Asparagus racemosus - Shatavari

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Asparagus racemosus(Satavari)

Satavari or Asparagus racemosus is a species of asparagus common throughout Nepal, Sri Lanka, India and the Himalayas. It grows one to two metres tall and prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils high up in piedmont plains, at 1,300–1,400 metres elevation. It was botanically described in 1799.Because of its multiple uses, the demand for Asparagus racemosus is constantly on the rise. Because of destructive harvesting, combined with habitat destruction, and deforestation, the plant is now considered "endangered" in its natural habitat.

Uses

gastric ulcers , dyspepsia, galactogogue, intrinsic haemorrhage, diarrhoea, piles, hoarseness of voice, cough, arthritis, poisoning.

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots.

Chemical composition

The major bioactive constituents of asparagus are a group of steroidal saponins. This plant also contains vitamins A, B 1 , B 2 , C, E, Mg, P, Ca, Fe, and folic acid. Other primary chemical constituents of Asparagus are essential oils, asparagine, arginine, tyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), resin, and tannin. acid

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	halavu makkala taayi beru
Hindi	shatamuli
Malayalam	sathavari
Tamil	tannir-vittan
Telugu	abiruvu, cella
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	satamuli, satavari
English	buttermilk root, climbing asparagus, water root, wild asparagus, wild carrot

Habit

An armed vine.

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
simple	linear	Leaf Apices is Acuminate Leaf arrangement is Alternate distichous and Leaf Margins are Entire

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
clustered racemes	2-4cm long	white		floers are in fragrant. Flowering from June-October

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
loose spiral	A berry, globose, red when ripe. Seeds 3-6, globose or angled	Fruting from October onwards	seeds are yellow to brow.n in colour	Seeds 3-6	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, root division.

How to plant/cultivate

Easily grown in any good garden soil. Prefers a rich sandy loam

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests, thickets, moisty soil area, Himalayas, eastwards from Kashmir.

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