Withania somnifera
<p><i><b>Withania somnifera</b></i>, known commonly as <i><b>ashwagandha</b></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-GRIN_2-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera#cite_note-GRIN-2">[2]</a></sup> <b>Indian ginseng</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-prota_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera#cite_note-prota-3">[3]</a></sup> <b>poison gooseberry</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-prota_3-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera#cite_note-prota-3">[3]</a></sup> or <b>winter cherry</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-GRIN_2-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera#cite_note-GRIN-2">[2]</a></sup> is a plant in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae" title="Solanaceae">Solanaceae</a> or nightshade family. Several other species in the genus <i>Withania</i> are morphologically similar.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> It is used as a herb in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurvedic_medicine" title="Ayurvedic medicine" class="mw-redirect">Ayurvedic medicine</a>.</p>
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The species name <i>somnifera</i> means "sleep-inducing" in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_somnifera#cite_note-5"> </a></sup>
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