The Power Of A & G

Ashwagandha and Guduchi are the two most sought after Ayurvedic herbs these days. Let’s have some details again.

In Ayurveda, Asvagandha, which means “smelling like a horse or mare” in Sanskrit, was used as an aphrodisiac and geriatric tonic and treatment of rheumatism, cough, consumption, etc. The Greek physician Theophrastus, described this plant, which was recorded in the Arabic ‘Kaknaj-el-manoum’. Rheede called it ‘peVetti’ and stated that a vulnerary ointment was prepared from the leaves. In the late 1880s, Dr. Trebut investigated its reputation for hypnotic properties. P.L. Simmonds1 stated that the plant was used at the Civil Hospital, Alger, as a sedative and hypnotic.

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