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Natural products and human health— A special focus on Indian Ginseng Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

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Title Natural products and human health— A special focus on Indian Ginseng Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal
 
Creator Kayesth, Sunil
Gupta, Kamal Kumar
Tyagi, Kavita
Mohan, Roshani Raja
Arora, Jyoti
Nissapatorn, Veeranoot
 
Subject Health promoter
Human health
Natural products
Withania somnifera
 
Description 244-259
The burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases is increasing globally. The emerging and reemerging bacterial
and viral diseases are posing major threats to human health and causing considerable socio-economic problems. The
expansion of resistance development in pathogens against the present therapeutic drugs leads to new health challenges
worldwide. Similarly, certain environmental and lifestyle factors that promote systemic chronic inflammation are also
leading to numerous diseases and health problems. In addition, various social factors are also challenging the health system
in India and other developing nations. To achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), prevent the development of more
superbugs, and achieve universal health coverage in India and outside, natural ways to fight against deadly pathogens are
more reliable. Currently, cutting-edge technologies like nanotechnology and omics in natural product research are opening
new avenues in drug discovery to foster the challenges in developing novel drugs. For better health, it is essential to give
equal weightage to the social aspects of health through education and research focusing on social factors and interventions
that can improve people’s health as well. In this direction, the immense potential of natural products can be explored and
used as a forefront strategy to manage these burning health issues to achieve sustainable developmental goals. The AYUSH
(Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) medicines can play a fruitful role in rural and urban areas
to increase the health care system in these directions. Indian Ginseng, Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Solanaceae),
popularly known as ‘Ashwagandha’, has tremendous potential for use in the treatment of various ailments. It has been used
in the Indian Ayurvedic system since ancient times, and present-time scientific research work validates its use not only for
therapeutic purposes but also as a health promoter for people of all age groups. In this paper, we have reviewed work done
on natural products in human health, highlighting cutting-edge technologies that boost drug development from natural
products with special reference to W. somnifera.
 
Date 2024-08-06T05:47:55Z
2024-08-06T05:47:55Z
2024-08
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64375
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v15i2.11665
 
Language en
 
Relation Int. cl. (2021.01)− A61K 36/00, A61K 36/81, A61P
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.15(2) [June 2024]