Withania | List of Frontiers open access articles

Review

Published on 15 Aug 2022

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha) for the possible therapeutics and clinical management of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Plant-based drug discovery and targeted therapy

in Virus and Host

Manali Singh
Kuldeep Jayant
Dipti Singh
Shivani Bhutani
Nitesh Kumar Poddar
Anis Ahmad Chaudhary
Salah-Ud-Din Khan
Mohd Adnan
Arif Jamal Siddiqui
Md Imtaiyaz Hassan

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2022.933824

14,797 views
33 citations

Review

Published on 19 Oct 2022

Evaluating anticancer properties of Withaferin A—a potent phytochemical

in Ethnopharmacology

Maushma Atteeq

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2022.975320

18,277 views
66 citations

Review

Published on 03 May 2024

Current insights into transcriptional role(s) for the nutraceutical Withania somnifera in inflammation and aging

in Nutrigenomics

Praful Saha
Saiprasad Ajgaonkar
Dishant Maniar
Simran Sahare
Dilip Mehta
Sujit Nair

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2024.1370951

10,819 views
26 citations

Mini Review

Published on 09 Aug 2017

Withania somnifera: Advances and Implementation of Molecular and Tissue Culture Techniques to Enhance Its Application

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Vibha Pandey
Waquar Akhter Ansari
Pratibha Misra
Neelam Atri

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2017.01390

21,950 views
37 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Nov 2025

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of the effects of plant active substance on quality of life in breast cancer patients

in Experimental Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

Lu Wang
Xiaofan Xu
Mengmeng Guo
Yanxu Dong
Helin Ding
Shuai Hao
Liqun Huo
Yuqing Song
Jun Gu
Zhenghong Yu

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1622479

1,348 views

Review

Published on 12 Dec 2022

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha); current understanding and future prospect as a potential drug candidate

in Ethnopharmacology

Javeed Ahmad Bhat
Tahira Akther
Rauf Ahmad Najar
Faheem Rasool
Abid Hamid

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2022.1029123

14,361 views
42 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Nov 2025

Comprehensive safety evaluation of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha): an AI-driven meta-analysis and quantitative structure–activity relationship based toxicity assessment

in Nutrition and Food Science Technology

Yotam Ronen
Coralie Ebert
Bat-Chen Tamim-Yecheskel
Shani Zev
Ophir Kantor
Hilla Ben-Hamo Arbel

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2025.1658265

3,259 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Oct 2021

Promising Antioxidant and Anticorrosion Activities of Mild Steel in 1.0 M Hydrochloric Acid Solution by Withania frutescens L. Essential Oil

in Electrochemistry

Abdelfattah El moussaoui
Mariya Kadiri
Mohammed Bourhia
Abdelkrim Agour
Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah
Abdulhakeem Alzahrani
Heba Khalil Alyahya
Nawal A. Albadr
Mohamed Chedadi
Mouhcine Sfaira

Frontiers in Chemistry

doi 10.3389/fchem.2021.739273

6,407 views
25 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jul 2019

Folic Acid Receptor-Mediated Targeting Enhances the Cytotoxicity, Efficacy, and Selectivity of Withania somnifera Leaf Extract: In vitro and in vivo Evidence

in Pharmacology of Anti-Cancer Drugs

Yue Yu
Jia Wang
Sunil C. Kaul
Renu Wadhwa
Eijiro Miyako

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2019.00602

9,496 views
41 citations

Review

Published on 30 Jun 2025

Integrative approaches in Alzheimer’s disease: evaluating the potential of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM)

in Ethnopharmacology

R. Sneha Sri
T. Pavithra
T. Vinciya
V. Santhosh Kumar
N. Harikrishnan
Rukaiah Fatma Begum
S. Ankul Singh

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2025.1561702

4,327 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 02 Aug 2024

The benefits of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) supplements on brain function and sports performance

in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Shiyi Guo
Mohammad J. Rezaei

