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Withania

Known as: Withanias 
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain withanolides. Withania somnifera is the source of ashwagandha and aswal.
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Withania somnifera (plant)

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Review
2015
Review
2015
A review of commercially important African medicinal plants.
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Soil fungi for mycoremediation of arsenic pollution in agriculture soils
Soil arsenic (As) contamination of food‐chains and public health can be mitigated through fungal bioremediation. To enumerate… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Withania somnifera reverses Alzheimer's disease pathology by enhancing low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein in liver
A 30-d course of oral administration of a semipurified extract of the root of Withania somnifera consisting predominantly of… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Withanamides in Withania somnifera fruit protect PC‐12 cells from β‐amyloid responsible for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disorder with symptoms of confusion, memory loss, and mood swings… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Analysis of withanolides in root and leaf of Withania somnifera by HPLC with photodiode array and evaporative light scattering detection.
A reversed-phase HPLC method for the simultaneous analysis of nine structurally similar withanolides, namely, 27-hydroxy… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Establishment of Withania somnifera hairy root cultures for the production of withanolide A.
Withania sominifera (Indian ginseng) was transformed by Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Explants from seedling roots, stems, hypocotyls… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Roots of Withania somnifera Inhibit Forestomach and Skin Carcinogenesis in Mice
We evaluated the cancer chemopreventive efficacy of the Withania somnifera root, which has been used in the Indian traditional… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Cytotoxicity of plants used in traditional medicine in Yemen.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Withania somnifera Root Extract Prevents DMBA-Induced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Skin in Swiss Albino Mice
The chemopreventive effect of Withania somnifera hydroalcoholic root extract (WSRE) on 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Screening of Yemeni medicinal plants for antibacterial and cytotoxic activities.
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