Shatavari Root

OTHER NAME : Satawar, Satamuli, Satavari
BOTANICAL NAME : Asparagus racemosus
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PLANT FAMILY : Liliaceae
PART USED : Roots

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In Ayurveda, this amazing herb is known as the “Queen of herbs” S hatavari is an indigenous medicinal plant used in Siddha and Homoeopathy medicines.

essential oils (Asparagus), asparagine, arginine, tyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), resin, and tannin.

Shatavari roots are used mainly as galactagogue which stimulates the secretion of breast milk. The root is useful in treating the ailments like dysentery, tuberculosis and diabetes.