| Its cooling influence may also be used treating the hot flashes of women going through menopause. Asparagus is also given in general debility and it is very beneficial in cooling an irritated digestive system as featured by heartburn, diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome. It is the best female reproductive system toner.
Asparagus is one of the most important herbs in Ayurveda. The herb is best ever reproductive system tonic for males and females. Asparagus is considered to be a cooling herb and hence can also be given to reduce the heat from the body. Some of the most important indications are as below –
- The best female reproductive tonic
- Any burning problems including hyperacidity and various ulcers
- An eye tonic
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Serving size: 2 Vegi caps
Servings per container: 30
Each 500 mg capsule contains: Shatavari
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.
Shatavari, Asparagus racemosus, is a climbing plant that grows in low jungles areas throughout India. This sweet and bitter herb is specifically used for balancing to Pitta Dosha. In India, Asparagus is considered the women's equivalent to the great aphrodisiac herb Ashwagandha. The name ‘Shatavari’ translates to "a woman who possesses 100 husbands", referring to the Shatavari’s rejuvenation effect in female reproductive organs.
In countries like Australia, Asparagus herb is more often used to help curing gastrointestinal disorders and as a gentle external wash for wounds. The healing qualities of Asparagus are useful to a wide array of different health ailments. It is well known for its action on the female reproductive system. The herb Asparagus is also effective in a number of other systems of the body and is hence can be used for both; men and women.
Asparagus is said to be one of the most helpful herbs for women. This is because it helps in balancing the female hormonal system. The main herbal agent for rejuvenation for women, Asparagus nourishes and cleanses the blood as well as the entire female reproductive track and its organs.
Asparagus is also a great source of plant-derived estrogens, making Shatavari a healthy choice for women who are nursing as well as menopausal and post-menopausal women. The healing properties of Asparagus are also very effective on the female reproductive system related ailments. Asparagus helps in minimizing the women's complaints related to menstrual cycles as Asparagus minimizes the pain, controls the loss of blood and other fluids during menstrual cycle.
The herb asparagus is considered to be helping decreasing the inflammation of female sexual organs. The herb is considered as safe during pregnancy and hence, helps relieving tiredness and morning sickness. In some of the cases, it is said to help in problems related to infertility, leucorrhea, and in regulating ovulation etc that occur during the menopause cycle and is considered to be the worst nightmares of any woman.
Asparagus is perhaps best known as a female rejuvenation tonic. The herb is useful for infertility, decreased libido, threatened miscarriage, menopause, and leucorrhea and has the capability to balance pH in the cervical area. Dry membranes, as those on the vaginal wall, can also be brought back into balance through the herbs demulcent action.
On other hand, men may benefit from the herb as well in the treatment of impotence and general sexual debility. In addition to Shatavari’s applications for reproductive organs, the herb is also quite effective for stomach ulcers, hyperacidity and diarrhea.
Dry and irritated membranes in the upper respiratory tract can also be soothed by Shatavari making it useful in cases of bronchitis and chronic fevers. It is believed that the Asparagus can bring all of the body's fluids into balance.
Shatavari or Indian asparagus is the most important herb in Ayurvedic medicine for dealing with problems connected women's fertility [1].
The herb’s rhizome is a soothing tonic that works mainly on the circulatory, digestive, respiratory and female reproductive organs [1].
Asparagus’ roots are antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, demulcent, diuretic, galactogogue and refrigerant [2, 3].
Shatavari can be taken internally in the treatment of infertility, loss of libido, threatened miscarriage, menopausal troubles, hyperacidity, stomach ulcers and bronchial infections [1].
The whole plant of Indian asparagus is used in the treatment of diarrhea, rheumatism, diabetes and brain complaints [3].
The powdered dried root of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) has been used in Ayurveda for dyspepsia (Amlapitta i.e. acid regurgitation) and to increase milk secretion in a lactating mother. One of the herbs containing Asparagus racemosus as its major components has been reported to cause significant rise in scrum prolactin levels [4].
An alcoholic extract of Asparagus racemosus has been shown to increase the prolactin levels in female rats [7].
Metoclopramide, a dopamine receptor antagonist with a poor penetration of the blood-brain barrier, is used in radiology and in persons with dyspepsia to increase the rate of emptying the content of the stomach, and also causes increase in milk secretion by increasing prolactin levels. With a working hypothesis that the therapeutic effects of Asparagus racemosus can be due to a principle containing dopamine receptor antagonist activity, it was therefore decided to compare Shatavari and metoclopramide for their effects on gastric emptying time [5], [6].
