Ashwagandha, also known as Indian ginseng or winter cherry, is one of the few adaptogenic plants known to man This herbal remedy is wonderfully helpful in for balancing your mood, metabolism and Brand Sfera Bionutri Ashwagandha is also known as Withania somnifera, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, or even called winter cherry, which is a plant that belongs to the Solanaceae or nightshade family Ashwagandha is a slowgrowing perennial that grows up to 3 feet tallAshwagandha root may also improve learning and memory (Bone and Mills, 13) Although more research is needed to ascertain its clinical effects in humans, its active ingredients may have a role in the treatment of certain cancers, microbial infection, immunemodulation, and neurodegenerative disorders (Dar et al, 15)