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Ashwagandha Works Cited

  1. Chopra, Deepak and Simon, David. The Chopra Center Herbal Handbook: Forty Natural Prescriptions for Perfect Health. First Edition. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-609-80390-5.
  2. Tirtha, Swami Sadashiva. The Ãyurveda Encyclopedia: Natural Secrets to Healing, Prevention & Longevity. Second Edition. Bayville: Ayurveda Holistic Center Press, 2007. ISBN: 0-9658042-2-4.
  3. Wynn, Susan G. and Fougère, Barbara. Veterinary herbal medicine. 1st edition. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02998-8.
  4. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. About Herbs: Ashwagandha. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. [Online] December 18, 2008. [Cited: April 13, 2011.] https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/ashwagandha.
  5. Bharadvaj, Daivati. Natural Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. [ed.] Chris D. Meletis. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-275-99374-0
  6. Scientific Basis for the Use of Indian Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: 1. Ashwagandha. Murthy, M.R. Ven, et al., et al. [ed.] Gjumrakch Aliev and Gregory S. Hamilton. 3, San Antonio; Catonsville: Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., September 1, 2010, Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 10, pp. 238-246. DOI: 10.2174/1871524911006030238; http://www.eurekaselect.com/86663/article. ISSN: 1871-5249; PMID: 20528765.
  7. Relationship of mineral and vitamin supplementation with mastitis. Gangwar, Pritee, et al., et al. [ed.] Anjum V. Sherasiya. 4, Gujarat State: Veterinary World, April 2008, Veterinary World, Vol. 1, pp. 103-104. ISSN: 0972-8988.
  8. In vitro Evaluation of Antibacterial Activities of Crude Extracts of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) to Bacterial Pathogens. Sundaram, Shanthy, Dwivedi, Priyanka and Purwar, Shalini. [ed.] Arun Dev Sharma. 2, Jalandhar: Knowledgia Scientific, February 2011, Asian Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 3, pp. 194-199. ISSN: 1996-0700.
  9. Efficacy and safety of livwin (polyherbal formulation) in patients with acute viral hepatitis: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Keche, Yogendra, Badar, Vandana and Hardas, Mrunalini. [ed.] Urmila Thatte. 4, Mumbai: Medknow Publications, Oct-Dec 2010, International Journal of Ayurveda Research, Vol. 1, pp. 216-219. ISSN: 0974-7788; PMCID: PMC3059443.
  10. Kurian, Alice and Sankar, M.Asha. Medicinal Plants. [ed.] K.V. Peter. New Delhi: New India Publishing, 2007. Vol. Vol. 2. ISBN: 81-89422-42-1.
  11. Puri, Harbans Singh. Rasayana: Ayurvedic herbs for longevity and rejuvenation. London: Taylor & Francis, 2003. Vol. Vol. 2. ISBN: 0-415-28489-9.
  12. Local Harvest, Inc. Ashwagandha Seed. Local Harvest - Herbs. [Online] 2016. [Cited: May 12, 2017.] https://www.localharvest.org/store/herb-seeds.jsp?nm=Ashwagandha.
  13. Roberts, Margaret F. and Wink, Michael. Introduction. Alkaloids: Biochemistry, Ecology, and Medicinal Applications. New York: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 1998, 1, pp. 1-10. ISBN: 978-1-4419-3263-1.
  14. Kuhn, Merrily A., Winston, David and DerMarderosian, Ara. Herbal Therapy & Supplements: A Scientific & Traditional Approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. ISBN: 0-7817-2643-3.
  15. Ancient Medicine, Modern Use: Withania somnifera and its Potential Role in Integrative Oncology. Winters, Marie. [ed.] Kathleen A. Head. 4, Napa: Thorne Research, Inc., December 2006, Alternative Medicine Review, Vol. 11, pp. 269-277. ISSN: 1089-5159.
