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Critical review of the Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal: ethnobotany, pharmacological efficacy, and commercialization significance in Africa.

Henok Kessete AfewerkyAyeni Emmanuel AyodejiBashir Bolaji TiamiyuJoshua Iseoluwa OregeEmmanuel Sunday OkekeAanuoluwapo Opeyemi OyejobiPetuel Ndip Ndip BateSherif Babatunde Adeyemi
Published in: Bulletin of the National Research Centre (2021)
W. somnifera is reportedly safe for administration in ethnomedicine as several research outcomes confirmed its safety status. The significance of commercializing this plant in Africa for drug development is herein thoroughly covered to provide the much-needed highlights towards its cultivations economic benefit to Africa.
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