1. (Common Noun) It grows as a stout shrub that reaches a height of 170 cm (5 to 6 feet). Like the tomato which belongs to the same family, it bears yellow flowers and red fruit, though its fruit is berry-like in size and shape. Ashwagandha grows prolifically in India,Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is commercially cultivated in Madhya Pradesh. In Ayurveda ashwaganda is considered a rasayana herb. This herb is also considered an adaptogen which is an herb that works to normalize physiological function, working on the HPA axis and the neuroendocrine system.In Ayurveda, the fresh roots are sometimes boiled in milk, prior to drying, in order to leach out undesirable constituents. The berries are used as a substitute for rennet, to coagulate milk in cheese making. ঔষধত ব্যৱহাৰ হোৱা এবিধ লতা গছ বিশেষ৷

English: Ashwagandha, Withania somnifera,
Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা