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Identification & Functionality
- Active Component
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Ingredients
- Asparagus Extract
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Parts Used
- Shoots (spears), root and underground stems (rhizomes)
- Asparagus officinalis has a long history of use as a medicinal plant in Ayurveda and is known as Shatavari. It is used most notably as a galactagogue and studies have shown it to increase prolactin by several times.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Common Name
- Asparagus, garden asparagus, sparrow grass.
- Botanical Name
- Asparagus officinalis
- Active Principles
- The major bioactive constituents of Asparagus are a group of steroidal saponins. It also contains vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, Mg, P, Ca, Fe, and folic acid. Other primary chemical constituents of Asparagus are essential oils, asparagine, arginine, tyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), resin, and tannin. Sarsasapogenin and shatavarin I-IV are present in roots, leaves, and fruits of Asparagus species.
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Asparagus Extract Health Benefits
- Good source of antioxidants.
- May improve digestive health.
- May help lower blood pressure.
- May help lose body weight.
- May help to improve fertility.
- Supports cardiovascular health.
- Maintains blood sugar levels.
- Acts as a diuretic
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
Regulatory & Compliance
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