Family Name : LILIACEAE 

Botanical Name : ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS 

Common Name : ASPARAGUS, WILD ASPARAGUS, ASPARAGUS ROOT, SATAVARI 

Part Used : TUBEROUS ROOTS 

Uses : The roots are bitter, sweet, emollient, cooling, nervine, tonic, constipating, opthalimic, anobyne, aphrodisiac. They are useful in nervous disorders, dyspepsia,
tumours, scalding of urine, throat infections, tuberclosis, cough bronchitis and general debility. 
Asparagus racemosus is a creeper of the plant genus Asparagus. It contains adventitious root system with tuberous roots. For each plant, many tuberous roots are
present. These tuberous roots after proper processing and drying are used as Medicine in Ayurveda, with the name of Shatavari . Leaves of it are reduced to
cladodes. Branches contain spines on them.