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'''Satavari''' or '''Asparagus racemosus''' (satavar, shatavari, or shatamull) 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.<ref name="int"/> 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=={{Uses|gastric ulcers }}, {{Uses|dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|galactogogue}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Oil}} ==Chemical Composition==Tender shoots of alfalfa are reported to contain per 100 g 52 calories, 82.7% moisture, 6 g protein, 0.4 g fat, 9.5 g total carbohydrate, 3.1 g fiber, 1.4 g ash, 12 mg Ca, 51 mg P, 5.4 mg Fe, 3410 IU Vit A, 0.13 mg thiamine, 0.14 mg riboflavin, 0.5 mg niacin, and 162 mg ascorbic acid<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=lusarne soppu, vilaayiti hullu|ml=|sa=ashvabala|ta=kutirai macal |te=|hi=lusan ghas|en=Alfalfa, bastard medic}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|simple|dentate|The leaflets are 5-20 mm long and dentate (toothed) at the apex and sometimes at the base}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|pale lavender|2-4cm long|violet|6-12 mm long|The flowers are papilionaceous, typical of species}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|loose spiral| A curved or loose spiral seed pod is present||seeds are yellow to brow.n in colour|10 to 20 seed}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[clarification neededVishatinduka Taila]]as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cutting}}.

Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is recommended in Ayurvedic texts for the prevention and treatment ==How to plant/cultivate==For cultivation of gastric ulcers and dyspepsiaalfalfa, land should be well-plowed. Farm manure could be applied six weeks before planting, and with additional manurings as a galactogoguetop dressing after every third cutting. ACrop is propagated by seed. racemosus has also been used by some Ayurvedic practitioners for nervous disordersAs seeds have hard coat, they should be scarified or soaked in water before sowing.<ref name="uses"/>

A few recent reports demonstrated some additional beneficial effects of this herb including antihepatotoxic==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|western Himalayas}}, immunomodulatory{{Commonly seen|open woodland}}, immunoadjuvant and antilithiatic effects{{Commonly seen|moisty soil area}}.<ref name="uses2"/>

Shatawari has different names in the different Indian languages, such as shatuli, vrishya and other terms. In Nepal it is called kurilo. The name ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="shatawarileft" means caption="curer of a hundred diseases" (shatum: widths="hundred140px"; vari: heights="curer140px">Image:Lucerne flowers.jpg|''Medicago sativa''Image:Medicago sativa Alfals006.jpg|''M. sativa''Image:Medicago sativa 02 bgiu.jpg|''M. sativa''Image:Luzerne-600.jpg|''M. sativa''|Image:Medicago-sativa-flowers.jpg|FlowersImage:YellowPrairieFlower.jpg|Yellow flowersImage:VioletPrairieFlower.JPG|Light violet flowersFile:Alfalfa frutos-1.JPG|''M. sativa'' var. ''sativa'', mature fruitsImage:Mesa 002 lhp.jpg|Seeds <small>(actual size ≈2mm)</small>Image:Scythe_in_lucern_field.jpg|Lucerne fieldImage:ARS_Megachile_rotundata.jpg|Bee on alfalfa flower </gallery>

==common nameReferences==

* '''English''' - Buttermilk root<references> * '''Kannada''' - ಹಲವು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ತಾಯಿ ಬೇರು<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Medicago_sativa.html "purdue university"]</ref>* '''Hindi''' <ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30234961- शतमूली2 "kew science"]</ref>

== External Links == *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus_racemosus Asparagus racemosus-Wikipedia]*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Satawari.html flowersofindia]