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[[File:Asparagus racemosus plantAgeratum conyzoides 1.JPGjpg|thumb|right|''Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari)Vishamushti'', ''Ageratum conyzoides'']]
'''Asparagus racemosusVishamushti''' is a species of asparaguscoarse annual plant with an erect stem and a strong, unpleasant smell. It can grow up to about 1 metre tall. It is a common throughout Nepalweed of the tropical zone, Sri Lanka, India it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental plant 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 elevationis commonly used as a traditional medicine.
'''Uses:''' Gastric ulcersWound healing, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Galactogogue, Intrinsic haemorrhage, Diarrhoea, Piles, Hoarseness of voice, Cough, Arthritis, PoisoningRenal calculi, RejuvinativeHemorrhoids.
'''Chemical Composition:''' The leaf is reported to contain stigmasterol (59.9%) and beta-sitosterol (26.7%) as major bioactive constituents of asparagus are a group component of steroidal saponinssterol faction. This The dried flowering plant also contains vitamins A, B 1 , B 2 , C, E, Mg, P, Ca, Fethe pyrrolizidine alkaloids, lycopsamine and folic acidechinatine.
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