CULTIVATION AND MARKETING OFASWAGANDHAPRESENTED BY

Dr. S. BALA VENKATA KRISHNAP.G.SCHOLARDEPT OF DRAVYAGUNAS.V.AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGET.T.D. TIRUPATHI WITH SPECIAL REGARDS TODR.PARAMKUSSH RAU M.D(AYU).,Ph.D.HEADOF THE DEPT

DR.RENU DIXIT M.D(AYU).,Ph.D.ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

DEPT OF DRAVYAGUNAS.V.AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGETIRUPATI,A.P.

ASWAGANDHA(INDIAN GINSENG)

It is also called as Indian Ginseng(or)Winter Cherry

SYNONYMS: VARAHAKARNI VAJI GANDHI VAJEEKARI BALYA KUSTAGANDHI

FAMILY : SOLANACEA MORPHOLOGY1.PERENNIAL SHRUB2.GROWS UPTO 2m. HEIGHT3.SIMPLE LEAF 4.ALTERNATE PHYLLOTAXY5.GREEN AND YELLOW COLOURED FLOWERS OCCUR IN FASICLES6.FRUIT - BERRY

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA

PROPERTIES RASA KATU

TIKTHA KASAYA

GUNA SNIGDHA LAGHU

VIRYA USHNA

VIPAKA KATU

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

BALYA (Energy booster)RASAYANA (Rejuvenate)SHUKRALA (Improves Semen)VAJEEKARANA (Aphrodisiac)STRESS RELIVER Modern clinical research indicates that

ASWAGANDHA Beneficial inAnti – inflammatoryAnti – oxidantBlocks tumor growth Regenerate nerve cells

NESSESITY OF CULTIVATION ASWAGANDHA ROOTS ARE CREDITED WITH SEVERAL

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES AND WIDELY USED IN INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINES LIKE AYURVEDA, SIDDHA AND UNANI MEDICINES

IN ADDITION TO THE ROOTS,LEAVES AND SEEDS ARE ALSO MARKETED

ASWAGANDHA IS A MAJOR EXPORT BOTH IN THE FORM OF DRIED RAW MATERIAL AND IN THE FORM OF VALUE ADDED EXTRACTS

CULTIVATION OF ASWAGANDHA

•SOIL•CLIMATE•PLACES•PROPAGATION •RESISTENCE•MANURE AND FERTILIZERS•VARIETES•SEEDTRANSPLANTATION•IRRIGATION•ORAGANIC PESTICIDES•HARVESTING•YEILD

SUITABLE SOIL FOR CULTIVATION

SANDY LOAM OR LIGHT RED SOIL WITH GOOD ORGANIC MATTERSOIL PH SHOULD BE 7.5-8

CLIMATES 1.SUBTROPICAL 2.DRY WEATHER3.DROUGHT CONDITIONS

PLACESAbundantlycultivated in

MADHYA PRADESHRAJASTHANPUNJABHARYANUTTARA PRADESHGUJARATMAHARASTRAANDHRA PRADESH

ASWANGANDHA PROPAGATION BY IT SEEDS 20-30 KGSEEDS/HECTARE NO SERIOUS PEST IS REPORTED IN THIS

CROP

PROPAGATION AND RESISTENCE

MANURE AND FERTILIZERS BEFORE SOWING THE SEEDS MUST BETREATED

WITH THIRUM OR DITHANE M45 AT THE RATIO OF 3GM FOR EVRY KILO SEEDS

IT IS TO CONTROL WILT AND SEED BORNE DISEASES

10-20 TONNES OF NUTRIENT DOSE OF FARMYARD MANNURE

150 KG OF PHOSPHORUS AND UREA ARE APPLIED TO THE FIELD PLOUGHED INTO FURROWS

VARIETESWS-20(JA-20) AND WS-22 VARITES

ARE DEVLOPED BY JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU KRISHI VISWA VIDHYALAYA,MANDSORE,INDIA

WSR BY RRL,JAMMU,INDIARAKSHITA AND POSHITA BY

CIMAP,LUCKNOW,INDIA

SEED TRANS PLANTATION AND IRRIGATIONSEEDS GERMINATESIN 5 TO 7 DAYS35 DAYS LATER THE SEEDING ARE TRANSPLANTED IN THE MAIN FIELD 40X30 CM APART ON THE FURROWSLIGHT IRRIGATION IS DONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRANSPLANTATION AND ONCE IN 10 DAYS

