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Asparagus gonoclados Baker
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Asparagus gonoclados
Family name: ASPARAGACEAE
English name: Asparagus
Sinhala name: Hathavariya (හාතාවාරිය)
Tamil name: Available soon
Sanskrit name: Shatavari
Conservation status: VU - Vulnerable - NRL - 2020
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.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Leaves
Treatment for: Sub-fertility
Heart disease
Burning sensation of the body
Wounds
Oedema
Parts used in Treatment: Tubers
Leaves
Related Medical Properties: Reduces aggravation of vatha and pitha dosha
Stimulates oestrogen production
Aphrodisiac
Facilitates gain in weight
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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