  16. Cornell University. Plants Poisonous to Livestock: Saponins. Cornell University: Department of Animal Science. [Online] September 10, 2015. [Cited: May 12, 2017.] http://poisonousplants.ansci.cornell.edu/toxicagents/saponin.html.
  17. National Institutes of Health. Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Iron. Office of Dietary Supplements. [Online] February 11, 2016. [Cited: May 15, 2017.] https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/.
  18. Bowden, Jonny. The 150 Most Effective Ways to Boost Your Energy: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About Using Nutrition, Exercise, Supplements, Stress Relief, and Personal Empowerment to Stay Energized All Day. 1st edition. Beverly: Quayside Publishing Group: Fair Winds Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1-59233-341-7.
  19. Hoffmann, Frank W. and Manning, Martin. Herbal Medicine and Botanical Medical Fads. 1st edition. Binghamton: The Haworth Press, Inc., 2002. ISBN: 0-7890-1148-4.
  20. Duke, James A. and Castleman, Michael. The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions: Herbs, Foods, and Natural Formulas to Keep You Young. Emmaus: Rodale Inc.: St. Martin's Press, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-1-57954-198-9.
  21. Withania somnifera Monograph. Thorne Research, Inc. [ed.] Kathleen A. Head. 2, Napa: Thorne Research, Inc., 2004, Alternative Medicine Review, Vol. 9, pp. 211-214. ISSN: 1089-5159.
  22. Extracts from Aloe ferox and Withania somnifera inhibit Candida albicans and Neisseria gonorrhoea. Kambizi, L. and Afolayan, A.J. [ed.] George Nkem Ude and N. John Tonukari. 1, Bowie; Abraka: Academic Journals, January 4, 2008, African Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 7. ISSN: 1684-5315.
  23. Schmelzer, Gabriëlla Harriët and Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah. Medicinal plants. Wageningen: PROTA Foundation: Backhuys Publishers, 2008. Vol. Volume 1. ISBN: 978-90-5782-204-9.
  24. Scientific Basis for the Therapeutic Use of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha): A Review. Mishra, Lakshmi-Chandra and Singh, Betsy B. [ed.] Timothy Birdsall. 4, Napa: Thorne Research, Inc., 2000, Alternative Medicine Review, Vol. 5, pp. 334-346. ISSN: 1089-5159.
  25. Bhatnagar, Maheep. Novel Leads from Herbal Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseases. [ed.] Kishan Gopal Ramawat. Herbal Drugs: Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2009, 14, pp. 221-238. ISBN: 978-3-540-79115-7.
  26. Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils from Indian Medicinal Plants Against Human Pathogenic Aspergillus fumigatus and A. niger. Bansod, Sunita and Rai, Mahendra. [ed.] Cengiz Beyan. 2, Ankara: IDOSI Publications, January 2008, World Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 3, pp. 81-88. ISSN: 1817-3055.
  27. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of aqueous extract of Withania somnifera against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Mehrotra, Vidhi, et al., et al. [ed.] Soleiman Mahjoub. 1, Babol: Medlife Scientific Press Inc, February 2011, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Research, Vol. 1, pp. 40-45. ISSN: 2231-3168.
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  30. Immune response modulation to DPT vaccine by aqueous extract of Withania somnifera in experimental system. Manish Gautam; Sham Diwanay; Sunil Gairola; Yojana Shinde; Sakharam Jadhav; Bhushan K. Patwardhan. [ed.] James E. Talmadge. 6, Omaha: Elsevier B.V., June 2004, International Immunopharmacology, Vol. 4, pp. 841-849. DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.03.005; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567576904000827. ISSN: 1567-5769.
  31. Stark, Craig G. and Vidyashanka, Conjivaram. Drugs & Diseases: Infectious Diseases - Leishmaniasis. Medscape. [Online] April 6, 2016. [Cited: May 15, 2017.] http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/220298-overview.
