Plant Details

Accepted name:

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal [Solanaceae]

Taxonomic source and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal plant reference:
'ubab	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
'ubâb	Other	Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin et al., 1982)
a sh a ga n dha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
achuvagandi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
acuvakanthi	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
agol	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ahan	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ajagandha	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
aksan	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
aksin	Other	Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
amukkara	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016)
amukkara in tamil	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
amukkaram kizargu	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amukkaramkizangu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
amukkarā (root)	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
amukkarā kiẕaṅku	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
amukkira	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
amukkram	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
amukkuram	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
amukkuran	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
angarberu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asagand	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asagandh	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asagandh nagori	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asagandha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asan	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asana	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asgand	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asgand asgand nagori	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
asgandh	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asgandh nagori	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
asgandha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asgandnagar	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
asganhisrol	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asgvagandha	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ashuvagandhi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ashvaganadha	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ashvagandba	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ashvagandha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ashvakandika	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ashwaganda	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ashwagandha	Other	Commercially Important African Med. Plants (Van Wyk, 2015) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ashwagandha root	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
ashwaganha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ashwahandha	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ashwogandha	Other	MAPs in Makawanpur District, Central Nepal (Bhattarai et al., 2017)
askagandha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
askagandha as'vagandha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
askandha	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
askandhatilli	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
asoda	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asugandha	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
asun	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asundha	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asunyho	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asuvagandi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asvagandha	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asvagandhi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aswagandha	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aswal	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aswgandh	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aśvagandhā (root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
babu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bitterappeliefie	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
bofepha	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
bouzidân	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bouzidān	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
bufera somnifera	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
bâibru	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cheparusiot	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
chepepterekiat	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cherry winter	Other	World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
coqueret sommnifere	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
coqueret somnifère	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
dambarico	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
duffhro	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
e-gaddy	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
emotoe	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
erva moura sonífera	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
eskandeh	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
foakapoaka	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
fuqqueish	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
gandhrapatri	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
ghoda	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ghodakun	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ghodasan	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ginseng indiano	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
girbah	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
gisawa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gizara	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
gizawa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gizewa	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
hayagandha	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
hayagandhã	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hayagandhā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
heilkraut	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
hidi-budawa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hidigaga	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
hindib	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
hirchil	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hiremaddina- gida	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
hiremaddina-gadday	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
hiremaddina-gaddy	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hiremaddina-gida	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hirenaddina-hire-gadday	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
idi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
idigaga	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
indian ginseng	Other	Commercially Important African Med. Plants (Van Wyk, 2015) Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
isgand	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
jangli thoom	Other	Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
juustumari	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kabarra	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kakani hindi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kakanj hindi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kaknaj-e-hindi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kaknja-e-hindi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kanaje hindi	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kanchuki	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
khasraqul	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kilangee	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kipkogai	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
kutilal	Other	Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014)
kuvia	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
labotwit	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lakri	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
leekurun	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lesayet	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
lopotwo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
malagueta de galinha	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
merjan	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mgeda	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mhulapori	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
moferangopa	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
morgan	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mosala-marupi	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
mpwa	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mtemua shamba	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
mtemua shimba	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
murambae	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
nhulapori	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ofuyaendwa	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ol asajet	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
olasaiyet	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
oroval	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
