Asparagus gonocladosBaker

(Shatavari)



Common nameShatavari
HabitClimber
HabitatMoist deciduous and evergreen forests
Parts usedRoot

Synonyms

Sr. No. Synonyms
1Protasparagus gonoclados (Baker) Kamble

Taxonomical information

KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusAsparagus
SpeciesAsparagus gonoclados Baker

Vernacular names

SanskritAbheerupatri
English
HindiShakakul
KannadaKadu majjige gida
MarathiShatavarimool
Malayalam
BengaliKilavari, Thannervittan kizhangu
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu

Morphology

It is an armed scandent climber, branches triquetrous and spines 3-4 mm long. Cladodes are curved, acuminate, 2 to 6 per node, 0.5-2 mm long. Flowers are white, in 2-2.5 cm long axillary racemes. Pedicels 5 mm long. Perianth lobes 6, biseriate, dull yellow, 5 mm long, obovate and obtuse. Stamens 6, filiform and stigmas 3, curved

Distribution

It is found in Western ghats, especially in Kerala with few districts such as Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad

Medicinal uses

Diarrhoea, dysentry, dyspepsia, epilepsy, fatigue, inflammations, nervous disorders, tumors and tuberculosis

References

1Madhavan, V., Tijare, R. D., Mythreyi, R., Gurudeva, M. R., and Yoganarasimhan, S. N. (2010). Pharmacognostical studies on the root tubers of Asparagus gonoclados Baker–Alternate source for the Ayurvedic drug Shatavari.
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