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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Sara,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>For info on sources, quality and safety, you can
reference the various existing ashwaghanda root monographs (e.g. American Herbal
Pharmacopoeia (AHP 2000), Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API 1st edition
1989) and Indian Herbal Pharmacopoeia (IHP Revised Edition 2002).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Additionally, the Government of India
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPD) has published cultivation practices for
ashwaghanda, available on-line at: </FONT><A
href="http://nmpb.nic.in/ashwagandha.htm"><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>http://nmpb.nic.in/ashwagandha.htm</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond
size=4> as well as cultivation economics for ashwaghanda, available at:
</FONT><A href="http://nmpb.nic.in/cultivation.htm"><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>http://nmpb.nic.in/cultivation.htm</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond
size=4> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Also, the Government of India Department of
AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) has an
ashwaghanda root cultivation practices monograph posted at: </FONT><A
href="http://indianmedicine.nic.in/html/plants/mcmain.htm#asw"><FONT
face=Garamond
size=4>http://indianmedicine.nic.in/html/plants/mcmain.htm#asw</FONT></A><FONT
face=Garamond size=4> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Herbal CERPA (Centre for Research, Planning, and
Action) has a cultivation feasibility study (cost of cultivation, yield, and
income per acre) for ashwaghanda posted in their website at: </FONT><A
href="http://www.herbalcerpa.org/ash.asp"><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>http://www.herbalcerpa.org/ash.asp</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond
size=4> as well as a monograph posted at: </FONT><A
href="http://www.herbalcerpa.org/disp.asp?id=160"><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>http://www.herbalcerpa.org/disp.asp?id=160</FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond
size=4> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Finally, the December 2002 issue of Market News
Service for Medicinal Plants & Extracts (MNS No. 5) includes a feature
article on ashwaghanda that includes production and marketing scenarios as well
as info on quality standards and regulatory status. If you are not a subscriber,
you can get a 7 day free trial at the International Trade Centre (ITC) website:
<A
href="http://www.p-maps.org/medicinal_plant_herb">http://www.p-maps.org/medicinal_plant_herb</A>,
which will enable you to find back issues and download, including MNS No.
5.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Hope that helps,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Josef</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am currently researching to write a monograph
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issues surrounding this herb: sources in the world market, cultivation,
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