Asparagus racemosus Shatavari Garden Asparagus Shatavari Satawar

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Asparagus racemosus

Scientific Name and Description

Asparagus racemosus Willd

Herb Family

Liliaceae

Plant type

Climber

Plant Synonyms

Asparagus rigidulus Nakai
Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	adharvela, bojhidan, jhirna, musli, narkanto, sadabori, safed-musali, safed-musli, sansarmul, sansbai, satamuli, sataron, satavar, satavari, satawar, satawari, satmnli, satmul, satmuli, satrawai, satrawal, shaka-kul, shakakul, shaqaqul, shatavir, Shatavari
Kannada	aashaadi baeru, aashaadi balli, aheruballi, ajjegadde, ashadhi, ashadi, ashadiya, ashadiyaballi, baeru bakkadi, chikka aashaadi, halarru-makkal, halavu makkala balli, halavu makkala thaayi baeru, halavumakkala thayi gida, halavumakkalaballi, halavumakkalataui, halavumakkalatayi, halunakkalatayiballi, jatthige baeru, jayi baeru, jayibem, majjigagadda, majjige gedde, majjige-gadde, majjigeballi, majjigegadde, naaraayani, satamuli, satamulike, satavari, satmuli, shahavaliballi, shathaavari, shibariberuballi, sibari, simbrumulla, sipariberuballi, siparimuli, taudangi, viduriburu
Malayalam	cadavelikilanu, catavali, chatavali, sadavarti, satavali, satavari, sathavalli, sathaveri, schada-veli-kelangu, shadavali, shatavali, shatavari,Murukku keerai
Marathi	asvel, sahansarmoli, salvari, sasar-muli, satavari-mull, satavarimool, satavarimul, shatavar, shatmooli, shatmuli, zatar,Shatavari
Sanskrit	abhiru, abhiruh, aheru, aisva, amoda, ardhakantaka, atirasa, atmagupta, atmasalya, bahumula, bahuputra, bahuputrika, bahusuta, bhhya, bhirupatri, darakantika, divya, durmana, durmara, durnamacatana, dvipashatru, dvipika, dvipishatru, hiranyasringi, indivari, iru, jata, kanchanakarini, karambha, karshni, keshika, laghuparnika, madabhanjini, madhura, mahapurushadanta, mahashita, mula, narayani, pivari, rangini, rishagata, rishyaprokta, rsyaprokta, satamuli, satapadi, satavari, satavirya, shatamuli, shatapadi, shatavari, shatavhaya, shatavirya, shvetamuli, sukshmapatra, suksmapatra, supatra, supatrika, svadurasa, tailavalli, vaishnavi, vari, vasudevapriyankari, vishvasya, visva, vrishya, Shatavari
Tamil	aikkuncu, akerukam, alatakkilanku, amam1, ammai-kodi, ammaikodi, ampu1, apiru, attumacalliyai, ayaru, calakuntalam, calliver, catamulai, catamulakkilanku, catamulam, catamulam, catamullacam, catavari, cataveli, cataveli, catavelikkilanku, cataveri, cataveri, cattiraveri, cattiraverikkilanku, catturu, cikkuvai, cikkuvai, cirumal, citacintu, citacintukkilanku, citumalar, citumalarkkilanku, cuntarakeci, cutcumanarayani, cutcumapattiram, cuttakeci, intivari, intuvaci, intuvari, ittiyapi, kadamulam, kadumulla, kancanakarini, kankaimittan, ketaram, kilavari, kilavarikkilanku, kizhangu, kulimittan1, kulimittan, kumilmittan, matacaranai, mekam, migundavanam, mikuntavanam, mikuntavanam, mikuntavanam, mikuntiki, mikuntikikkilanku, mirukam, mirutam , nakatamanam, narayanamuli, narayani, nikatam, nilichedi, nirkkilanku,nirkkutatti, nirkkutattikkilanku, nirlittan, nirmittan, nirmittan, nirmittankilanku, nirmulakkilanku, nirmulam, nirmulam, nirunti, niruntiver, nirvali,nirvalli, nirvallikkilanku, nirvatan, nirvisakkilanku, nirvittan, nirvittankilanku, nittamnittankilanku, nuruntikkilanku, pakumulam, palapillaikkilanku, pani yanaku, paniti, panitikkilanku, paniyanakku, paniyinakku, pankini, pannai, papattai, paranai,parranai, pattiyal, pattiyarkilanku, perumputtika, piritivu, piritivukkilanku, pirutanti, piruttiri, pulipiru, purukam, purukiyam, purupiru, purupirukam, puvupiru, sadamulam, sadavari, sadaveli, sadaveri, sandavari, satavali, shadavari, shimai shadavari, tampiravalli, tanirvittan, tannir mittan, tannir vittan, tannir-muttan-kizhangu, tannirmuttan, tannirvittan, tannirvittankizhangu, tarakantikam, thanneer vittan kizhangu, thanneervittan kizhangu, thannir-vittan, thannirvittan, thanuttu-kodi, thanuttukodi, tucippukkilanku, tucuppu,tuviputtukkilanku, tuviputturu, tuvittatturu, urttuvakantam, utaka mulam, utakamulam, vannattikkilanku, varivali, varivalikkilanku, varivam, varivari, varunamuni, vipucatturu,Kavali
Telugu	challa, challa gadda, challa-gaddalu, challagadda, erravaaluduthige, ettavaludutige, peechara, philli-taga, pichara, pilli, pilli gaddalu, pilli teegalu, pilli-tega, pillipeechara, pillipichara, pillitege, pillitheegalu, pillithege, pillityaga, sadavari, satanandudu, sathaanandudu, sathaavari, seethammajata, shatavari, Majjikha
Tibetan	ne u sin
Urdu	musli safaid, safaid musli, satavara, satawar, shaqaqul misri, shaqaqul-i-misri
Bangali	Satavari
Common name	Shatavari
Rajasthan Region	Narkanto, Satawar
English	Garden Asparagus
Poonch District of Jammu And Kashmir Region	Safed musli
Common name	satavar, shatavari,shatamull, shatawari

