Nepali Shatavari

Product information

Scientific Name: Asparagus racemosus

Seed Shape: Spherical

Seed Size: 0.2 cm radius

Seed Color: Black

Usage: Germination (not for oil extraction)

Age: Fresh (less than a year, good for germination)

Origin: India

Seedling Height: 9” -  12” or above

Number of  root fingers:  3 to 4

Packing of seeds: Plastic bag

Packing of seedlings: Naked root plant in plastic net bag

Availability: Throughout the year

General Details

Botanical Name: Asparagus racemosus

English Name: Asparagus, Buttermilk root, Climbing Asparagus, Wild Asparagus

Hindi Name: Satawar, Ghatwal, Satamuli, Shatavari

Family: Liliaceae

Propagation: By seeds/ seedlings

Medicinal Properties

Root: Nutritive tonic, Rejuvenative, Aphrodisiac, Laxative, Refrigerant, Demulcent, Diuretic, Anti-spasmodic, Anti-dysenteric, Antacid, Anti-tumor and Galactagogue.

General characteristics

Nepali Satavar, a tuberous herb with straight and hooked spines, is a species of asparagus common throughout Sri Lanka, India and the Himalayas of Nepal. It grows 1-2 m tall and prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils high up in piedmont plains at 1300-1400 m elevation.

Its tubers are white, radish shaped, and found in clusters, and its branches are modified into a leafy structure. In fact, the entire plant has a feathery appearance. The stem is woody and dark green, the flowers are fragrant, small and white, and the fruits are fleshy red berries that turn purplish black when ripe.

Medicinal Uses

The name Shatavari means curer of a hundred diseases(shat: hundred; vari: curer). Due to its multiple uses, the demand for Nepali Satavar is constantly on the rise. It is recommended in Ayurvedic texts for the prevention and treatment of gastric ulcers, dyspepsia and as a galactogogue. It has also been used by some Ayurvedic practitioners for nervous disorders.

Shatavari helps in treating for infertility, irregularities in ovulation, PMS symptoms such as those excessive bleeding, cramps, pain, bloating, menopausal and other post menopausal symptoms, reduced breast milk secretion in the nursing women, Lmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Leucorrhea and pelvic inflammatory diseases, Decrease in the libido and many other diseases. It improves sperm quality, improves sperm and semen health and sperm mobility.