ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS

Plant Name: ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS


English Name: Asparagus

Local Name:

• ASPARAGUS, ASPARAGUS
• Liliaceae
• ROOT Shatavari
• WILD ASPARAGUS

Gujarat – Ekalkanto,
Bengali – Satmuli.

Family: Liliaceae

Uses:
The tuberous roots of Asparagus racemosus are a refrigerant, demulcent, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, alterative, anti-diarrhoeal and anti-dysenteric. The herb is used as a tonic, and a galactagogue. Fresh root juice is mixed with honey and given in dyspepsia. Roots are a constituent of medicinal oil used for nervous and rheumatic disorders.

The roots of Asparagus gonocladus are aphrodisiac, given in goitre, and boiled in oil applied to cutaneous diseases. The healing qualities of Asparagus racemosus are useful to a wide array of ailments. The plant has been used in Ayurveda for various conditions. Its main use has been as a galactagogue to increase milk secretion during lactation. One of the well-known major therapeutic potential of Asparagus racemosus is its beneficial effect on the female reproductive system.
Shatavari is well known for its effects on the female reproductive system & to increase milk secretion in a lactating woman. Being a rejuvenating herb, its restorative action is beneficial in woman's complaints. For balancing hormonal system of women, Shatavari may be used for regulating menstruation and ovulation, improving lactation, decreasing morning sickness, infertility, menopause, leucorrhoea, inflammation of sexual organs, and general sexual debility. Containing Phytoestrogens it may be of help in menopausal symptoms, but this may, on the other hand, aggravate a woman whose fibrocystic breasts are sensitive to estrogen.

The male reproductive system will also benefit from Shatavari. Shatavari may be used in cases of sexual debility, impotence, Spermatorrhoea and inflammation of Sexual organs.