BOTANICAL NAME: Asparagus racemosus
FAMILY: Liliaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka:Balya, Vayasthapana, Madhura skandha
Sushruta: Vidarigandhadi, Pitta samsamana, Kantakapanamula
ENGLISH NAME: Asparagus
COMMON NAME:
Hindi – Satavar, satamul
Punjabi – Satavar
Bengali – Satamuli, satmuli, shatamuli
Kannada – Ashadi Poeru, Halavu bau, Narayani, Makkala
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
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HABITAT: Found wild in tropical and subtropical parts of India, including the Andamans and ascending in the Himalayas to 1500 m
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: The large scandent undershrub with erect spines. Its roots are fasciculate tubers, cladodes- 3-4 cm. The leaves of scales like spinescent. The flowers are small, white, fragrant and the fruits are globose berries. The seeds of fruits are ellipsoid globose.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Madhur, tikta | Guru, snigdha | Sita | Madhur | Balya, rasayan, chakshushya | Vata pitta shamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Sweet, Bitter | Heavy, Oily | Coolant | Sweet | Strength, Rejuvenate, Eye disorders | Vata pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Sugar, glycosides, saponin, sitosterol
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Atisara- Shatavari paste is taken with milk and diet should consist of milk alone afterwards.
- Kasa- Ghee, prepared with Shatavari and Nagabala is useful.
- Stanya Ksaya- Shatavri root is grinded with milk and taken.
INDICATIONS:
Raktapitta Bleeding disorder, Grahaņī Duodenal Ulcer, Atisara Diarrhoea, Arsha Piles
USEFUL PART: Root
DOSAGE: 3-6gm of drug
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Brahma rasayan
2. Mahanarayana taila
3. Satavari gud
4. Satavari ghrita
5. Satavari kalpa