Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a very popular medicinal herb originated mainly in India and found in the Middle East and parts of Africa. Ashwagandha has gained recognition as the most revered plant in Ayurvedic medicine. Studies indicated that it is used as anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, antio...
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| author | Abdelwahed Mahmoud Tareq Hegazy Maha A. Mohamed Ekram H. |
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| description | Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a very popular medicinal herb originated mainly in India and found in the Middle East and parts of Africa. Ashwagandha has gained recognition as the most revered plant in Ayurvedic medicine. Studies indicated that it is used as anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, adaptogen, memory enhancer, and possess an effect on neurodegenerative diseases. Additionally, it was revealed that the plant exerts antibacterial, antiviral, antitumor, aphrodisiac, and cardiovascular protection activities. Due to the biological and nutritional importance of nutraceuticals, particularly ashwagandha, and as part of the ongoing research of the natural products and its bioactive phytochemicals, this review aims to summarize the recent analytical techniques that have been reported for the determination of different chemical constituents of Withania somnifera quantitatively and qualitatively, and to highlight new challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9063131941f74dbe9d189bdbb460c97c2023-04-11T17:07:19ZengDe GruyterReviews in Analytical Chemistry2191-01892023-03-014212536610.1515/revac-2022-0055Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysisAbdelwahed Mahmoud Tareq0Hegazy Maha A.1Mohamed Ekram H.2Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, EgyptAnalytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr-El Aini Street, 11562 Cairo, EgyptPharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, EgyptAshwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a very popular medicinal herb originated mainly in India and found in the Middle East and parts of Africa. Ashwagandha has gained recognition as the most revered plant in Ayurvedic medicine. Studies indicated that it is used as anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, adaptogen, memory enhancer, and possess an effect on neurodegenerative diseases. Additionally, it was revealed that the plant exerts antibacterial, antiviral, antitumor, aphrodisiac, and cardiovascular protection activities. Due to the biological and nutritional importance of nutraceuticals, particularly ashwagandha, and as part of the ongoing research of the natural products and its bioactive phytochemicals, this review aims to summarize the recent analytical techniques that have been reported for the determination of different chemical constituents of Withania somnifera quantitatively and qualitatively, and to highlight new challenges.https://doi.org/10.1515/revac-2022-0055withania somniferaashwagandhachemical analysisliquid chromatographyspectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Abdelwahed Mahmoud Tareq Hegazy Maha A. Mohamed Ekram H. Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis Reviews in Analytical Chemistry withania somnifera ashwagandha chemical analysis liquid chromatography spectroscopy |
| title | Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis |
| title_full | Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis |
| title_fullStr | Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis |
| title_short | Major biochemical constituents of Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) extract: A review of chemical analysis |
| title_sort | major biochemical constituents of withania somnifera ashwagandha extract a review of chemical analysis |
| topic | withania somnifera ashwagandha chemical analysis liquid chromatography spectroscopy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/revac-2022-0055 |
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