Review Article

Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Health-Promoting Effects of Withania somnifera for Pharma-Food Industry Applications

Table 1

List of selected withanolides and other compounds identified from Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.

Plant partsCompoundsReferences

RootsWithanolide A, withanolide B, 27-hydroxy withanolide B, withanolide D, withaferin A, 16β-acetoxy-6α, 7α-epoxy-5α–hydroxy-1-oxowitha-2, 17 (20), 24-trienolide, 5, 7α-epoxy-6α, 20α–dihydroxy-1-oxowitha-2, 24-dienolide[44]
Withanoside I, withanoside II, withanoside III, withanoside IV, withanoside V, withanoside VI, withanoside VII, withaferin A, physagulin D, coagulin Q[45]
Withasilolide A, withasilolide B, withasilolide C, withasilolide D, withasilolide E, withasilolide F[47]
Withanolide E, withanolide F, withanolide G, withanolide H, withanolide I, withanolide J, withanolide K, withanolide L, withanolide M[48]
Withanolide Q, withanolide R[49]
Withanolide E, withanolide F, withanolide S, withanolide P[48]
Withanolide T, withanolide U[50]
Glucosomniferanolide[51]

Stem barkWithasomnilide, withasomniferanolide, somniferanolide, somniferawithanolide, somniwithanolide[52]

LeavesWithanolide C, 4-deoxyphysalolactone[46]
(20R, 22R)-14α, 2OαF-dihydroxy-1-oxowitha-2, 5, 16, 24-tetraenolide[53]
Withaferin A[54]
24,25-Dihydrowithanolide A, withanolide A, withanone, withaferin A, 27-hydroxy withanone, and 17-hydroxy withaferin A, 27-deoxy-16-en-withaferin A, 2, 3-dihydro-3β-hydroxywithanone, 2,3-dihydro withanone-3β-O-sulfate[55]

Fruits24,25-Dihydrowithanolide VI, withanoside IV, withanoside V, withanoside VI, withanamide A, withanamide B, withanamide C, withanamide D, withanamide E, withanamide F, withanamide G, withanamide H, withanamide I[56]