Ashwagandha

₹209 ₹260 — buy online from Nivah, delivered across India.

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is the root behind one of Ayurveda's most-used adaptogens, and it's a genuinely low-fuss shrub to keep at home. The small orange berries inside papery lantern husks are as ornamental as they are useful — let the plant mature for a couple of seasons before harvesting root for traditional use.

• Care: Low care · medicinal
• Light: Bright light
• Approx. height: 75 cm
• Vastu direction: East
• Vastu benefits: Health, Vitality, Positive Energy

Care tips

• Water when the topsoil dries out, roughly every 3-4 days in summer.
• Needs full sun for at least 5-6 hours a day to thrive.
• Drought-tolerant once established — avoid overwatering more than underwatering.

Vastu & placement

A revered medicinal herb believed to strengthen vitality and steady the home’s energy; grow it in the East or North.