COMMON NAME
Standardized: shatavari
BOTANICAL NAME
Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Plant Family: Liliaceae
OVERVIEW
Shatavari is a traditional Ayurvedic herb, related to asparagus, and considered to be one of the most important herbs in the Ayurvedic tradition for women's health.
PARTS USED
Dried root.
TYPICAL PREPARATIONS
As an infusion or a tincture.
SUMMARY
Shatavari is highly regarded as an herb for women's health and it is the most important herb in Ayurvedic medicine to support fecundity. The name Shatavari is from an Indian word meaning "a woman who has a hundred husbands".
PRECAUTIONS
No known precautions.
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