ashvagandha, kahne ko to ek jangli 
paudha hai kintu aushdhiya gunon se bharpur 
hai. ise ayurved men vishesh mahatvapurn 
sthan prapt hai. jaisa ki nam se 
hi spasht hai ashva arthat ghora, gandh 
arthat bu arthat ghore jaisi gandh.
ashva gandha ke kachche mul se ashva ke 
saman gandh ati hai islie iska 
nam ashvagandha rakha gaya. ise asgandh 
barahakarni, asangh adi namon se bhi 
jana jata hai. angreji men ise bitar 
cheri kahte hain. yah sare bharat men paya 
jata hai, par pashchim madhya pradesh ke 
mandsaur jile tatha nagaur (rajasthan) 
ki ashvagandha prasiddh v gunkari hai. 
iska jharidar kshup lagabhag 2 se 4 
fut bahushakha yukt hota hai. patte 
safed romyukt akhandit andakar 
hote hain. ful pila harapan lie 
chilam ke akar ke hote hain evan sharad 
ritu men niklte hain. fal golakar 
rasbhri ke falon ke saman hoete hain. 
fal ke andar kateri ke bijon ke 
saman pit-shvet asankhya bij hote 
hain. iska mul hi prayukt hota hai, 
jise jare men nikalakar chaya men 
sukhakar sukhe sthan par rakha jata 
hai. barsat men iske bij boe jate 
hain.
jari-butiyon ki dukan ya pansari 
ki dukan se milne vale shushk jar 
chote-bare tukron ke rup men milti 
hai. yah prayah kheti kie hue paudhe ki 
jar hoti hai. jangli paudhe ki apeksha 
inmen starch adi adhik hota hai. 
antrik prayog ke lie kheti vale 
paudhe ki jar tatha lep adi jangli 
paudhe ki jar se thik rahti hai.
ashvagandha ek balavardhak rasayan hai. 
iske is samathrya ke chir puratan 
se lekar ab tak sabhi chikitsakon 
ne sarahna ki hai. acharya charak ne 
asgandh ko utkrisht balya mana hai.
sushrut ke anusar yah aushdhi kisi 
bhi prakar ki durbalata krishta men 
gunkari hai. pushti-balavardhan ki 
isse shreshth aushdhi ayurved ke vidva
an koi aur nahin mante. chakradatt 
ke anusar ashvagandha ka churn 15 din 
dudh, ghrit athva tel ya jal se lene 
par balak ka sharir pusht hota hai. 
ashvagandha ki prashansa men vidvanon ka 
mat hai ki jis tarah varsha hone par 
sukhi jamin bhi hari ho jati hai 
aur faslon ki pushti hoti hai vaise 
hi iske sevan se kamjor, murjhaye 
sharir bhi pusht ho jate hain. yahi nahin 
sard ritu men koi vriddh iska ek 
mah bhi sevan karta hai, to iske 
lie bahut faydemand hota hai.
yah aushdhi multah kaf-vat shamak, 
balavardhak rasayan hai. ashvagandha ko 
sabhi prakar ke jirn rogon, kshay shoth 
adi ke lie shreshth dravya mana gaya 
hai. yah sharir dhatuon ki vriddhi karti 
hai evan mans majja ka shodhan karti 
hai. medhavarddhak tatha mastishk ke lie 
tanav shamak bhi. murcha, anidra, uchch 
raktachap, shodh vikar, shvas rog, 
shukra daurbalya, kushth sabhi men saman rup 
se labhkari hai. yah ek prakar ke 
kamottejak ki bhumika nibhati hai 
parantu iska koi avanchniya prabhav 
sharir par nahin dekha gaya hai. yah zara 
nashak hai. ejing ko yah rokti hai 
v ayu barhati hai.
ek shodh se pata chala hai ki ashvagandha 
ki jar men kuch aise tatva bhi hain jismen 
kainsar ke tyumar ki vriddhi ko rokne 
ki paryapt kshamata hoti hai. is jad
ke jaliya evan alkohlik faermula 
ka sharir par kam vishaila prabhav 
parta hai evan usmane tyumar virodhi 
gun prabal rup se pae jate hain. 
aisi prabal sanbhavna hai ki ashvagandha 
kainsar se chutkara dilane men bahut 
sahayak hai.
yadi ashvagandha ka sevan lagatar 
ek varsh tak niyamit rup se kiya 
jae to sharir se sare vikar bahar 
nikal jate hain. samagra shodhan hokar 
durbalata dur ho jati hai v jivan 
shakti barhti hai. sardi men iska 
sevan vishesh labhkari hai.
