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* '''Vipaka''' (post-digestive effect): Madhura | * '''Vipaka''' (post-digestive effect): Madhura | ||
* '''Dosha Effect''': Primarily balances [[Vata dosha|vata]], secondarily kapha; aggravates pitta in excess. | * '''Dosha Effect''': Primarily balances [[Vata dosha|vata]], secondarily kapha; aggravates pitta in excess. | ||
* '''Classical Actions''': Medhya (intellect promoter), balya (strength), vajikarana (aphrodisiac), rasayana (rejuvenative).<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=P.V.|title=Charaka Samhita |publisher=Chaukhamba Orientalia |location=Varanasi |year=2014 | * '''Classical Actions''': Medhya (intellect promoter), balya (strength), vajikarana (aphrodisiac), rasayana (rejuvenative).<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=P.V.|title=Charaka Samhita|publisher=Chaukhamba Orientalia|location=Varanasi|year=2014}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Ashwagandha.jpg|thumb|Ashvagandha]] | [[File:Ashwagandha.jpg|thumb|Ashvagandha]] | ||