Which medicinal plant is known as winter cherry? (Agriculture Supervisor 2018)

-Withania somnifera, commonly known as Ashwagandha (winter cherry), is an important medicinal plant.
-It has been used in Ayurvedic and indigenous medicine for more than 3,000 years.
-Some herbalists refer to Ashwagandha as Indian ginseng.
-The plant extract has many bioactive compounds and thereby exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities.
-The plant extract and its bioactive compounds are used in arthritis, impotence, amnesia, anxiety, cancer, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases.