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Herb of the Month – Shatavari

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13 Oct Herb of the Month – Shatavari

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Shatavari – the mother of all herbs

 

Shatavari is the Ayurvedic name for the widely prized Asparagus racemosis – known as the ‘Queen’ or ‘Mother’ of herbs for its reputation in balancing women’s hormones and supercharging the female reproductive system, in particular.

The name literally means “she who has hundreds of husbands” referring to it’s effects as an aphrodisiac but more importantly to the hundreds of therapeutic benefits associated with this herb. These include improved constitutional strength and immune system protection, memory, youthfulness, heart health, longevity and reproductive health for both men and women. It is also a cooling herb that helps with gastric ulcers, dyspepsia, fever, inflammation of the digestive lining, hyperacidity and other disorders with a signature of excess heat in the body.

Shatavari classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Sub Family: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: A. racemosis

Common Uses & Herbal Preparations for Shatavari

Shatavari (Asparagus racemosis) has been documented since Vedic times particularly as an aphrodisiac and fertility herb. The fresh juice of the plants roots are commonly used in a variety of therapeutic formulae for sexual debility, to help with lactation, and to treat symptoms of diarrhoea, diabetes, gastric ulcers and jaundice. Juice of the whole plant can also be used for urinary conditions and to treat other conditions relating to fever and excess heat.

Therapeutic Actions

Mucilaginous, anti-diarrhetic, refrigerant, diuretic, anti-dysenteric, nutritive, tonic, demulcent, galactagogue, aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, antacid, stomachic, emetic.

Active Constituents

Steroidal saponins (shatvarins), carbohydrates – polysacharides and mucilage, phytoestrogen flavanoids – glycosides of quercitin, rutin and hyperoside are present in flower and fruits, sitosterol. Trace minerals of zine, manganese, copper, cobalt, calcium, magnesium, potassium and selenium. 

Therapeutic Herbal Blends

Herbal preparations are many and varied. Shatavari is featured in the Charaka Samhita (the primary Ayurvedic herbal medicine text). Ayurveda’s complex herbal formulas have remained the same since they were first developed. Those containing shatavari include: Brahma Rasayana, Mahanarayana Taila, Shatavari Guda, Puga Khanda, Shatavari Ghrta, Ashwagandharishta, Narasimha Churna,  Amalaka ghrta, aphrodisiac ghee, and Sastika Gutika.

Discover other health articles at our blog. Find out more about therapeutic herbal tonics prepared by MSA principal Amy Rhodes here.

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