Saponin mixture from total alcoholic extract of shatavari was found to show uterine blocking activity, both spontaneous and induced by acetylcholine and oxytocine. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective action of asparagus racemosus willd. There is some scientific research in test tubes and in animals suggesting that asparagus racemosus has antioxidant and antibacterial effects, and might improve the immune system. Asparagus racemosus is being used from prevedic times and mentioned in ayurvedic literature. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 275250 with original publication details. Liliaceae, commonly known as shatavari, is a muchbranched, spinous under shrub found growing wild in tropical and subtropical parts of india. Asparagus racemosus is a perennial growing to 7 m 23ft. The crop, when harvested in 12 months, yields about 45 tonneshectare, while harvesting after 20 months yields about 6 tonneshectare of tubers along with 35 kghectare of seeds, which are not obtained in the 12monthold crop. It originated along the seacoasts of europe and asia and has been cultivated for over 2000 years. Roots of asparagus racemosus were found to possess antioxidant property. The asparagus is cultivated for its tender shoots, commonly know as spears. It contains various type of secondary metabolite active natural products or ingredients such as steroids, alkaloids, flavonoids, furan derivatives and essential oils.
Chemical analysis reveals the botanical origin of shatavari products and confirms the absence of alkaloid asparagamine a in asparagus racemosus. In the present scenario due to growing catastrophic effect of diseases in human life, researchers are trying to stop. It is extremely sensitive to temperature and grows best in light, welldraining soil that warms quickly. Asparagus racemosus an overview sciencedirect topics. Asparagus racemosus shatawari, phytoconstituents and medicinal importance, future source of economy by cultivation in uttrakhand. Initially it is restricted to some regions but now its spreaded around the globe and has occupied a prime position in medicine system.
Pdf on nov 30, 2018, mir sahidul ali and others published asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic medicinal plant. Taking asparagus racemosus might decrease how well the body gets rid of lithium. It is successfully used in ayurveda to cure many diseases. Asparagus racemosus shatavari is recommended in ayurvedic texts for prevention and treatment of. In ayurveda it is known as shatavari as its name indicate it is the drug which helps a female in such a way that she may possess hundred husbands. Land preparation and planting for growing shatavari. Asparagus racemosus is a woody climber growing to 12 m in height. Pdf scientific cultivation of asparagus researchgate. It will also aid the immune system when antibodies are fighting off a threat. The extract of asparagus racemosus showed high degree of activity against all the candida strains.
Asparagus racemosus is an herb used in ayurveda medicine. Pdf asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic medicinal plant. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. This form of asparagus is not the type commonly consumed as a food, which is asparagus officinales. Over exploitation coupled with inadequate cultivation and unsatisfactory attempts. It grows one to two meters tall and prefers to take root in gravelly soil. Asparagus racemosus supplement health benefits, dosage. Asparagus plants need full sun and frequent watering for the first two years. Galactogogue activity of asparagus racemosus has been studied.
Asparagus racemosus has been described to use as antioxidant, immune stimulant. Review on its cultivation, morphology and medicinal significance. Conservation of medicinal plant asparagus racemosus. The in vitro anticandidal activity of asparagus racemosus roots and tubers extract was investigated against candida albicans, candida tropicalis, candida krusei, candida guillermondii, candida parapsilosis and candida stellatoida, which are isolated from vaginal thrush patients. The leaves are like pineneedles, small and uniform. The present investigation has therefore been aimed to evaluate germplasm collected from plants growing in wild and cultivated habitats to find out the effect of. A comparative study on galactogogue property of milk and. Asparagus racemosus is a spiny shrub with reduced green spine like leaves and scramblin more. There is interest in using asparagus racemosus for diabetes, since some test tube research. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees.
Review on its cultivation, morphology and medicinal significance find, read. The leaves are like pine needles, small and uniform and the flowers are white and have small spikes. Pharmacological and therapeutic application of asparagus. Asparagus racemosus is also known as shatavari in sanskrit is a species of liliaceae family, common throughout india. Talk with your healthcare provider before using this product if you are taking lithium. Asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic medicinal plant. Family asparagaceae asparagus racemosus, commonly called satavar, shatavari, or shatamull, is native to the himalayas in india.