  32. Evaluation of anti-leishmanial activity of selected Indian plants known to have antimicrobial properties. Sharma, Umakant, et al., et al. [ed.] H. Mehlhorn and B. Chobotar. 5, Düsseldorf; Berrien Springs: Springer-Verlag, October 2009, Parasitology Research, Vol. 105, pp. 1287-1293. DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1554-2; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-009-1554-2. ISSN: 0932-0113.
  33. Parasitic Liver Disease in Travelers. Chan, Wilson W., Showler, Adrienne and Boggild, Andrea K. [ed.] Alimuddin Zumla, Ronald H. Behrens and Ziad Memish. 3, London: Elsevier Inc., September 2012, Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, Vol. 26, pp. 755-780. DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.05.006; http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0891552012000657. ISSN: 0891-5520.
  34. Mishra, Lakshmi Chandra. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Gout. Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies. Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 2004, 10, pp. 167-184. ISBN: 0-8493-1366-X.
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  36. Zelman, David. Cervical Osteoarthritis (Cervical Spondylosis). WebMD, LLC.. [Online] May 7, 2016. [Cited: May 17, 2017.] http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/guide/cervical-osteoarthritis-cervical-spondylosis#1.
  37. Investigating the Effect of Withania somnifera, Selenium and Hydrocortisone on Blood Count and Bronchial Lavage of Experimental Asthmatic BALB/c Mice. Oberholzer, H.M., et al., et al. [ed.] Hanna-Marja Voipio. 4, Ouli: Køge: Scandinavian Federation for Laboratory Animal Science, January 2008, Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science, Vol. 35, pp. 239-248. ISSN: 0901-3393.
  38. Withaferin A Targets Heat Shock Protein 90 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Yu, Yanke, et al., et al. [ed.] Sam J. Enna. 4, Kansas City: Elsevier B.V., February 15, 2010, Biochemical Pharmacology, Vol. 79. DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.09.017; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006295209007710. ISSN: 0006-2952.
  39. Water Extract of Ashwagandha Leaves Limits Proliferation and Migration, and Induces Differentiation in Glioma Cells. Kataria, Hardeep, et al., et al. [ed.] Edwin L. Cooper. Article ID 267614, New York; Cairo: Hindawi Publishing Corporation, October 19, 2011, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 2011, pp. 1-12. DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep188; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/267614/. ISSN: 1741-427X.
  40. From proliferative to neurological role of an hsp70 stress chaperone, mortalin. Deocaris, Custer C., Kaul, Sunil C. and Wadhwa, Renu. [ed.] Suresh I.S. Rattan. 6, Aarhus: Springer Science+Business Media B.V., December 2008, Biogerontology, Vol. 9, pp. 391-403. DOI: 10.1007/s10522-008-9174-2; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10522-008-9174-2. ISSN: 1389-5729.
  41. Effects of combination of Shilajit extract and Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on fasting blood sugar and lipid profile. Upadhyay, Avnish K., Kaushal, Kumar, Harishankar, Mishra. [ed.] Susmita Mukherjee. 5, Mohali: Informatics India Ltd., May 2009, Journal of Pharmacy Research, Vol. 2, pp. 897-899. ISSN: 0974-6943.
  42. Zimmerberg, Betty. IIIA7. Positive Neuromodulation of GABAa Receptors: Tranquilizers. Williams College Neuroscience. [Online] 2000. [Cited: April 14, 2011.] http://www.williams.edu/imput/synapse/pages/IIIA7.htm.
  43. Effects of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and Terminalia arjuna (Arjuna) on physical performance and cardiorespiratory endurance in healthy young adults. Sandhu, Jaspal Singh, et al., et al. [ed.] Urmila Thatte. 3, Mumbai: Medknow Publications, Jul-Sep 2010, International Journal of Ayurveda Research, Vol. 1, pp. 144-149. ISSN: 0974-7788.
