Asparagus racemosus
Shatavari | |
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Plant photographed at Pune | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
Genus: | Asparagus |
Species: | A. racemosus
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Binomial name | |
Asparagus racemosus Willd.[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Asparagus racemosus (satavar, shatavari, or shatamull, shatawari) is a species of asparagus native from
Description
Asparagus racemosus is a climber having stems up to 4 m long. Its roots are both fibrous and tuberous.[3]
Shatavari has small
Uses
Shatavari is used in Indian traditional medicine.[5][6][7] Despite its long history of use in Ayurveda, no high-quality clinical evidence exists to support using shatavari as a therapy for any disease.[8][5] Studies of its effects on lactation have shown mixed results.[8] Its safety has not been well-studied, with two small trials finding no adverse effects in mothers or their babies.[8] Constituents of shatavari include steroidal saponins, mucilage, and alkaloids.[8]
Australian aboriginal uses
The roots of Asparagus racemosus are boiled and give a liquid used as an external wash to treat colds and other sicknesses, by the aborigines of the Moyle River area in the Northern Territory.[9] (The Ngan'gi name for the plant is yerrwuwu.)[9]
Chemical constituents
Asparagamine A, a polycyclic alkaloid was isolated from the dried roots[10][11] and subsequently synthesized to allow for the construction of analogs.[12]
Steroidal saponins, shatavaroside A, shatavaroside B, filiasparoside C, shatavarins, immunoside, and schidigerasaponin D5 (or asparanin A) were isolated from the roots of Asparagus racemosus.[13][14]
Also known is the isoflavone 8-methoxy-5,6,4'-trihydroxyisoflavone 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside.[15]
See also
- Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar, Haryana—a herbal park in India for the research, preservation and production of Ayurveda products, including shatavari
References
- ^ a b c d "Asparagus racemosus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ "Asparagus racemosus Willd." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b H. T. Clifford, J. G. Conran (2020). "Asparagus racemosus". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ Robert Freeman (February 26, 1998). "LILIACEAE – Famine Foods". Centre for New Crops and Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture. Purdue University. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 9780702055140.
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- ^ PMID 30000872. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Wikidata Q106088130.
- ^ The Ley Group: Combinatorial Chemistry and total synthesis of natural products Archived May 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Total Synthesis Of The Antitumor Agent Asparagamine A retrieved 11-02-2011 Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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