The root and fruit of asparagus racemosus are suggested to stimulate immune response, as well as have antioxidant, antitumor, antimutagenic, antitussive, estrogenic, cholesterollowering, and diuretic effects. Manjeshwar shrinath baliga, in foods and dietary supplements in the prevention and treatment of disease in older adults, 2015. Asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic plant, is known for its numerous activities such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, angina, dysmenorrhea, anxiety disorders, benign prostatic hyperplasia bph, leucorrhoea and urinary tract infections. Asparagus racemosus herb uses, benefits, cures, side. This could increase how much lithium is in the body and result in serious side effects. Cultivation details found in the subtropics to tropics, but usually avoiding the wetter regions. A welldrained fertile sandyloam to clayloam soil, with a ph of 68 is best suited for its cultivation with staking support. Asparagus racemosus leaf extract inhibits growth of uok. Talk with your healthcare provider before using this. In india, two species of asparagus namely asparagus officinalis l. This plant possesses a wide range of secondary metabolites inclusive of steroids, alkaloids, dihydrophenanthrene derivatives, flavonoids, furan. The yield goes on increasing or 67 years, then remnians.
This species is closely allied to asparagus cochinchinensis, and can only be distinguished by a combination of characters451. Asparagus racemosusethnopharmacological evaluation and. However, seeds are preferable on ac count of high production that makes up for low germination percentage in cultivation. The genus asparagus racemosus includes about 300 species around the. Found in the jungles around 8,000 feet altitude throughout india, especially northern india.
Description also known as satawari, asparagus means one who possesses a hundred husbands. Shatavarin iv is a glycoside of sarsasapogenin having two molecules of rhamnose and one molecule of glucose. Indoglobal journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2011, vol 1. Asparagus grows in temperate climates where the plant will experience a period of dormancy due to winter freeze or seasonal drought. Ayurveda systems are originated from india around 5000 years ago. Supplementing asparagus racemosus will aid digestion, since the plant has antiulcer effects. Asparagus racemosus wild asparagaceae is an endangered medicinal plant of tropical and subtropical india. Before planting the grafted plants or planting the seedling we need to prepare the land, the weeds, unwanted material of the previous crop should be removed, stones, pebbles etc, should also be removed the land should be neat and clean. There is not enough information available about asparagus racemosus to know how it might work for any medical use. Shatavari is a woody climber growing to 12 m length.
Asparagus racemosus is known as shatavari in india. If you have lots of patience and know that you are going to be living where this bed is being planted for many many years then the answer. Pdf asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic medicinal. Shatavari eases the pain at the beginning of menses and ovulation. Pdf cultivation and marketing of asparagus asparagus. Asparagus racemosus satavar, shatavari, or shatamull, shatawari is a species of asparagus common throughout india and the himalayas. Wild asparagus, asparagus root, satavari, shatamuli parts used.
Asparagus can be easily cultivated in subtropical and subtemperate agroclimatic regions up to 0 meters. Black, well drained and fertile soil is good for cultivation. Asparagus cultivation information guide agri farming. However, welldrained soils rich in organic matter with ph 6. Asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic plant, is known for its numerous activities such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, angina, dysmenorrhea, anxiety disorders, benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Asparagus racemosus shatavari on gastric emptying time in normal healthy volunteers, j postgraduate med, 36 1990 91. Asparagus is a member of the liliaceae lily family and has separate male and female plants. Asparagus racemosus in world checklist of selected plant families. Its medicinal usage has been reported in the indian and british pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine such as ayurveda, unani and siddha. Asparagus racemosus might have an effect like a water pill or diuretic. The roots are said to be tonic and diuretic and galactgogue, the drug has ulcer healing effect probably via strenthening the mucosal resistance or cytoprotection. Asparagus racemosus, a climbing ayurvedic plant, is known for its numerous activities such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, angina, dysmenorrhea, anxiety disorders, benign prostatic hyperplasia bph, leucorrhoea and urinary. Cultivation of asparagus asparagus afficinallis botanical name. It is also possible to attempt a vegetative propagation of plants, although this method is slow and laborious. It is best used for rejuvenating female reproductive system. Cultivation and marketing of asparagus asparagus racemosus in sarlahi district.
Asparagus racemosus international journal of herbal medicine. The plant was found to have an effect comparable to dopamine antagonist metoclopramide which is an allopathic drug used to reduce gastric emptying time in dyspepsia. Approaches for conservation of an ethnomedicinal plant. Asparagus racemosus uses, dosage, drug interactions. Asparagus racemosus is a form of asparagus that is widely used in ayurvedic medicine. It starts yielding sizable crop after about three years and with good cane gives an economic yield for about 10 15 years. Growing shatavari, and cultivation practices, economics. Asparagus seeds growing asparagus from seed pros and cons, variety, where to buy, costs is growing from asparagus seeds more hassle than its worth. It grows 12 m 3 ft 3 in6 ft 7 in tall and prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils high up in piedmont plains, at 1,3001,400 m 4,3004,600 ft elevation. The answer probably depends on what is important to you. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of. Asparagus racemosus attenuates anxietylike behavior in experimental animal models.