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SHATAWARI |
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Indian Name :Shatawari, Shatamuli | ||
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Botanical Name :Asparagus racemosus | ||
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Other Names :Hundred Husbands, Shatawari, Shatamuli. | ||
Introduction
It belongs to the family of
Liliaceae. Shatawari means ‚who possesses a hundred husbands™.
It is considered both a general tonic and a female
reproductive tonic. Shatawari is the main Ayurvedic
rejuvenative tonic for the female, as is Withania for the
male. Shatawari is however, used for sexual debility and
infertility in both sexes. It is also used for menopausal
symptoms and to increase lactation.
Origin
This is found in the jungles around 8,000
feet altitude throughout India, especially Northern
India.
Chemical composition / key active constituents
Steroidal saponins, known as shatavarins
I-IV. Shatawarin I is the major glycoside with 3 glucose and
rhamnose moieties attached to sarsasapogenin, whereas
shatavarin-IV contains
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Alkaloids, proteins, starch and tannin. |
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Isoflavones including 8-methoxy-5,6,4'-trihydroxyisoflavone 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside. |
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Asparagamine, a polycyclic alkaloid. |
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Racemosol, a cyclic hydrocarbon (9,10-dihydrophenanthrene). |
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Polysaccharides, mucilage is present in the roots. |
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Pharmacology
It is found to have lmmunostimulant
property. It prevents post operative adhesions. Protective
effect of Asparagus racemosus against myleosupressions induced
by single and multiple doses of cyclophosphamide has also been
studied in mice. It was found to have activity comparable to
Lithium and Glucan. Galactogogue activity of Asparagus
racemosus has been studied. Saponin mixture from total
alcoholic extract of Shatavari was found to show uterine
blocking activity, both spontaneous and induced by
acetylcholine and Oxytocine. It is used in pregnancy for
threatened abortion.
Remedies For Galactagogue [Production of Milk],
Immunomodulator, Aphrodisiac [Sexual Tonic], Mucilaginous,
Refrigerant, Diuretic, Ant dysenteric, Nutritive Tonic,
Demulcent, Antispasmodic, Adaptogen, Anti tussive,
Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Cytoprotective, Anti-Oxytocic,
Anti diarrhoeal.
Dosage
Decoction,
powder, ghee, oil; for serious diseases like cancer, use one
or more ounces daily.
1:2 root extract in 25% alcohol:
30-60 ml per week.
| References: | |
| 1. | Bhavmishra: Sartha Bhavprakash, (Ed.) Y. G. Dixt, Yervada Press, Poona. |
| 2. | Charaka Samhita, Nirnaya Sagar Press, Poona, (1941). |
| 3. | Vagbhatta: Sartha Vagbhatta, 4th Edn., G. K. Aryabhushana Mudranalaya, Poona, (1956). |
| 4. | Kirtikar, K. R. and B. D. Basu: Indian Medicinal Plants, Bishen Singh Mahendrapal Singh,Dehradun, |
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| 5. | Chopra, R. N.: Indigenous Drugs of India, Academic Publishers, Calcutta. |
| 6. | Wealth of India, Vol. 1, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, (1948). |
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