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·         English Name : Asparagus

·         Botanical name :Asparagus racemosus

·          Hindi Name : Ghatwal, Satawar, Satmuli, Shatavari

·           Family : Liliaceae

·           Propagation : It can propagate by adventitious roots and seeds

Medicinal Uses :

Root : Refrigerant, demulcent, diuretic, aphrodisiac, anti-diuretic, anti-dysenteric and galactagogue.

Asparagus racemosus (Satavar, Shatavari, or Shatamull) is a species of asparagus common throughoutSri Lanka,India and theHimalayas. It grows one to two metres tall and prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils high up in piedmont plains, at 1,**0–1,**0 metres elevation). It was botanically described in ***9. Due to its multiple uses, the demand for Asparagus racemosus is constantly on the rise. Due to destructive harvesting, combined with habitat destruction, and deforestation, the plant is now considered 'endangered' in its natural habitat.

Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is recommended in Ayurvedic texts for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers, dyspepsia and as a galactogogue. A. racemosus has also been used by some Ayurvedic practitioners for nervous disorders.

Shatawari has different names in the differentIndian languages, such as Shatuli, Vrishya and other terms. InNepal it is called Kurilo. The name Shatawari means "curer of a hundred diseases" (shat: "hundred"; vari: "curer").

Uses:

Asparagus racemosus is an important plant in traditional medicine in tropical and subtropical India. Its medicinal usage has been reported in the Indian andBritish Pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine such asAyurveda,Unani andSiddha.

The roots are used inAyurvedic medicine, following a regimen of processing and drying. It is generally used as a uterine tonic, as agalactogogue (to improve breast milk), in hyperacidity, and as a general health tonic.