Botanical name;-Withania somnifera
Family name:-SOLANACEAE
English name;-Indian Ginseng
Sinhala name:-Amunkara/ aswaganda
Tamil name;-Amukkrang Kilangu, amukkira
Grows in;- Srilanka,India
parts:-None
Status:-Native
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Rheumatism, Ulcers, Carbuncles, Swellings, Haemorrhoids, Ringworms, Syphilis, Nosea, Diarrhoea, Consumption, Nervous system diseases, Apoplexy, Insanity, Impotence, Skin diseases, Eczemas, Hypothyroidism goiter, Psoriasis, Worm- infestation.
Parts used to make medicine:-Roots, Leaves,
propagation:Seeds