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Asparagus gonoclados Baker
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Asparagus gonoclados |
| Family name: |
ASPARAGACEAE
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| English name: |
Asparagus
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| Sinhala name: |
Hathavariya (හාතාවාරිය)
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| Tamil name: |
Available soon
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| Sanskrit name: |
Shatavari
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| Conservation status: |
VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A tall, rambling and scandent, spinous undershrub with a tuberous rootstock; spines 0.6-1.2 cm long. Leaves reduced to minute scales bearing at the axils tufts of trigonous cladodes which are 2-6-nate, 1.2-1.8 cm long, 6 mm broad. Racemes many flowered. Flowers white, fragrant, very minute. Fruit a berry, 1-2 seeded, 4-6 mm diameter.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Sub-fertility
Heart disease
Burning sensation of the body
Wounds
Oedema
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Tubers
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of vatha and pitha dosha
Stimulates oestrogen production
Aphrodisiac
Facilitates gain in weight
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