Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus
Shatavari is native throughout Sri Lanka and India and now naturalised in other parts of the world.
With leaves like pine needles and small white flowers, this woody climber is a member of the common asparagus family Asparagaceae.
Its name Shatavari is derived from Sanskrit, shat means ‘100’ and vari meaning ‘root’ or ‘husband’, translating to “she who possesses a hundred husbands”. Implying its traditional use in Ayurvedic Medicine as an aphrodisiac.
Traditionally used in Ayurvedic Medicine as an adaptogen, a female tonic and to:
- Support healthy stress response in the body
- Increase virility (Vrishya)
- Promote healthy libido
Traditionally:
Long used in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, it is often considered an aphrodisiac and a female tonic.
Asparagus racemosus
Shatavari is native throughout Sri Lanka and India and now naturalised in other parts of the world.
With leaves like pine needles and small white flowers, this woody climber is a member of the common asparagus family Asparagaceae.
Its name Shatavari is derived from Sanskrit, shat means ‘100’ and vari meaning ‘root’ or ‘husband’, translating to “she who possesses a hundred husbands”. Implying its traditional use in Ayurvedic Medicine as an aphrodisiac.
Traditionally used in Ayurvedic Medicine as an adaptogen, a female tonic and to:
- Support healthy stress response in the body
- Increase virility (Vrishya)
- Promote healthy libido
Traditionally:
Long used in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine of India, it is often considered an aphrodisiac and a female tonic.