Benefits of Shatavari
- Shatavari supports reproductive health by toning and nourishing the female reproductive organs
- Shatavari maintains healthy hormonal balance
- Shatavari treats PMS symptoms by relieving pain and controlling blood loss during menstruation.
- Shatavari supports normal production of breast milk for nursing mothers
- Shatavari relieves menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. By producing estrogens it makes up for low estrogen levels in women who are menopausal or have had hysterectomies or oophorectomies
- Used in India as a best-known and most often-used herb for women
- Shatavari supports normal function of the immune and digestive system
- Shatavari also supports healthy libido
Directions for taking Himalaya Shatavari
1 capsule twice daily with meals. Allow several weeks for long lasting benefits. Natural products work wholistically and take time for absorption and results.
Shatavari Facts:
Botanical Name : ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS
Family Name : LILIACEAE
Common Name : ASPARAGUS, WILD ASPARAGUS, ASPARAGUS ROOT, SHATAVARI
Shatavari is a climbing plant which grows in low forests throughout India. It is mainly the roots of the plant that are used for medicinal purposes. The roots are bitter, sweet, emollient, cooling, nervine, tonic, constipating, opthalimic, anobyne, aphrodisiac.
Shatavari also contains bioflavonoids, essential vitamin B components, and the essential elements of calcium and zinc
Shatavari in Ayurveda:
Shatavari has been mentioned in Ayurvedic texts like the Charak Samhita, Susruta Samhita, and Astanga Samgraha. Pandit Hem Raj Sharma, in the Kashyap Samhita, has clearly stated that shatavari promotes maternal health and noted its particular use as a galactagogue (enhances breast milk secretion in lactating mothers).
Ayurveda has called Shatavari the Queen of herbs and is the foremost herb recommended for female health. Among the three Ayurveda Doshas of ‘Vata’, ‘Pitta’ and ‘Kapha’ , Shatavari helps in balancing 'Pitta Dosha'. Shatavari's rasas are sweet "madhura" and bitter "tikta". It is a natural coolant.
Shatavari Research and Clinical Studies
Shatavari nourishes the female reproductive organs and prepares them for conception. It also prevents miscarriages and is useful as a post partum tonic.
Studies have found that Shatavari showed a significant difference in milk production.
In addition to its famous reputation as a female tonic, researchers at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune, India also found Shatavari to be supportive of normal lymphocyte levels and normal immune system function. They also noted its long use in traditional Ayurveda to support normal digestive function.
Pure Shatavari from Himalaya Herbals
Himalaya Shatavari is from the renowned Himalaya Herbals brand endorsed by over 250,000 doctors worldwide and used by customers in over 60 countries. Himalaya Herbals products have been researched clinically and standardized to guarantee bioequivalence. Bioequivalence refers to ensuring that the product on the market is equivalent to the one on which clinical trials were successfully conducted. Himalaya Herbal Healthcare uses chromatographic fingerprinting, one of the most sophisticated standardization techniques, to ensure consistent quality and performance
References:
Himalaya Herbals Company
Ayurvedic Holistic Community
Pubmed
The Effect of Shatavari in Threatened Abortion and High Risk Pregnancy
Dept. of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Ayurveda Hospital, Nepal
J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jan 21;121(2):241-7.
The Ochsner Journal. 2016 Winter;16(4):511-524.
A Review of Herbal and Pharmaceutical Galactagogues for Breast-Feeding.
Bazzano AN1, Hofer R1, Thibeau S2, Gillispie V3, Jacobs M1, Theall KP1.
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