  44. Withania somnifera Dunal (Ashwagandha): A Promising Remedy for Cardiovascular Diseases. Ojha, Shreesh Kumar and Arya, Dharamvir Singh. [ed.] Cengiz Beyan. 2, Ankara: IDOSI Publications, 2009, World Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 4, pp. 156-158. ISSN: 1817-3055.
  45. A Standardized Withania Somnifera Extract Significantly Reduces Stress-Related Parameters in Chronically Stressed Humans: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study. Auddy, Biswajit, et al., et al. [ed.] Mark Houston. 1, Birmingham: American Nutraceutical Association, November 2008, Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association, Vol. 11, pp. 50-56. ISSN: 1521-4524.
  46. Obomsawin, Raymond. The Efficacy & Safety of Traditional Plant Medicines. Ottawa, Ontario: National Aboriginal Health Organization, 2008. pp. 1-40.
  47. Division of Viral Hepatitis and National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Hepatitis B FAQs for Health Professionals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Online] August 4, 2016. [Cited: May 17, 2017.] http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/HBVfaq.htm#b12.
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  50. Evaluation of the Antiretroviral Activity of a New Polyherbal Drug (Immu-25) in Patients with HIV Infection. Usha, P.R., Naidu, M.U.R. and Raju, Y.S.N. 2, s.l.: Springer International Publishing, March 2003, Drugs in R & D, Vol. 4, pp. 103-109. DOI: 10.2165/00126839-200304020-00003; http://link.springer.com/article/10.2165%2F00126839-200304020-00003. ISSN: 1174-5886; PMID: 12718564.
  51. Kar, Anand and Panda, Sunanda. Ayurvedic Therapies for Thyroid Dysfunction. [book auth.] Lakshmi Chandra Mishra. Scientific basis for Ayurvedic therapies. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1366-X.
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  53. In vivo enhancement of natural killer cell activity through tea fortified with Ayurvedic herbs. Bhat, Jyoti, et al., et al. [ed.] Elizabeth M. Williamson, et al., et al. 1, Reading; Naples; Seoul; Charleston: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., January 2010, Phytotherapy Research, Vol. 24, pp. 129-135. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2889; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.2889/abstract. eISSN: 1099-1573; PMID: 19504465.
  54. Withania somnifera Improves Semen Quality in Stress-Related Male Fertility. Mahdi, Abbas Ali, et al., et al. [ed.] Edwin L. Cooper. Article ID 576962, New York; Cairo: Oxford University Press, September 29, 2009, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 2011, pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep138; https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/576962/. ISSN: 1741-427X.
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  56. Naturopathic Care for Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial ISRCTN78958974. Cooley, Kieran, et al., et al. [ed.] Joel Gagnier. 8, Toronto: Public Library of Science, August 31, 2009, PLoS One, Vol. 4, p. e6628. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006628; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006628. eISSN: 1932-6203.
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  61. Neuroprotective Effects of Withania somnifera Dunn. in Hippocampal Sub-regions of Female Albino Rat. Jain, Sushma, et al., et al. [ed.] Elizabeth M. Williamson, et al., et al. 6, Reading; Naples; Seoul; Charleston: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., September 2001, Phytotherapy Research, Vol. 15, pp. 544-548. DOI: 10.1002/ptr.802; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.802/abstract. eISSN: 1099-1573.
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  65. Clinical study on psychic traits in stress induced insomnia (Anidra) and it's management with Tagaradi Kwatha & Mahishi Dugdha Shirodhara. Vansh, Bina and Chandola, H.M. [ed.] P.K. Prajapati. 3, Jamnagar: Institute for Post Graduate Teaching & Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, 2008, AYU - An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda, Vol. 29, pp. 133-139. ISSN: 0974-8520.
  66. Adaptogenic activity of Withania somnifera: an experimental study using a rat model of chronic stress. Bhattacharya, S.K., Muruganandam, A.V. [ed.] George F. Koob. 3, ISSN: 0091-3057: Elsevier Inc., June 2003, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Vol. 75, pp. 547-555. 10.1016/S0091-3057(03)00110-2; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305703001102. ISSN: 0091-3057; PMID: 12895672.
