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Wild Asparagus
 
Wild Asparagus
  
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==Therapeutic Uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.</ref>==
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==Therapeutic Uses==
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Acid Peptic Disorders (Amlapitta), Haemorrhoids (Arsha), Diarrhoea (Atisara), Abdominal lump (Gulma), Kshaya, Bleeding diarrhoea (Raktisara), Intrinsic haemorrhage (Raktapitta), Raktavikara, Gout (Vatarakta), Herpes zoster (Visarpa), Parinama Shoola, Mutrarakta, Vatajvara, Hoarseness of voice (Svarabheda), Night blindness (Naktandhya), Sutika Roga, Stanya Dosha, Stanya Kshaya
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Acid Peptic Disorders (Amlapitta), Haemorrhoids (Arsha), Diarrhoea (Atisara), Abdominal lump (Gulma), Kshaya, Bleeding diarrhoea (Raktisara), Intrinsic haemorrhage (Raktapitta), Raktavikara, Gout (Vatarakta), Herpes zoster (Visarpa), Parinama Shoola, Mutrarakta, Vatajvara, Hoarseness of voice (Svarabheda), Night blindness (Naktandhya), Sutika Roga, Stanya Dosha, Stanya Kshaya<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.</ref>
  
 
==Other varieties / other botanical names==
 
==Other varieties / other botanical names==
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==Types==
 
==Types==
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==Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.379.</ref>==
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===Bhavaprakasha Nighantu===
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Mentioned 2 types<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.379.</ref>
 
# Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus Willd.
 
# Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus Willd.
 
# Mahashatavari – Asparagus sarmentosus Linn.
 
# Mahashatavari – Asparagus sarmentosus Linn.
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Shatavari, Atirasa, Shatavirya, Bahusuta, Vari, Vira, Bhiru, Narayani
 
Shatavari, Atirasa, Shatavirya, Bahusuta, Vari, Vira, Bhiru, Narayani
  
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==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.379.</ref>==
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==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
 
Shatavari, Bahusuta, Bhiru, Indivari, Vari, Narayani, Shatapadi, Shatavirya, Pivari
 
Shatavari, Bahusuta, Bhiru, Indivari, Vari, Narayani, Shatapadi, Shatavirya, Pivari
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Mahashatavari – Shatamuli, Urdhvakantika, Sahasravirya, Hetu, Rushyaprokta, Mahodari
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Mahashatavari – Shatamuli, Urdhvakantika, Sahasravirya, Hetu, Rushyaprokta, Mahodari<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.379.</ref>
  
  
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|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(7)
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(7)
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|Balya(tonic) mahakashay
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|Balya(tonic) mahakashaya
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/1/34
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/1/34
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|Ingredient in Vajikaran  Ghrit
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|Ingredient in Vajikaran  Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/2/18
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/2/18
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|Ingredient in Vrushya  Kshir
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|Ingredient in Vrushya  Kshira
 
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|15
 
|15
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/3/18
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/3/18
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|Ingredient of  Vrushya shatavari Ghrit
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|Ingredient of  Vrushya shatavari Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/28
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 2/4/28
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|Ingredient in Apatyakar  Ghrit
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|Ingredient in Apatyakar  Ghrita
 
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|17
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/250
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/250
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|As an ingredient of Jeevantyadi anuvasana basti.
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|As an ingredient of Jeevantyadi anuvasana basti
 
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|18
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/258
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/258
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|As an ingredient of Chandanadhya taila.
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|As an ingredient of Chandanadhya taila
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/145
 
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|Ingredient in Mahatikta  Ghrit
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|Ingredient in Mahatikta  Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/36
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/36
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|Ingredient in Amrutprash  Ghrit
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|Ingredient in Amrutprash  Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/46
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 11/46
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|Ingredient in Shvadamshtradi  Ghrit
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|Ingredient in Shvadamshtradi  Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 19/97
 
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|As an ingredient of satavari ghrita.
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|As an ingredient of satavari ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/78
 
