Also called Shatavari.

Known as the 'Female Rejuvenative', Shatawari is helpful for low milk production, low sex drive, menopause and infertility. The plant has been used in ayurveda to increase milk secretion during lactation. Bhavmishra mentions this use particularly. It is also used as a general tonic for both men and women, and as an aphrodisiac.

Used as a tea, strong decoction or capsule.

Antenatal and Prenatal Care: One of the well-known major therapeutic potentials of Asparagus racemosus is its effect on female reproductive system. The study supporting this fact showed that an alcoholic extract of Asparagus racemosus exhibits anti-oxytocic activity. It has also been discovered that the saponin called shatavarin IV, an active component present in Asparagus racemosus is responsible for this activity. When studied in dose range of 20 µg to 500 µg/ml in various animal models like rat, guinea pig and rabbit uteri in vitro and in situ it produced a specific blockade of syntocinon, (oxytocin) induced contraction of uteri.

Antitussive: The methanol extract of Asparagus racemosus root (200 and 400 mg/kg, p.o.) showed significant antitussive activity on sulfur dioxide-induced cough in mice when studied, the cough inhibition (40.0 and 58.5%, respectively) being comparable to that of 10-20 mg/kg of codeine phosphate (36.0 and 55.4%, respectively) a well known antitussive.

Antioxidant: one of the important properties of Asparagus racemosus is its antioxidant property and the study conducted has showed that the antioxidant effects of active principles, present in crude extract and a purified aqueous fraction of Asparagus racemosus at the concentration of 10 g/ml, are comparable to that of the established antioxidants glutathione and ascorbic acid and also that these extracts have potent antioxidant properties in vitro in mitochondrial membranes of rat liver.These studies supported the fact Asparagus racemosus is a potential antioxidant that can be used therapeutically to capture free radicals generating in the body as a result of some pathological reasons and ultimately leading to severe damage to various cells in the body.

Immunomodulation: Another important property of Asparagus racemosus is its immune enhancing property by means of enhancing defence functions like leucocytosis (increased production of White blood cells) and neutrophilia (increased production of neutrophils)

A study supporting this fact has exhibited the protective effects of Asparagus racemosus against myelosuppression (bone marrow depression) induced by cyclophosphamide (CP), which is one of the major side effects of CP therapy for cancer. This myelosupression ultimately leads to leucopenia that is nothing but decease in WBC count in patients further collapsing the condition. Asparagus racemosus not only provided protection against myelosupression but also prevented, to a significant degree, leucopenia produced by CP.The immmunostimulant effects of Asparagus racemosus were also reported to be comparable to that of lithium and glucan regarded as standards.

Antimicrobial: Asparagus racemosus is also found to possess antimicrobial property. Different concentrations (50, 100, 150 microg/mL) of the methanol extract of the roots of Asparagus racemosus Willd. showed considerable in vitro antibacterial efficacy against Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus etc.

Anti-cancer: Aerial parts have reported to be exhibit anticancer activity against human epidermal carcinoma of the nasopharynx.

Cardiotonic: It increased the force and rate of contraction in isolated frog's heart at moderate doses.

Digestive: Both aerial parts and roots of Asparagus racemosus have amylase and lipase activities thus may be attributed with digestive properties.