Ashwagandha is a plant species that grows as a short shrub with small green flowers and orange-red fruit. Its long brown roots are used for medicinal purposes and have an odor resembling a sweaty horse. The roots contain alkaloids and steroidal lactones like withanolide and withaferin A that have medicinal effects such as inducing sleep. Aloe Vera is a succulent plant species originating in Africa. It is frequently cited for herbal medicinal use since ancient times. Aloe vera gel is used in cosmetics, foods, and some folk medicines for skin treatments due to its antimicrobial saponin compound.

1. Presented By:-
Abhinav Somani
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2. Ashwagandha
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Order: Solanales
• Family: Solanaceae
• Genus: Withania
• Species: W.Somnifera

3. Description
• It grows as a short shrub (35–75 cm) with a
central stem from which branches extend
radially in a star pattern (stellate) and
covered with a dense matte of wooly hairs
(tomentose). The flowers are small and green,
while the ripe fruit is orange-red and has
milk-coagulating properties. The plant's long,
brown, tuberous roots are used for medicinal
purposes.

4. Etymology
Ashwagandha in Sanskrit means "horse's
smell" (ashwa- horse, gandha- smell),
probably originating from the odour of its
root which resembles that of a sweaty horse.
The species name somnifera means "sleep-
inducing" in Latin.

5. Medicinal Use
• The main chemical
constituents are alkaloids
and steroidal lactones.
These include tropine and
cuscohygrine. The leaves
contain the steroidal
lactones, withanolide,
notably withaferin A, which
was the first withanolide to
be isolated from W.
somnifera.

6. Aloe Vera
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Order: Asparagales
• Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Genus: Aloe
• Species: A.vera

7. Description
• Aloe Vera is a
succulent plant species
that probably
originated in northern
Africa. The species is
frequently cited as
being used in herbal
medicine since the
beginning of the first
century AD.

8. Uses Of Aloe Vera
• Scientific evidence for the
cosmetic and therapeutic
effectiveness of aloe vera is
limited and when present is
frequently contradictory. Aloe
vera gel is used as an ingredient
in commercially available
lotions, yogurt, beverages, and
some desserts

9. Folk Medicine
• Early records of Aloe vera
use appear in the Ebers
Papyrus from 16th century
BC. Aloe vera, called
kathalai in Ayurvedic
medicine, is used as a
multipurpose skin treatment.
This may be partly due to the
presence of saponin, a
chemical compound that acts
as an anti-microbial agent.