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|As an ingredient  of yavaka pradeha(external application).
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|As an ingredient  of yavaka pradeha(external application)
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/79  
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/79  
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|As an ingredient  of Baladi alepa.
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|As an ingredient  of Baladi alepa
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/90  
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/90  
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|For pradeha  prayoga in kaphaja visarpa(herpes).
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|For pradeha  prayoga in kaphaja visarpa(herpes)
 
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|37
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/91
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/91
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|For pradeha  prayoga in kaphaja visarpa(herpes).
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|For pradeha  prayoga in kaphaja visarpa(herpes)
 
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|38
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/84
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 21/84
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|For pradeha  prayoga in Vata-pittaja visarpa(herpes).
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|For pradeha  prayoga in Vata-pittaja visarpa(herpes)
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 25/47
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 25/47
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|As an ingredient of Vijayadi pralepa.
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|As an ingredient of Vijayadi pralepa
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 25/75
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 25/75
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|Used in shoola with sneha & sarkara.
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|Used in shoola with sneha & sarkara
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/110  
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/110  
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|Use for nadi sveda(fomentation).
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|Use for nadi sveda(fomentation)
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/160
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/160
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|As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila.
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|As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/52
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/52
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|Used as Shaka dravya.
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|Used as Shaka dravya
 
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|44
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/56
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/56
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|As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita.
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|As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita
 
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|45
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/58
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/58
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|As an ingredient of Parushaka Ghrita.
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|As an ingredient of Parushaka Ghrita
 
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|46
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/61
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/61
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|As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita.
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|As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/72
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/72
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|As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha.
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|As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha
 
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|48
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/76, 77
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/76, 77
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|As an ingredient of Sthiradi Ghrita/Taila.
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|As an ingredient of Sthiradi Ghrita/Taila
 
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|49
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/81
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/81
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|As an ingredient of Baladi yoga.
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|As an ingredient of Baladi yoga
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/92
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 29/92
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|As an ingredient of Madhuparnyadi taila.
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|As an ingredient of Madhuparnyadi taila
 
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/53
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/53
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|As an ingredient of Kashmaryadi ghrita, used in the  treatment of Vataja yoni.
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|As an ingredient of Kashmaryadi ghrita, used in the  treatment of Vataja yoni
 
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==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.</ref>==
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==Dose==
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* Churna – 3 – 6 gm
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* Churna – 3 – 6 gm<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.</ref>
  
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==Important formulations<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.</ref>==
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==Important formulations==
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As per A.P.I.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.</ref>
 
* Brahma Rasayana
 
* Brahma Rasayana
 
* Puga Khanda
 
* Puga Khanda

Latest revision as of 08:11, 18 August 2025

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Shatavari
Section/Chapter Herb database/Shatavari
Botanical name(s) Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Family Liliaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Wild Asparagus

Therapeutic Uses

Acid Peptic Disorders (Amlapitta), Haemorrhoids (Arsha), Diarrhoea (Atisara), Abdominal lump (Gulma), Kshaya, Bleeding diarrhoea (Raktisara), Intrinsic haemorrhage (Raktapitta), Raktavikara, Gout (Vatarakta), Herpes zoster (Visarpa), Parinama Shoola, Mutrarakta, Vatajvara, Hoarseness of voice (Svarabheda), Night blindness (Naktandhya), Sutika Roga, Stanya Dosha, Stanya Kshaya[1]

Other varieties / other botanical names

  • Asparagus rigidulus Nakai
  • Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm.

Types

Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Mentioned 2 types[2]

  1. Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus Willd.
  2. Mahashatavari – Asparagus sarmentosus Linn.


