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|synonyms = *''Asparagus rigidulus'' [[Nakai]]<ref name="grin"/> |
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'''''Asparagus racemosus''''' ('''Satavar''', '''Shatavari''', or '''Shatamull''') is a creeper, 1 to 2 meters tall, that is common throughout [[India]] and the [[Himalaya]]s. It prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils, high up in piedmont plains (1,300 - 1,400 meters elev.).<ref name=rf>{{ cite web |url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_families/liliaceae.html |title=LILIACEAE - Famine Foods |author=Robert Freeman |publisher= |date=February 26, 1998. |accessdate=April 25, 2009}}</ref><ref name=hci>{{ cite web |url=http://www.herbalcureindia.com/herbs/asparagus-racemosus.htm |title=Asparagus racemosa |accessdate=April 25, 2009}}</ref> |
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'''''Asparagus racemosus''''' ('''Satavar''', '''Shatavari''', or '''Shatamull''') is a creeper of the plant genus ''[[Asparagus (genus)|Asparagus]]''. It has an [[adventitious|adventitious root system]] with [[tuber|tuberous roots]]. For each plant, many tuberous roots are present. Its [[leaf|leaves]] are reduced to [[cladodes]] and its branches have spines on them. |
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=== Leaves, flowers and fruits === |
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Satavar has odd little [[pine-needle]]-like [[leaf|leaves]] that are uniform, and shiny green. In July it has minute, white [[flower]]s on short, spiky [[stem]]s, and in September it [[fruit]]s blackish-purple, globular [[berry|berries]].<ref name=hci/> |
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=== Roots and Ayurveda === |
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It has an [[adventitious|adventitious root system]] with [[tuber|tuberous roots]] that measure about 1 meter in length, tapering at both ends, and may, for each plant number roughly a hundred.<ref name=hci/> |
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The roots are used in [[Ayurvedic medicine]], following a regimen of processing and drying, with the name of [[Shatavari]]. It is used as an [[anodyne]], [[aphrodisiac]] and [[galactogogue]]. |
The roots are used in [[Ayurvedic medicine]], following a regimen of processing and drying, with the name of [[Shatavari]]. It is used as an [[anodyne]], [[aphrodisiac]] and [[galactogogue]]. |
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Asparagus racemosus (Satavar, Shatavari, or Shatamull) is a creeper, 1 to 2 meters tall, that is common throughout India and the Himalayas. It prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils, high up in piedmont plains (1,300 - 1,400 meters elev.).[2][3]
Leaves, flowers and fruits
Satavar has odd little pine-needle-like leaves that are uniform, and shiny green. In July it has minute, white flowers on short, spiky stems, and in September it fruits blackish-purple, globular berries.[3]
Roots and Ayurveda
It has an adventitious root system with tuberous roots that measure about 1 meter in length, tapering at both ends, and may, for each plant number roughly a hundred.[3]
The roots are used in Ayurvedic medicine, following a regimen of processing and drying, with the name of Shatavari. It is used as an anodyne, aphrodisiac and galactogogue.
Shatavari is considered to be the main Ayurvedic rejuvenating female tonic for overall health and vitality. The reputed adaptogenic effects of Shatavari may be attributed to its concentrations of saponins, known as Shatavarins. In Sanskrit, Shatavari means "she who possesses a hundred husbands."
References
- ^ a b c "Asparagus racemosus information from NPGS/GRIN". Germplasm Resources Information Network. USDA. August 6, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ Robert Freeman (February 26, 1998.). "LILIACEAE - Famine Foods". Retrieved April 25, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c "Asparagus racemosa". Retrieved April 25, 2009.
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