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  69. University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Sensoril (Ashwaganhda) for Bipolar Disorder. U.S. National Library of Medicine: ClinicalTrials.gov. [Online] March 14, 2016. [Cited: May 18, 2017.] http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00761761. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00761761.
  70. A glycoprotein from a folk medicinal plant, Withania somnifera, inhibits hyaluronidase activity of snake venoms. Machiah, Deepa K., Girish, K.S. and Gowda, T. Veerabasappa. [ed.] Martin Grosell. 2, Miami: Elsevier Inc., June 2006, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, Vol. 143, pp. 158-161. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.01.006; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1532045606000275. ISSN: 1532-0456.
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  73. Acute stress enhances glutamatergic transmission in prefrontal cortex and facilitates working memory. Yuena, Eunice Y., et al., et al. [ed.] Randy Schekman. 33, Berkeley: The National Academy of Sciences of the USA, August 18, 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 106, pp. 14075-14079. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906791106; http://www.pnas.org/content/106/33/14075. ISSN: 1091-6490.
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  75. Wound healing activity of Withania coagulans in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Prasad, S.K., et al., et al. [ed.] John M. Pezzuto. 12, West Lafayette: Informa Healthcare USA, Inc., December 2010, Pharmaceutical Biology, Vol. 48, pp. 1397-1404. DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.486837; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13880209.2010.486837. ISSN: 1388-0209.
  76. Anti-Ulcer Activity of Withania Somnifera in Stress Plus Pyloric Ligation Induced Gastric Ulcer in Rats. Bhatnagar, M., Jain, C.P. and Sisodia, S.S. [ed.] P.P. Hood. 1, Rajkot: CTR Publications, January 2005, Journal of Cell and Tissue Research, Vol. 5, pp. 287-292. ISSN: 0973-0028.
  77. Evaluation of the anti-ulcer activity of NR-ANX-C (a polyherbal formulation) in aspirin & pyloric ligature induced gastric ulcers in albino rats. Nair, Vinod, et al., et al. [ed.] K. Satyanarayana. New Delhi: Indian Council of Medical Research, August 2010, Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol. 132, pp. 218-223. ISSN: 0971-5916.
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  79. Etiology and management of sexual dysfunction. Nagaraj, Anil Kumar, et al., et al. [ed.] Bevinje Srinavas Kakkilaya. 2, Mangalore: Light House Polyclinic, September 8, 2009, Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences: Cogprints, Vol. 8, pp. 1-11. ISSN: 0972-5997.
  80. Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha): A Review. Gupta, Girdhari Lal and Rana, A.C. [ed.] B.G. Shivananda. 1, Bangalore: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd, Jan-May 2007, Pharmacognosy Review, Vol. 1, pp. 129-136. ISSN: 0973-7847.
  81. Herbal cosmetics in ancient India. Patkar, Kunda B. 3, s.l.: Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Medknow Publications, October 2008, Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 41, pp. S134-S137. ISSN: 0970-0358; PMCID: PMC2825132.
  82. Some Folk Medicinal Plants in the District Ghaziabad Used in the Hair Care and Beauty Treatment. Pal, Ravish, Gupta, A. K. and Kumar, Anil. [ed.] R.S. Yadab. 2, Saifai: Dr. R.S. Yadab, 2010, Plant Archives, Vol. 10, pp. 895-897. ISSN: 0972-5210.
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  85. Baumann, Leslie and Saghari, Sogol. Photoaging. [book auth.] Leslie Baumann. [ed.] Leslie Baumann, Sogol Saghari and Edmund Weisberg. Cosmetic Dermatology Principles and Practice. 2nd edition. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2009, 6, pp. 34-41. ISBN: 978-0-07-164128-9.
  86. Krause, Walter K.H. Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrine Diseases. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2009. ISBN: 978-3-540-88366-1.
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