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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.[clarification needed]
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'''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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|gastric ulcers }}, {{Uses|dyspepsia}}, {{Uses|galactogogue}}.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Oil}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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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"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=lusarne soppu, vilaayiti hullu|ml=|sa=ashvabala|ta=kutirai macal |te=|hi=lusan ghas|en=Alfalfa, bastard medic}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|simple|dentate|The leaflets are 5-20 mm long and dentate (toothed) at the apex and sometimes at the base}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|pale lavender|2-4cm long|violet|6-12 mm long|The flowers are papilionaceous, typical of species}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|loose spiral| A curved or loose spiral seed pod is present||seeds are yellow to brow.n in colour|10 to 20 seed}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Stem cutting}}.
  
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Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is recommended in Ayurvedic texts for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers and dyspepsia, and as a galactogogue. A. racemosus has also been used by some Ayurvedic practitioners for nervous disorders.<ref name="uses"/>
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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For cultivation of alfalfa, land should be well-plowed. Farm manure could be applied six weeks before planting, with additional manurings as top dressing after every third cutting. Crop is propagated by seed. As seeds have hard coat, they should be scarified or soaked in water before sowing.
  
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A few recent reports demonstrated some additional beneficial effects of this herb including antihepatotoxic, immunomodulatory, immunoadjuvant and antilithiatic effects.<ref name="uses2"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|western Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|moisty soil area}}.
  
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Shatawari has different names in the different Indian languages, such as shatuli, vrishya and other terms. In Nepal it is called kurilo. The name "shatawari" means "curer of a hundred diseases" (shatum: "hundred"; vari: "curer").
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Image:Lucerne flowers.jpg|''Medicago sativa''
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Image:Medicago sativa Alfals006.jpg|''M. sativa''
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Image:Medicago sativa 02 bgiu.jpg|''M. sativa''
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Image:Luzerne-600.jpg|''M. sativa''|Image:Medicago-sativa-flowers.jpg|Flowers
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Image:YellowPrairieFlower.jpg|Yellow flowers
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Image:VioletPrairieFlower.JPG|Light violet flowers
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File:Alfalfa frutos-1.JPG|''M. sativa'' var. ''sativa'', mature fruits
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Image:Mesa 002 lhp.jpg|Seeds <small>(actual size ≈2mm)</small>
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Image:Scythe_in_lucern_field.jpg|Lucerne field
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Image:ARS_Megachile_rotundata.jpg|Bee on alfalfa flower
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</gallery>
  
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==common name==
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==References==
  
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* '''English''' - Buttermilk root
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* '''Kannada''' - ಹಲವು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ತಾಯಿ ಬೇರು
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Medicago_sativa.html "purdue university"]</ref>
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* '''Hindi''' - शतमूली
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30234961-2 "kew science"]</ref>
  
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== References ==
 
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<ref name="int">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/FamineFoods/ff_families/LILIACEAE.html  "LILIACEAE - Famine Foods"]</ref>
 
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<ref name="uses"> Asparagus racemosus--an update. [Review] [28 refs] Goyal RK. Singh J. Lal H. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 57(9):408-14, 2003 Sep.</ref>
 
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<ref name="uses2">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027291/  "Plant profile, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari): A review"]</ref>
 
 
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus_racemosus Asparagus racemosus-Wikipedia]
 
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*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Satawari.html flowersofindia]
 
  
 
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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.

Parts Used

Leaves, Seed, 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[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada lusarne soppu, vilaayiti hullu
Hindi lusan ghas
Malayalam
Tamil kutirai macal
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit ashvabala
English Alfalfa, bastard medic


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
simple dentate The leaflets are 5-20 mm long and dentate (toothed) at the apex and sometimes at the base

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
pale lavender 2-4cm long violet 6-12 mm long The flowers are papilionaceous, typical of species

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
loose spiral A curved or loose spiral seed pod is present seeds are yellow to brow.n in colour 10 to 20 seed {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Stem cutting.

How to plant/cultivate

For cultivation of alfalfa, land should be well-plowed. Farm manure could be applied six weeks before planting, with additional manurings as top dressing after every third cutting. Crop is propagated by seed. As seeds have hard coat, they should be scarified or soaked in water before sowing.

Commonly seen growing in areas

western Himalayas, open woodland, moisty soil area.

Photo Gallery

  • Medicago sativa

  • M. sativa

  • M. sativa

  • Flowers

  • Yellow flowers

  • Light violet flowers

  • M. sativa var. sativa, mature fruits

  • Seeds (actual size ≈2mm)

  • Lucerne field

  • Bee on alfalfa flower

References

  1. ↑ "purdue university"
  2. ↑ "kew science"

External Links

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