It is known as the
Indian 'Female Rejuvenative', Shatawari is helpful for low milk production,
low sex drive, menopause, PMS, and infertility. It is an herb that is commonly
used in Ayurvedic medicine (medicine from ancient India). The plant
has been used in ayurveda to increase milk secretion during lactation.
It is also used as a general tonic, and as an aphrodisiac. Used as a tea,
strong decoction or capsule. We recommend the powder in juice a.m.
after breakfast. Milk in taste, it is easy to use.
One of the well-known major
therapeutic potentials of Asparagus racemosus (Shatawari) is its effect
on female reproductive system.
Antitussive: The methanol
extract of Asparagus racemosus root (200 and 400 mg/kg, p.o.) showed significant
antitussive activity on sulfur dioxide-induced cough in mice when studied,
the cough inhibition (40.0 and 58.5%, respectively) being comparable to
that of 10-20 mg/kg of codeine phosphate (36.0 and 55.4%, respectively)
a well known antitussive.
Antioxidant: These studies
supported the fact Asparagus racemosus is a potential antioxidant that
can be used therapeutically to capture free radicals generating in the
body as a result of some pathological reasons and ultimately leading to
severe damage to various cells in the body. One of the important
properties of Asparagus racemosus is its antioxidant property and the study
conducted has showed that the antioxidant effects of active principles,
present in crude extract and a purified aqueous fraction of Asparagus racemosus
at the concentration of 10 g/ml, are comparable to that of the established
antioxidants glutathione and ascorbic acid and also that these extracts
have potent antioxidant properties in vitro in mitochondrial membranes
of rat liver.
Immunomodulation: Another
important property of Asparagus racemosus is its immune enhancing property
by means of enhancing defence functions like leucocytosis (increased production
of White blood cells) and neutrophilia (increased production of neutrophils)
Antimicrobial: Asparagus
racemosus is also found to possess antimicrobial property. Different concentrations
of the extract of the roots of Asparagus racemosus, showed considerable
in vitro antibacterial efficacy against Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae,
Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi,
Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus
aureus etc.
Anti-cancer: Aerial parts
have reported to be exhibit anticancer activity against human epidermal
carcinoma of the nasopharynx.
Cardiotonic: It increased
the force and rate of contraction in isolated frog's heart at moderate
doses.
Digestive: Both aerial parts
and roots of Asparagus racemosus have amylase and lipase activities thus
may be attributed with digestive properties.
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