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Shatavari, Atirasa, Shatavirya, Bahusuta, Vari, Vira, Bhiru, Narayani

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Shatavari, Bahusuta, Bhiru, Indivari, Vari, Narayani, Shatapadi, Shatavirya, Pivari Mahashatavari – Shatamuli, Urdhvakantika, Sahasravirya, Hetu, Rushyaprokta, Mahodari[3]


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura), Bitter (tikta)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Heavy (guru), Unctuous (snigdha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Vata and Pitta

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(7) Balya(tonic) mahakashaya
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 5/65 Anutaila dravya
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/107 Shaka Varga(group of vegetables)
4 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 Vaman dravyani(emesis dravya)
5 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/139 Madhur skanda(group of sweet drugs)
6 Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/20 Garbhasthapan dravya
7 Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/58 Stanyadushti(disease of vitiated breast milk ) chikitsa- Dhatrikarma
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/1/44 In formulation of brahma rasayana
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/1/25 Ingredient in Bruhaniya Gutika
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/1/28 Ingredient in Bruhaniya Gutika
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/1/34 Ingredient in Vajikaran Ghrita
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/2/6 Ingredient in Apatyakari Shashtikadi Gutika
13 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/2/14 Ingredient in Apatyakar Swaras
14 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/2/18 Ingredient in Vrushya Kshira
15 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/3/18 Ingredient of  Vrushya shatavari Ghrita
16 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/4/28 Ingredient in Apatyakar Ghrita
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/250 As an ingredient of Jeevantyadi anuvasana basti
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/258 As an ingredient of Chandanadhya taila
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/123 Ingredient in Drakshadya Ghrit for Pittaj Gulma
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/145 Ingredient in Mahatikta Ghrita
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/79 Ingredient in Shira-Pashva –Ansha Shula nashak lepa
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/105 Ghrit preparation in treatment of Daha(burning)
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/35 Ingredient in Palankashadi tail
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/64 Ingredient in Atattvabhinivesh nashak yog
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/36 Ingredient in Amrutprash Ghrita
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/46 Ingredient in Shvadamshtradi Ghrita
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 11/66 Ingredient in Chaturtha Sarpigud
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/40 As a ghrita dravya
29 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/43 As a ghrita dravya
30 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/50 As a yavagu(gruel) dravya
31 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/78 Use with paya(milk) as a ahara(food) or ghrita
32 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/97 As an ingredient of satavari ghrita
33 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/62 As a anuvasana dravya
34 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/78 As an ingredient of yavaka pradeha(external application)
35 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/79 As an ingredient of Baladi alepa
36 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/90 For pradeha prayoga in kaphaja visarpa(herpes)
37 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/91 For pradeha prayoga in kaphaja visarpa(herpes)
38 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/84 For pradeha prayoga in Vata-pittaja visarpa(herpes)
39 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/47 As an ingredient of Vijayadi pralepa
40 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/75 Used in shoola with sneha & sarkara
41 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/110 Use for nadi sveda(fomentation)
42 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/160 As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila
43 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/52 Used as Shaka dravya
44 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/56 As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita
45 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/58 As an ingredient of Parushaka Ghrita
46 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/61 As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita
47 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/72 As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha
48 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/76, 77 As an ingredient of Sthiradi Ghrita/Taila
49 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/81 As an ingredient of Baladi yoga
50 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/92 As an ingredient of Madhuparnyadi taila
51 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/53 As an ingredient of Kashmaryadi ghrita, used in the treatment of Vataja yoni

Dose

  • Churna – 3 – 6 gm[4]

Important formulations

As per A.P.I.[5]

  • Brahma Rasayana
  • Puga Khanda
  • Narasimha Churna
  • Mahanarayana Taila
  • Shatavari Guda
  • Saubhagya Shunthi
  • Bruhat Chhagaladi Ghrita
  • Shatavari Ghrita
  • Shatavari Kalpa
  • Ashvagandharishta


Current availability

Available

  • In India –

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, Tamil nadu, Andhra Pradesh

  • Out of India –

Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Asparagus%20racemosus 

 This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.
  2. ↑ Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.379.
  3. ↑ Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.379.
  4. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.
  5. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume IV:50.
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