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[[File:Asparagus racemosus plant.JPG|thumb|right|''Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari)'']]
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[[File:Ageratum conyzoides 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Vishamushti'', ''Ageratum conyzoides'']]
  
'''Asparagus racemosus''' is a species of asparagus. It is 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.   
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'''Vishamushti''' is a coarse annual plant with an erect stem and a strong, unpleasant smell. It can grow up to about 1 metre tall. It is a common weed of the tropical zone, it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental plant and is commonly used as a traditional medicine.   
  
'''Uses:'''Gastric ulcers , Dyspepsia, Galactogogue, Intrinsic haemorrhage, Diarrhoea, Piles, Hoarseness of voice, Cough, Arthritis, Poisoning, Rejuvinative.
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'''Uses:''' Wound healing, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Renal calculi, Hemorrhoids.
  
'''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.
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'''Chemical Composition:''' The leaf is reported to contain stigmasterol (59.9%) and beta-sitosterol (26.7%) as major component of sterol faction. The dried flowering plant contains the pyrrolizidine alkaloids, lycopsamine and echinatine.
  
  
  
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 8 December 2020

Vishamushti, Ageratum conyzoides

Vishamushti is a coarse annual plant with an erect stem and a strong, unpleasant smell. It can grow up to about 1 metre tall. It is a common weed of the tropical zone, it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental plant and is commonly used as a traditional medicine.

Uses: Wound healing, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Renal calculi, Hemorrhoids.

Chemical Composition: The leaf is reported to contain stigmasterol (59.9%) and beta-sitosterol (26.7%) as major component of sterol faction. The dried flowering plant contains the pyrrolizidine alkaloids, lycopsamine and echinatine.


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