orval	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
oshilumembodi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
otjindumbu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ouartinni	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
palashaparni	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
penneroogadda	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
penneru	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pennerugadda	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pevette	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
poc poc sauvage	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
poc-poc sauvage	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
poison gooseberry	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
pontadeira	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
punir	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
radix withaniae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
samm al ferakh	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
samm al-far	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
samoah	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
samwah	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
schlafbeere	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sebbere-gola	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
senn-el-far	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
serran	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
sim-alfirakh	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
simm el ferakh	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
sum-ul-far	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sum-ul-firakh	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tatdra	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
tchintueumbuo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
techil	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ti-poc-poc	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
ubab	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ubub	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
ubuvimba	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ubuvuma	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
umuhire	Other	Med. Pl. Rwanda (Boily et al., 1986)
umuire	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umuvimba	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
uva caneça	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
u’beb	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
vajigandha	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
varahapatri	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
vimhepe	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
virenaddlinagadda	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
vājigandhā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
winter cherry	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Med. Pl. Trop. W. Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
winter chirry	Other	Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
winter-cherry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
witania	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
withania	Other	Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
withania somnifera root	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
withania somnifera root for use in thmp	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
xharkhardii	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
xoxoriko	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
za'o\|'o	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
\|\|auemas	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
\|\|auhaib	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
اسکنده	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
بوزیدان	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
سم الفار	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سموه	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
عبوب	Other	Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Form in which drug used:	Medicinal plant reference:
root		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Roots		Commercially Important African Med. Plants (Van Wyk, 2015)
root		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Leaves, Berries, Root		Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016)
root	dried mature roots	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Root		MAPs in Makawanpur District, Central Nepal (Bhattarai et al., 2017)
Root		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Roots, leaves		Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
Roots, Leaves		Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019)
Root		Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014)
leaf		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
gum of the bark, roots, seeds		Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
root, leaf		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
leaf, root, whole plant		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
root	dried root	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
root	dried root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
root	dried mature root	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
root		Med. Pl. Rwanda (Boily et al., 1986)
root		Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin et al., 1982)
leaf, stem		Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
root	dried root	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
Root, Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
root	dried root	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
root	dried mature roots	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 27 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Alicabon somniferum (L.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 56 (1838).
Hypnoticum somniferum Rodati ex Boiss. Voy. Bot. Espagne: 436 (1841), not validly publ.
Larnax morrisonii (Dunal) Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 11: 96 (1853).
Physalis alpini J.Jacq. Ecl. Pl. Rar. 1: 39 (1811).
Physalis arborescens Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 37 (1794), nom. illeg.
Physalis flexuosa L. Sp. Pl.: 182 (1753).
Physalis scariosa Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 120 (1845).
Physalis somnifera L. Sp. Pl.: 182 (1753).
Physalis somnifera var. communis Nees Linnaea 6: 455 (1831).
Physalis somnifera var. flexuosa (L.) Nees Linnaea 6: 454 (1831).
Physalis sugunda Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.º 2635 (1831), not validly publ.
Physalis tomentosa Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 37 (1794), nom. illeg.
Physalis villosa Moench ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 329 (1841), nom. illeg.
Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench Methodus: 473 (1794).
Withania arborescens Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 455 (1852).
Withania chevalieri A.E.Gonç. Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot. 14: 149 (1999).
Withania kansuensis Kuang & A.M.Lu Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 67(1): 159 (1978).
Withania macrocalyx (Chiov.) Chiov. in L.A.di Savoia-Aosta, Esplor. Uabi-Uebi Scebeli: 432 (1932), nom. superfl.
Withania microphysalis Suess. Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 93 (1951).
Withania morisonii Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 454 (1852).
Withania mucronata Chiov. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 34: 845 (1927).
Withania obtusifolia Täckh. Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 26: 370 (1932).
Withania sicula Lojac. Fl. Sicul. 2(2): 107 (1907).
Withania somnifera var. communis (Nees) Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 454 (1852).
Withania somnifera var. flexuosa (L.) Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(1): 454 (1852).
Withania somnifera var. macrocalyx Chiov. Fl. Somala: 237 (1929).
Withania somnifera subsp. obtusifolia (Täckh.) Abedin & al. Pakistan J. Bot. 23: 280 (1991).

This plant is cited in medicinal references using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal reference:
Whitania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Withania somnifera	Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dun.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario Delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Commercially Important African Med. Plants (Van Wyk, 2015) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) MAPs in Makawanpur District, Central Nepal (Bhattarai et al., 2017) Med. Pl. Rwanda (Boily et al., 1986) Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Med. Pl. in Arid Regions of N. Punjab, Pakistan (Ashfaq et al., 2019) Med. Pl. in Talagang, Punjab Province (Nazish Rehman et al., 2017) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Med. Plants in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. Meds for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunel	Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
Withania somnifera (L.)Dunal	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Withania somnifera Dun.	Med. Pl. Yemen (Fleurentin et al., 1982)
Withania somnifera Dunal	Med. Pl. Trop. W. Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Withania somnifera Dunal.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Withanias omnifera (L.) Dunal	Med. Pl. in Mountainous Chail Valley, Pakistan (Ahmad et al., 2014)

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