Ashwaganda Seeds
Ashwaganda, also known as
Indian Ginseng and Withania is native Southern Asia, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Ashwaganda gets its name from a Hindi word meaning "horse's smell". The Hindi word reflects the the smell of a horse exuded by the plant along with the uses of the plant as a source of "strength".
Ashwaganda is very popular in Ayurvedic medicine- it is used as a strengthening tonic for general weakness, rheumatism, insomnia, infertility, impotence and "weakness of the mind". In Africa, the root of the
Ashwaganda plant is used as a sedative
Ashwaganda is visually similar to the tomato plant; it too bears yellow flowers and has a red colored fruit. However, the fruit of the
Ashwaganda plant is berrylike in size and shape.
Also available:
Flowering Tobacco Seeds
Calliopsis Flower Seeds
