Abstract
Asparagus racemosus, traditionally known as shatavari means “Who possesses a hundred husbands or acceptable to many,Family Liliaceae.Shatavari found at low altitude throught the India. Dried root of plant are used as drug.Its content sapogenin, sarsa-sapogenin, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin) and poly phenols is the precursor of many pharmacologically active steroid .It is use medicine like in Ayurveda, Unani & Siddha. In Ayurveda it considered as female tonic and widely in disease including dysentery, in diabetics retinopathy, inflammations, tumor, bronchitis, nervous disorder, hyperacidity, certain infectious diseases, nuropathy, spasm, chronic fever, and rheumatism. It is also beificial in female infertility to increases libido and cures inflammation of sexual organs, Enhance folliculogenesis and ovulation, prepares the womb for conception, prevents miscarriages, acts as post partum tonic by increasing lactation and normalizing the uterus and the changing hormons. Its used also indicate in leucorrhoea and menorrhagia. It has also been identified as one of the drug to control the symptoms of AIDS. It also promotes maternal health, and fuxssily used as a galactagogue. Shatavari is the main Ayurvedic rejuvenative tinic for the females,as is Withanin for the males. Its beneficial uses in correcting menstrual irregularities and they are prescribed by ayurvedic physicians to correct menstrual irregularities with products available in the markets.
A climbing Ayurvedic plant, is known for its numerous activities such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, angina, dysmenorrhea, anxiety disorders, cough, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), leucorrhoea and urinary tract infections. This plant possesses a wide range of secondary metabolites inclusive of steroids, alkaloids, dihydrophenanthrene derivatives, flavonoids, furan derivatives and essential oils. Information from the literature suggests that, the major constituents of A. racemosus are steroidal saponins which are mainly responsible for different biological activities of A. racemosus. The review summarizes the information concerning the cultivation, morphology and pharmacological importance