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Phytoconstituents

Satavari (A. racemosus) The biologically active chemicals reported are Saponins – Shatavarin I, II, III & IV and Sapogenins. There are some Glycosides and Steroids and rich amount of enzymes Amylase and lipase.

Ancient Science of Life, Vol No. XI No.3 & 4, January – April 1992, Pages 187 - 192

Herb usable parts

Roots

Root tuber

Whole plant

Oil

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Diabetes - Decoction of roots is given to diabetic patient.

Source: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(1): 405-410

Fresh juice from tuber is given orally in dysentery, acidity and to increase the breast milk after delivery.
The juice and tuber paste is applied externally to the burning feet and to heal the wounds.
Tuber powder an aphrodisiac, diuretic, demulcent and cures leucorrhoea and gout.
Medicated oil prepared using tubers is beneficial for nervous and rheumatic complaints.
Fresh tubers eaten to give strength, beat the heat and cure body ache, boils, cough and urinary infection.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Asparagus racemosus Willd Shatamuli Asparagaceae Tuber Increase Breast Milk, Diarrhoea, Aphrodisiac,

Asparagus racemosus Willd Satawar, Satmul Liliaceae Shrub Root Steroidal saponins, Polycyclic alkaloid Aspargamine A, alkaloid

Asparagus racemosus Willd. Asparagaceae Satha moolam Shrub Tubers Powder Aphrodisiac and Antilipidemic

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Habit-Climber

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -To increase lactation; cooling agent; sanke bite; dysentery and diarrhoea; body ache; wounds; spermatorrhoea; epilepsy; galacatagogue; foot cracks; jaundice; liver disease; Hyperacidity; Gastritis; Eye diseases; Diarrhoea; Urinary diseases; menstrual problems; postpartum health; kidney problems; skin decay; nervous problems; sores; typhoid; gynaecological disorders

Treatment -General; women

References -Jain et al. 2004, Rao et al. 2006, Tetali et al. 2009, Sharma et al. 2013