Ashwagandha Root

Cut & Sift Organic Ashwagandha Root, with the Latin name of Withania somnifera, is a five-foot-tall deep-green leafed shrub that is in the solanaceae family. This plant family includes such well-known vegetables as tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant, along with flowers like petunias. Ashwagandha Root has clusters of yellow flowers and produces red fruit the size of a berry. The roots can reach eight to twelve inches long, and this is the part of the plant that is primarily used as organic herbs. Common Names Winter cherry, Indian ginseng Warning Not to be used during pregnancy.