Planting: Dry stony soil in sun or partial shade, hardy annual/tender perennial and reseeding, 24”-72”.
Harvest: All parts of the plant are used, but roots are most common.
Medicinal: An Adaptogen. Important in Ayurvedic medicine, similar to Panax Ginseng. Roots, fruits, leaves are used, but toxic if eaten. A bitter-sweet astringent warming herb with a horse-like smell. It acts on the reproductive and nervous systems. In A. medicine given as a milk decoction with sugar, honey, rice. Powdered roots are used as an ingredient in a variety of tonic formulas and Raja’s Cup coffee substitute. Of the nightshade family (solanaceae), Ashwaganda is rich in alkaloids and should be regarded as poisonous. Internally for debility, convalescence, nervous exhaustion, insomnia, geriatric complaints, wasting diseases, impotence, infertility, joint and nerve pains, epilepsy, rheumatic pains, and the roots are used for multiple sclerosis. . Externally as poultice for swellings, wounds, burns, stings and snake bites (leaves).
Third Eye Vision: Plant in front of the beehive. Bees snacking on the flowers receive adaptogenic benefits.
Seeded: 2008-B6, 2009 D6
Links: Wiki
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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