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    1) The leaves of Ashwagandha plant have several medicinal properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, and hepatoprotective activities. 2) The leaves contain compounds like withaferin which have anti-tumor, anti-arthritic, and anti-bacterial effects. 3) Traditionally, Ashwagandha leaves have been used as a paste or juice applied externally to treat tumors, boils, inflammation, conjunctivitis, and sore eyes. They have also been used to make fomentations for swollen body parts or consumed as an infusion to treat fever and purify the blood.

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    1) The leaves of Ashwagandha plant have several medicinal properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, and hepatoprotective activities. 2) The leaves contain compounds like withaferin which have anti-tumor, anti-arthritic, and anti-bacterial effects. 3) Traditionally, Ashwagandha leaves have been used as a paste or juice applied externally to treat tumors, boils, inflammation, conjunctivitis, and sore eyes. They have also been used to make fomentations for swollen body parts or consumed as an infusion to treat fever and purify the blood.

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    1) The leaves of Ashwagandha plant have several medicinal properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, and hepatoprotective activities. 2) The leaves contain compounds like withaferin which have anti-tumor, anti-arthritic, and anti-bacterial effects. 3) Traditionally, Ashwagandha leaves have been used as a paste or juice applied externally to treat tumors, boils, inflammation, conjunctivitis, and sore eyes. They have also been used to make fomentations for swollen body parts or consumed as an infusion to treat fever and purify the blood.

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    Ashwagandha Leaves Medicinal


    Uses
    14. August 2014 Anupama (http://www.bimbima.com/health/author
    /admin.aspx)

    The leaves of Ashwagandha (http://www.bimbima.com/health/post/2012


    /10/12/medicinal-use-of-ashwagandha-or-winter-cherry-or-withaniasomnifera.aspx) has Antihelmintic, Anti-tumour, Anti-bacterial,
    Anti-inflammatory and Hepatoprotective activities. The leaves contain 12
    withanolides, including withaferin which is antitumour, antiarthritic and
    antibacterial. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a very important plant of
    Ayurveda.

    Table of content
    Overview
    Vernacular names of Ashwagandha

    Medicinal Uses of Ashwagandha leaves

    Overview
    Its root is considered Indian Ginseng and used as tonic for reproductive system.
    Ashwagandha root powder (http://www.bimbima.com/health/post/2014/08/08
    /ashwagandhadi-churna.aspx) is used in treatment of variety of diseases. The
    leaves of this plant are also of medicinal importance. These are used in variety
    of diseases. Anti-inflammatory activity of leaves is due to biologically active
    steroids, of which withaferin A is a major component.

    Vernacular names of Ashwagandha


    Ayurvedic name: Ashwagandhaa, Ashwakanda, Gandharvagandhaa, Turaga,
    Turagagandhaa, Vaajigandhaa
    Unani: Asgandh, Siddha: Amukkuramkizhangu, English: Winter Cherry,
    Taxonomical classication
    Kingdom: Plantae, Subkingdom: Tracheobionta, Vascular plants, Super
    division: Spermatophyta, Seed plants
    Division: Angiosperma, Class: Dicotyledons , Order: Tubiflorae , Family:
    Solanaceae, Genus: Withania, Species: somnifera Dunal

    Medicinal Uses of Ashwagandha leaves


    Tumours, tuberculous gland
    1. Externally apply leaves paste on affected areas.

    Swelling, Inflammation, Boils


    1. Take fresh Ashwagandha leaves. Wash to remove dirt and crush it. Make
    a paste and apply on affected body part.
    2. Carbuncle (is a condition of severe abscess or multiple boil/blisters in the
    skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria) and similar skin
    condition
    3. Take few fresh leaves of Ashwagandha. Apply castor oil
    (http://www.bimbima.com/health/post/2012/10/11/dabur-erandoil.aspx) on these and warm them on flame. Apply on affected areas.

    Conjunctivitis (http://www.bimbima.com/health
    /post/2014/03/22/ayurvedic-remedyfor-conjunctivitis.aspx)
    Carefully wash fresh Ashwagandha leaves. Crush in mortar and pestle to
    extract juice. Put few drops in eyes. Make sure leaves are clean and juice
    extracted in not contaminated.

    Sore eyes and swollen hands and feet


    Apply fomentation of the leaves.

    Fever
    Soak few leaves in water and use as drinking water.

    Blood purication
    Make infusion of Ashwagandha leaves and drink it.

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