[1] Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, London. 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31
[2] Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. 1986
[3] Medicinal Plants of Nepal Dept. of Medicinal Plants. Nepal. 1993
[4] Ghosh S, Chakraborty S, Mitra J, Ghosh KK. Study of Lactate, a herbal galactogogue. Paper presented at 29th. Mumbai: All India Obstetric and Gynaecological Congress; 1987.
[5] Koch-Weser J, Schulze-Delrieu K. Metoclopramide. New Eng J Med 1981; 305:28-33.
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[6] Murad F, Haynes RC. Hormones and Hormone Antagonists. Introduction in: "Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics," 6th Edition, Gilman AG, Goodman LS, Gilman A, editors. 1985, pp 1367-1368.
[7] Sabnis PB, Gaitonde BB, Jetmalani M. Effects of alcoholic extracts of Asparagus racemosus on mammary glands of rats, Ind J Expt Biol 1966; 6:55-57.
The immuno-adjuvant potential of Asparagus racemosus (Willd.) Family (Liliaceae) aqueous root extract was evaluated in experimental animals immunized with diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP) vaccine. Immuno-stimulation was evaluated using serological and hematological parameters. Oral administration of test material at 100 mg/kg per day dose for 15 days resulted significant increase in antibody titers to Bordtella pertussis as compared to untreated (control) animals. Immunized animals (treated and untreated) were challenged with B. pertussis 18323 strain and the animals were observed for 14 days. Results indicate that the treated animals did show significant increase in antibody titers as compared to untreated animals after challenge. Immuno-protection against intra-cerebral challenge of live B. pertussis cells was evaluated based on degree of sickness, paralysis and subsequent death. Reduced mortality accompanied with overall improved health status was observed in treated animals after intra-cerebral challenge of B. pertussis indicating development of protective immune response. Present study indicates applications of test material as potential immuno-adjuvant that also offers direct therapeutic benefits resulting in less morbidity and mortality. (immunoadjuvant potential of Asparagus racemosus aqueous extract in experimental system. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Apr;91(2-3):251-5.1)
Bioassay-directed fractionation of the dried roots of Asparagus cochinchinensis led to the isolation of a new spirostanol saponin, asparacoside (1), two new C-27 spirosteroids, asparacosins A (2) and B (3), a new acetylenic derivative, 3' '-methoxyasparenydiol (4), and a new polyphenol, 3'-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-4'-dehydroxynyasol (6), as well as five known phenolic compounds, asparenydiol (5), nyasol (7), 3' '-methoxynyasol (8), 1,3-bis-di-p-hydroxyphenyl-4-penten-1-one (9), and trans-coniferyl alcohol (10). Compounds 1, 6, and 8 demonstrated moderate cytotoxicities in a panel comprised of KB, Col-2, LNCaP, Lu-1, and HUVEC cells, with IC(50) values ranging from 4 to 12 microg/mL. The structures were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods. (Bioactive constituents from Asparagus cochinchinensis. J Nat Prod. 2004 Feb; 67(2):194-200.)
Shatavari or Indian Asparagus plant is an under-shrub that climbs up to 1-3 meter high having stout and creeping root stock. Shatavari’s root occurs in clusters or fascicle at the base of the stem with succulent and tuberous rootlets.
Asparagus’ stem is scandent, woody, triquetrous, striate, terete and climbing. The young stem of the herb Shatavari is delicate, brittle and smooth. The spines are long, sub-recurved or straight. Herb’s cladodes are in tufts of 2-6 in a node, slender, finely acuminate, falcate divaricate.
The flowers of Shatavari or Asparagus are solitary or fascicles, simple or branched racemes of about three cm long. The pedicel is slender and jointed in the middle. Its perianth lobes are white, fragrant and 3 mm in length. The anthers are minute and purple. The berry of the herb is globular or obscurely 3 lobbed, purple-reddish in color and have seeds those are hard with brittle testa.
Supplement Facts:
Serving size: 2 Vegi caps
Servings per container: 30
Each 500 mg capsule contains: Shatavari
Dosage: 1-2 Capsules two times a day after meal or or as directed by your health practitioner.
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