve soothing, hypotensive, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-stress and anti-tumor (Jain et al., 2012).
Figure 1.  (a) Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal Habit (b) Leaves (c) Flower (d) Fruit (e) Stem (Image courtesy naturesalive.wordpress.com, www.nmpb.nic.in, www.flowersofindia.net, Jain et al. (2012), https://stock.adobe.com/in/search?k=ashwagandha). The plant comprises 29 natural secondary metabolites commonly called as ‘withanolides’ ext