Asparagus racemosus, traditionally known as
shatavari means \"Who possesses a hundred husbands or acceptable to many,
family Liliaceae Shatavari found at low altitude throughout india.the dried
root of plant are used as drug. Its content sapogenin, sarsasapogenins,
flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin , and rutin) and poly phenols is the
precursor of many pharmacologically active steroids. It is used as medicine
like in Ayurveda, Unani & Siddha. In Ayurveda it is considered as a female
tonic and widely used in diseases including dysentery, in diabetic retinopathy,
inflammations, tumor, bronchitis, nervous disorder, hyperacidity, certain
infectious diseases, neuropathy, conjunctivitis, spasm, chronic fevers, and
rheumatism. It is also beneficial in female infertility to increases libido and
cures inflammation of sexual organs, enhances folliculogenesis and ovulation,
prepares the womb for conception, prevents miscarriages, acts as post partum
tonic by increasing lactation and normalizing the uterus and the changing
hormones. Its used also indicate in leucorrhoea and menorrhagia. It has also
been identified as one of the drug to controle the symptoms of AIDS. It also
promotes maternal health, and fussily used as a galactagogue. Shatavari is the
main Ayurvedic rejuvenative tonic for the females, as is Withania for the
males. Its beneficial uses in correcting menstrual irregularities and they are
prescribed by ayurvedic physicians to correct menstrual irregularities with
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