ORAGANIC PESTICIDES

THE CROP RESPONDS WELL TO ORAGANIC PESTICIDES

REGULAR SPRAY OF PANCHAGAVYA HELPS TO INCREASE PLANT GROWTH AND ROOT FORMATION

HARVESTING &YEILD150-170 Days after sowing300-500 kgdried roots for hectare

MARKETING OF

ASWAGANDHA

ASWAGANDHA IS WIDELY USED IN AYURVEDIC SYSTEM OF MEDICINE IN INDIAIT IS AN INGRIDENT IN MANY FORMULATIONS PRESCRIBED FOR1. A GENERAL TONIC TO INCREASE ENERGY2. IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH AND LONGEVITY3. APHRODIASIC EFFECT4. REJUVINATION5. RELIVE PROBLEMS OF STRESS AND STRAIN6. DURING PREGNENCY AND ELDERLY7. PREVENT DISESES IN ATHLETES

GRADE A : ROOT PICES UPTO 7CM WITH PURE WHITE INSIDE

GRADE B : 5CM ROOT PICES WITH PURE WHITE INSIDE

GRADE C : ROOT PIECE UPTO 3 -4 CM WITH PURE WHITE INSIDE

LOWE GRADE : SMALL ROOT PICES WITHYELLOW INSIDE

GRADING OF ROOT

AS THE PRODUCTION OF ASWAGANDHA IS MUCH LESS(AROUND 1500 TONNES) IN INDIA, THE INTERNAL MARKET IS HIGHLY POTENTIAL THE ANNUAL DOMESTIC DEMAND OF ASWAGANDHA ROOTS IS ABOUT 7000 TONSTHE PRESENT MARKET PRICE FOR DRIED ROOT IS ABOUT 80 PER KGTHE WHOLE SALE PRICE IS ABOUT 5000 PER QUINTAL

DEMAND AND PRICE

MARKET LINKAGE THE NEEMUCH AND MANDSORE MARKETS IN MADHYA PRADESH ARE POPULAR WORLD OVER FOR ASWAGANDHA IMPORTERS AND BUYERS PROCESSORS, TRADITIONAL PRACTIONERS ,AYURVED AND SIDDHA DRUG MANUFRACTURERS VISIT THESE MARKETS FOR PROCURMENT OF ASWAGANDHA ROOTS EVERY YEAROTHER TRADE MARKET CENTERS ARE MUMBAI, DELHI AND AMRITSAR

CLASSICALPREPARATIONS 1. DRIED ROOT POWDER OF ASWAGANDHA IS

CALLED AS ASWAGANDHA CHURNAM WHICH IS MAINLY INDICATED IN MALE INFERTILITY AND INCRESE OF SEMAN

2. ASWAGANDHARISTAM IS ONE OF THE ARISTA KALPANA IS A BEST NERVE TONC AND HELPFUL TO RELIVE THE PROBLEMS OF STRESS AND STRIAN

3. ASWAGANDHADI LEHYAM IS ONE OF THE LEHYA KALPANA WHICH IS HELPFUL TO ATTAIN MUSCLE STRENTH AND GAIN WEIGHT OF THE BODY

PATENT PREPARATIONS

ROOT EXTRACT OF ASWAGANDHA IS AVILABLE IN THE NAME OF STRESSCOM IN MARKET WHICH IS BENIFICIAL FOR RELIEF IN STRESSWINOSTRESS IS ANOTHER PRODUCT WITH THE COMBINATION ASWAGANDHA HELPS TO COMBAT FROM FATIGUE,STRESS AND STRAINASWAGANDHA CAPSULE WHICH ARE USING AS A HERBAL SEDATIVEASWAGANDHA TABLETS WHICH ARE USEFUL IN ENHANCING VIGOUR AND VIRILITY

RESEARCHES RESEARCHES REVELS ASWAGANDHA

POSSESS1. ANTI –INFLAMMATORY2. ANTI STRESS3. ANTI OXIDANT4. IMMUNOMODULATORY5. HEMOPOETIC6. REJUVINATING PROPERTIES ASWAGANDHA ALSO APPEARS TO

BENEFIT THE ENDOCRINE,CARDIOPULMONARY AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

ACCORDING TO THESE RESEARCHES MARKETING OF ASWAGANDHA IN DIFFERENT PREPARATIONS LIKE CHURNAM, CAPSULE, SYRUP,LEHYAM, ASAVA&ARISHTAM,GRANULES ARE BENIFICIAL FOR PHARMACYS IN NOW A DAYS OF MARKET

CONCLUSION ASWAGANDHA IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE

BEST REJUVINATING AGENTS IN AYURVEDA. ITS ROOTS,SEEDSAND LEAVES ARE USED WIDELY

IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR THE WIDE RANGE OF ITS PROPERTIES ITS

CULTIVATION AND MARKETING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO AVIOD ADULTRANTS

FOR THIS BY OUR OWN CULTIVATION SPECIALLY USING PANCHAGAVYA COULD YIELD BETTER QUALITY ROOTS AND THUS ITS MARKETING YIELDS BETTER RESULTS IN THEURAPATIC ACTIONS

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