Winter Cherry

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Withania Somnifera

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Winter cherry comes to use in various chronic disorders, like digestive disorder, exhaustion, rheumatism, tuberculosis, insomnia, gynaecological troubles or cold.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 Cherries are high in antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium and beta-carotene.

CULINARY AND OTHER VALUES :

 The berries can be used as a substitute for rennet, to coagulate milk in cheese-making.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Winter Cherry
• Tamil : Amukkura-Kizhangu / Achuvagandhi
• Malayalam : Ashwagandhi / Amukkuram
• Telugu : Pennerugadda / Ashwagandhi
• Kannada : Ashwagandhi / Penneru / Hiremaddina Gida
• Hindi : Aswagandh
• Bengali : Aswagandha
• Gujarati : Asundha
• Marathi : Askandh / Asagandha
• Punjabi : Asgandh