<i>Withania somnifera</i> L.: Insights into the phytochemical profile, therapeutic potential, clinical trials, and future prospective.
Sumaira Saleem, Gulzar Muhammad, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Muhammad Altaf, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari
Abstract
is also rich in numerous valued secondary metabolites such as steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, saponins, and glycosides. A wide range of preclinical trials such as cardioprotective, anticancer, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anti-depressant, and hypoglycemic have been attributed to various parts of the plant. Different parts of the plant have also been evaluated for the clinical trials such as male infertility, obsessive-compulsive disorder, antianxiety, bone and muscle strengthening potential, hypolipidemic, and antidiabetic. This review focuses on folk medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological, and nutrapharmaceutical potential of the versatile plant.