Wild Asparagus Creeper

Asparagus sarmentosus · Asparagaceae

Skt · Mahashatavari — “The great possessor of a hundred roots”Hindi · Bada ShatavarMal · KattusatavariTam · Periya Sadavari

A vigorous woody climbing vine bearing dense clusters of tuberous roots used as a rejuvenating tonic and galactagogue.

Asparagus sarmentosus is an expansive climbing shrub with woody stems, sharp recurved spines, and fascicled tuberous roots. It functions in classical rasayana formulations as a powerful cooling and nourishing adaptogen. It provides profound strength to reproductive and digestive tissues.

Identification markers

Climbing habit with cladodes arranged in whorls, sharp spines at nodes, white fragrant flowers in solitary or paired racemes, and globular red berries.

Rasa

Madhura, Tikta

Guna

Guru, Snigdha

Virya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Madhura

Prabhava

Rasayana

Dosha effect

VP- K+

Wild Asparagus Creeper

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