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2024.1439294

72,738 views
31 citations

Review

Published on 27 Nov 2015

A Decade of Molecular Understanding of Withanolide Biosynthesis and In vitro Studies in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: Prospects and Perspectives for Pathway Engineering

in Plant Biotechnology

Niha Dhar
Sumeer Razdan
Satiander Rana
Wajid W. Bhat
Ram Vishwakarma
Surrinder K. Lattoo

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2015.01031

32,979 views
97 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2024

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry quantification of phytochemicals in Withania somnifera using data-dependent acquisition, multiple-reaction-monitoring, and parallel-reaction-monitoring with an inclusion list

in Analytical Chemistry

Luke C. Marney
Jaewoo Choi
Armando Alcazar Magana
Liping Yang
Natascha Techen
Md Nure Alam
Mikah Brandes
Amala Soumyanath
Jan F. Stevens
Claudia S. Maier

Frontiers in Chemistry

doi 10.3389/fchem.2024.1373535

5,947 views
12 citations

Review

Published on 02 Sep 2022

Promising prospective effects of Withania somnifera on broiler performance and carcass characteristics: A comprehensive review

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Heba M. Salem
Mohamed T. El-Saadony
Taia A. Abd El-Mageed
Soliman M. Soliman
Asmaa F. Khafaga
Ahmed M. Saad
Ayman A. Swelum
Sameh A. Korma
Clara Mariana Gonçalves Lima
Samy Selim

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2022.918961

9,305 views
12 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Withania coagulans fruit extract antiulcerogenic effect: comparative study with lansoprazole and ranitidine in rats

in Gastroenterology

Naheed Amir
Hassan Abu Damir
Karam Ghazal-Aswad
Mohamed Hassan
Mukhtar Adem
Mahmoud A. Ali
Salim Bastaki
Ernest Adeghate
Abdu Adem

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1544422

3,040 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2019

Inhibition of Morphine- and Ethanol-Mediated Stimulation of Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons by Withania somnifera

in Neuropharmacology

Valentina Bassareo
Giuseppe Talani
Roberto Frau
Simona Porru
Michela Rosas
Sanjay B. Kasture
Alessandra T. Peana
Eleonora Loi
Enrico Sanna
Elio Acquas

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2019.00545

7,613 views
34 citations

Articles

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha) for the possible therapeutics and clinical management of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Plant-based drug discovery and targeted therapy

Evaluating anticancer properties of Withaferin A—a potent phytochemical

Current insights into transcriptional role(s) for the nutraceutical Withania somnifera in inflammation and aging

Withania somnifera: Advances and Implementation of Molecular and Tissue Culture Techniques to Enhance Its Application

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of the effects of plant active substance on quality of life in breast cancer patients

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha); current understanding and future prospect as a potential drug candidate

Comprehensive safety evaluation of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha): an AI-driven meta-analysis and quantitative structure–activity relationship based toxicity assessment

Promising Antioxidant and Anticorrosion Activities of Mild Steel in 1.0 M Hydrochloric Acid Solution by Withania frutescens L. Essential Oil

Folic Acid Receptor-Mediated Targeting Enhances the Cytotoxicity, Efficacy, and Selectivity of Withania somnifera Leaf Extract: In vitro and in vivo Evidence

Integrative approaches in Alzheimer’s disease: evaluating the potential of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM)

The benefits of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) supplements on brain function and sports performance

A Decade of Molecular Understanding of Withanolide Biosynthesis and In vitro Studies in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: Prospects and Perspectives for Pathway Engineering

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry quantification of phytochemicals in Withania somnifera using data-dependent acquisition, multiple-reaction-monitoring, and parallel-reaction-monitoring with an inclusion list

Promising prospective effects of Withania somnifera on broiler performance and carcass characteristics: A comprehensive review

Withania coagulans fruit extract antiulcerogenic effect: comparative study with lansoprazole and ranitidine in rats

Inhibition of Morphine- and Ethanol-Mediated Stimulation of Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons by Withania somnifera