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'''''Withania somnifera''''', known commonly as '''ashwagandha''' or '''winter cherry''',<ref name=GRIN>{{GRIN | access-date = 2011-10-29 }}</ref><ref name="drugs">{{cite web |title=Ashwagandha |url=https://www.drugs.com/npp/ashwagandha.html |publisher=Drugs.com |access-date=2 February 2021 |date=2 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="mlp">{{cite web|date=28 August 2020|title=Ashwagandha|url=https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/953.html|access-date=21 September 2020|publisher=MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine}}</ref> is an evergreen shrub in the [[Solanaceae]] or nightshade family that grows in India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. Several other species in the genus ''Withania'' are morphologically similar.<ref name=drugs/>
 
The plant, particularly its root powder, has been used for centuries in [[Ayurveda|traditional Indian medicine]]. It isAlthough used in [[herbalism]] and sold as a [[dietary supplement]] to treat a variety of conditions. While, there is notinsufficient enoughscientific evidence to constitute a scientific consensus that it is safe andor effective for treating any health condition or disease, systematic reviews of clinical trials and other studies suggest that it may be effective in addressing insomnia and reducing stress. <ref name="drugs" /><ref name="mlp" /><ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.7598</ref>
 
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