yunani men ashvagandha ko vahmnevron 
ke nam se lana jata hai. habb 
asgandh iska prasiddh yog hai. 
iska gun bajikaran, balavardhan, 
shukra, virya pushtikar hai. mahilaon 
ko prasvoprant dene se bal pradan 
karta hai.
ashvagandha sharir men satmikaran lakar 
jivni shakti barhane tatha shakti 
deene vale kayakalp ke lie chir 
prachlit rasayan hai. yah sharir ke 
sare sansthanon par kriyashil mana 
gaya hai. 
vibhinn rogon men ashvagandha
ka upyog
ayurved men vistrit ullekh prapt hai. 
ushn virya evan madhur vipak vala 
yah paudha vat, kaf shamak tatha 
nari balya, dipan, brihan evan shreshth 
vajikaran hota hai. vibhinn rogon men 
iska anya sahyogi aushdhiyon ke 
sath prayog: 
vat vikar
ashvagandha churn do bhag, sonth ek 
bhag tatha mishri tin bhag anupat 
men milakar subh-sham bhojnoprant 
garm jal se sevan karen. yah anuprayog 
amvat sandhivat, nibandh, gais tatha 
udar ke anyanya vikaron men labhaprad 
paya jata hai.
sukha rog
sukha rog se grast balak ko iska 
kshir pak sevan karaen. svad ki 
vajah se bachcha aruchi dikhae, to 
ashvagandha churn 250 mi. gram bhiege hue 
badam ki ek giri ko pisakar dudh 
ke sath pilane se kuch samay men hi 
balak ka sharir hrishta-pusht ho jata 
hai tatha vajan barhakar sharir kantimay 
ban jata hai.
kshir pak banane ki vidhi
ashvagandha ka barik churn 10 gram, 
dudh 250 mili, pani 250 mili. 
milakar kisi kanch ke bartan men 
mand agni par ubalen, jab jal ur 
jae aur adha rah jae to mano 
kshir taiyar hai.
anidra rog men
ashvagandha svabhavik nind lane ke 
lie ek achchi dava hai, jinhen gahri 
nind nahin ati ya fir jo nind 
nahin ane ke rog se pareshan hain 
unhen iska kshir pak banakar sevan 
karna chahie.
stri rogon men
shvet pradar men iska churn 2 gram ke 
sath, 1/2 gram vanshlochan milakar 
sevan karen. alp viksit stanon ke 
vikas ke lie shatavri churn ke 
sath sevan karna chahie.
vajan vriddhi ke lie
nagauri asgandh, isbgol, choti 
harar, shatavri pratyek 2 tola tatha 
shvet lodhra ek tola, mishri 8 tola 
lekar churn banakar 12 gram ki matra 
men chandi ke vark ke sath ya chandi 
ki bhasm ke sath sevan karne se 
labh hota hai.
durbalata
kamjor evan durbal sharir vale 
vyaktiyon ko iska 5 se 10 gram 
ki matra men mishri milakar dudh ke 
sath ya shahad men milakar dudh ke 
sath sevan karna chahie.
ashvagandha churn 100 gram ko 20 gram 
ghi men milakar kanch ke bartan men 
jama den. pratidin 3 gram ki matra 
men dudh se sevan karen, kuch hi dinon 
men asar najar ayega.
durbalata nivaran ke lie iska 
sevan nirantar 6 mah tak karen. 
khatai evan adhik tali-bhuni vastuon 
ka sevan n karen tatha iske sevan 
ke dauran brahmacharya ka palan karen.
netra jyoti vardhaka
yadi ashvagandha, mulhthi aur anvla 
tinon ko saman matra lekar churn 
banakar ek chammach niyamit rup se 
sevan kiya jaye to netra jyoti men 
vriddhi hoti hai.
nasur
yadi nasur ho jae to ashvagandha 
churn ko tel ya chach men milakar 
lagane se labh hota hai. ashvagandha 
churn ka sevan bhi karen taki nasur 
ko mitane ki prakriya andar se bhi 
shuru ho.
 ghav
ghavon men ashvagandha churn lagane se 
ghavon men mavad adi nahin hote aur 
ghav jald thik ho jata hai.
savdhani
uparyukt sabhi prayog kisi vaidya ya 
visheshagya ke paramarsh se karen. galat 
tarike se kie upyeag hani bhi 
pahuncha sakte hain.