Shatavari- The Healing Herb for Women!

Shatavari or Asparagus racemosus is one of the many beneficial Indian herbs. The roots of Shatavari contains galactagogue, antispasmodic, appetizer, cooling, tonic and aphrodisiac properties. It is used to treat many diseases but is specifically beneficial for womens health. It regulates hormonal secretion and acts as a galactagogue. Shatavari promotes lactation and as such administered for reduced breast milk secretion in nursing women and to those women who face post-menopausal and menopausal syndrome.

Characteristics of Shatavari

Shatavari is bitter sweet in taste. It is constipating, aphrodisiac, diuretic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, and rejuvenating in nature. It acts as a nervine tonic and appetizer. Ayurveda recommends for such conditions as nervous diseases, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery, tumors, inflammations, burning sensation, eye disorders, nephropathy, hepatopathy, throat infection, cough, bronchitis, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, leprosy, epilepsy, hyperacidity, colic, piles, cardiac debility, hypertension, abortion, general debility and all female reproductive diseases, apart from balancing the doshas of body types.

Uses of Shatavari

The herbal extracts obtained from the roots, stem, and leaves are applied to therapeutic uses of shatavari.

• Root extract is administered to the patients of diarrhea, chronic colic, and dysentery.
• Milk processed from shatavari root is given to patients having dyspepsia and diarrhea.
• Boiled leaves of shatavari dipped in clarified butter or ghee are applied to boils and small pox eruptions.
• Juice of the shatavari bark is mixed with milk and given to women for strengthening their reproductive system and as treatment for gonorrhea.
• The extract from the roots is boiled with ghee, milk and honey and given for treating seminal weakness and general debility.

How Shatavari Helps Women?

Shatavari is considered the best friend of womens health due to the following reasons.

• Shatavari is capable of curing all problems related to female reproductive system.
• It minimizes the complications related to menstrual cycles including pain, loss of blood and other fluids during menstrual cycle.
• It balances the female hormonal system.
• It helps in reducing inflammation of female sexual organs.
• It cures tiredness and morning sickness
• It is useful in issues related to infertility, leucorrhea, and in regulating ovulation which occurs during the menopause cycle.
• When combined with Kama Duba, it is a good treatment for women experiencing hot flashes.

Precautions

• It may cause skin reactions and pulmonary allergic reactions in some people.
• Patients with edema due to kidney disorder or impaired heart function should not use shatavari.
• It is not advised for pregnant women.