SHATAVARI

Introduction:

Shatavari is a climbing plant, grows in wild throughout India. Shatavari  plant leaves resemble to pine needles, and grow up to 2 meters in height. Gets white flowers mostly during July to August.

Fruits are small, round and turns red, contains 2 or 3 seeds having black and dark gray color. Name Shatavari ‘One who has 100 husbands’ comes from the bunch of roots the plant has. Usully 100s of roots are bunched togather. These roots are having medicinal value.

Shatavari is used for a variety of serious diseases as also for impotency of both the sexes. Shatavari is  a general tonic and also a female reproductive tonic. Shatavari is used as the main Ayurvedic rejuvenative tonic for females. Shatavari roots are used as a drug. It is good for eyes, muscles, reproductive organs, increases milk secretion and helps to regain vigour and vitality.

Uses:

1) To enhance breast milk production:

Shatavari is very useful herb in increasing the amount of breast milk for mothers.

2) Maintain health of women reproductive system:

Most important herb in Ayurveda for women. Used to treat problems relating to infertility, libido, miscarriage, menopausal problems. It nourishes and cleanses the blood and the female reproductive organs and increases fertility. It also helps in strengthening the uterus thereby helps to stop bleeding in the mother, in the initial few weeks after delivery. Reduces the danger of low birth weight and birth defects during pregnancy. Used for easing pre-menstrual bloating, combat depression and fatigue, reduce menstrual cramps. It also helps in controlling blood loss and maintaining hormonal balance during menstruation.

3) Used as Diuratic

It helps to cure urinary tract infections and increases the frequency and volume of urination. This helps to detoxify and flush the toxic waste out of the body. Useful in urinary stones and Dysuria.

4) Used in Digestive disorders:

It is used for treatment of stomach ulcers, hyperacidity, dyspepsia (amlapitta), gastritis, coloic and diarrhoea, improves digestion, and fights against heartburn and colitis. Creates a cooling effect thereby lowering fever, inflammation, and even stomach ulcers. Useful in bloating and constipation.

5) For treatment of boils and smallpox, boiled leaves/roots smeared with ghee are applied on the affected parts.

6)  On Nervous system:

Useful in relieving stress, depression as anti-anxiety and anti-depressant herb, helps in enhancing the memory, and has a revitalizing and calming effect on the nervous system. Also used as an anti-epileptic for curing the symptoms of epilepsy. It helps in nervousness, pain, restless sleep, disturbing dreams and people with weak emotional and physical heart.

7) Chronic fever:

Dry and irritated membranes in the upper respiratory tract are soothed by this herb making it useful in cases of bronchitis, tuberculosis and chronic fevers. Fights cholera, typhoid fever.

8) It is also used as one of best home remedies for piles and gonorrhoea.

9) Tumors and Arthritis:

It has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties helping in treatment of tumors and arthritis.

10) Purifying blood:

It is useful in blood imbalance disorders and skin conditions such as acne.

11) Circulatory system:

Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties help in maintaining Blood Cholesterol Level, reduces risk of heart disease, lowering blood pressure, and reducing risk of heart attack and stroke and lowering of blood sugar levels.