Asparagus racemosa, Shatavari Indian AsparagusShatavari (Ayurveda)Satavar (Unani)Nye Shing  ཉེ་ཤིང༌  (Tibetan) Figures of Indian Plants, Wight, 1853 Asparagus racemosusPhoto by S.K. Gawali Botanical name: Asparagus racemosusOthers used include A. sarmentosus, A. curillus, A. filicinus Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Nourishes Blood and Yin, Regulates Menstruation:-considered a special tonic medicine for women and female disorders in Ayurveda.-promotes menstruation when lacking and hinders when too excessive.-nourishes Blood and benefits female hormones; benefits Fertility2. Benefits the Kidneys, Nourishes Yin-Increases Sperm–Rasayana (Ayurveda); tonic for children and the aged.-regarded as aphrodisiac (Ayurveda, Unani)3. Promotes Milk-increases supply and quality of Breast Milk4. Resists Poison:-root decoction is given for Rabid Dog bite in India5. Externally:-widely used in oils, for dryness of the skin, aggravated Wind, and weakness of the muscles and joints Dose: To nourish Yin and Essence, and increase Sperm, it is often boiled in Milk, or taken with Ghee in India.It can be decocted with wine to promote menstruationPowder: 2–6 gramsDecoction: 3–9 grams (to 30 grams daily). Substitutes: 1. Soloman’s Seal (P. multiflorum) is an accepted substitute for Shatavari in Ayurveda.2. Common Asparagus is similar and may be substituted as a Yin tonic. Main Combinations: 1. As an aphrodisiac and…

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