| Botanical Name (Latin):
Asparagus racemosus
Sanskrit
Name:
Shatavari
Common Name (English):
Asparagus Root
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: -
Kapha: +
Rasa (Taste): madhura, tikta
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): shita
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
guru, snigda
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
diuretic, nutritive tonic, rejuvenative, aphrodisiac, demulcent, alterative, galactagogue, laxative, antispasmodic, antacid, diuretic, antidiarrheal. K = vata, pitta ssamaka, balya, dasha samaka, vrana ropana, dedhya, badana, sthapana, nari baldayak, dipana, anulomana, grahi hrdya, shukala, sthanyajana, balya, rasayana, cacusaya; root is antidiarrhetic, refringerant, diuretic, nutritive, tonic, galactagogue, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic. Alchoolicextract of aerial parts anticancer in human epidermal carcinoma of the nasopharynx in tissue culture, Aqueous solution of alcoholic extraact of roots inhibitory effect on growth of E. histolytica in vitro.
Indications
(Uses):
stomach spasms, pyritis, nausea (pregnancy), insomnia (p), heart burn, osteoporosis, decreased lactation, broken bones, debility of the female organs, infertility, impotence, menopause, ulcers, herpes, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, chronic fevers, dehydration, neurasthenia, cystitis, prolapsse of uterus, heartburn, pregnancy nausea, fever, glaucoma hyperacidity, spasms of stomach wall, morning sickness, gastritis, peptic ulcer, diarrhea, gall stones, iritis, detached retina, colitis, conjunctivitis, broken bones, adhesions in granulation tissue, hernia, bulimia, pulmonary TB. K = dysentery, diarrhea, tumors, inflammations, biliousness, diseases of the blood, kidney, liver complaints, rheumatism, dyspepsia, gleet, gonorrhea; galactogogue (in buffaloes). gonorrhea as juice with milk; amylase and lipase activities as aqueous extracts of fresh and dried roots.
Contraindications
(Cautions):
massive fibrocystic breasts, estrogen induced problems, estrogen induced fibrocystic changes or other problems
Constituents:
(L&F) saccharine and mucilage matter; K = the alcohol, ethyl acetate, and acetone extract of powdered , dry roots yield pharmocologically active (antioxytocic) saponins
Active
Substances:
Plant Part
Used:
root, leaf
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