Herb to improve female libido

Shatavari, meaning ‘a woman possessing hundred husbands’, is a versatile herb used in the Indian traditional healing system to help balance the female hormonal system.  It is also known to promote positive emotions while calming fiery emotions such as hatred, resentment, anger, irritability, and jealousy.

 

Botanical name: Asparagus racemosus (Family: Liliaceae) 
English name: Wild asparagus
Hindi name: Shatavari, Satamul

Shatavari is a climbing under shrub with woody stems and recurved or rarely straight spines.

Roots: tuberous and succulent; up to 1 m in length, smooth, tapering at both ends.
Young stems: very delicate, brittle and smooth.
Leaves: chaffy scales and spines.
Flowers: white, fragrant, in simple or branched racemes.
Fruits: globular 3 lobed, purple berries, purplish black when ripe.
Seeds: seeds have hard and brittle testa (outer covering).

Parts used as medicine: roots, stem, and leaves.


Ayurvedic recommendations

Shatavari is bitter sweet in taste. It has constipating, aphrodisiac, diuretic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, and rejuvenating properties. It acts as a nervine tonic and appetizer. In Ayurveda, shatavari is recommended for conditions such as nervous diseases, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery, tumors, inflammations, burning sensation, eye disorders, nephropathy, hepatopathy, throat infection, cough, bronchitis, gonorrhea, leucorrhea, leprosy, epilepsy, hyperacidity, colic, piles, cardiac debility, hypertension, abortion, general debility and all female reproductive diseases, and vitiated conditions of Vata and Pitta.


Therapeutic uses
1.    The root extract is useful in diarrhea, chronic colic, and dysentery.
2.    In folk medicine, milk processed with shatavari root is given to those with bilious dyspepsia and diarrhea.
3.    In Ayurveda, boiled leaves of shatavari dipped in clarified butter (ghee) are applied to boils and small pox eruptions to prevent their confluence.
4.    Juice of the bark mixed with milk is given as tonic to women to strengthen their reproductive system and as treatment for gonorrhea.
5.    Shatavari extracts help fight problem related to menstrual cycle and menopause.
6.    The juice of the roots boiled with ghee, milk and honey is a good recipe for seminal weakness and general debility.
Side effects

1.    Sensitivity to asparagus may cause skin reactions and pulmonary allergic reactions in some people.
2.    According to Natural Standard, patients with edema due to kidney disorder or impaired heart function should not be using shatavari.
3.    Not advised for pregnant women or nursing mothers due to lack of enough scientific evidence.


Research

1.    A research was undertaken to evaluate the effect of alcohol and water extracts of Asparagus racemosus for its anti-diarrheal potential in experimental rats.  The results published in the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences suggest the possible anti-diarrheal effect of the herb extracts and substantiate its use as non-specific treatment for diarrhea. [J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2005 Feb 25; 8(1):39-46.]

2.    The roots of Shatavari are useful for its steroidal saponin content. A study was designed to investigate its cholesterol metabolism regulation as well as anti-oxidant potential in experimental animals. The results published in the journal Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine indicated that the potent phyto-components present in the roots of A. racemosus could be responsible for elimination of excess cholesterol and elevation of hepatic anti-oxidant status in hypercholesteremic (high cholesterol) conditions. [eCAM 2009 6(2):219-226; doi:10.1093/ecam/nem091]

 

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Natural Remedies for Erectile Dysfunction

ED or erectile dysfunction is characterised by partial or total inability to maintain erection long enough to have sexual intercourse. It is not a disease it is just a disorder that can be cured with medicines and physical & psychological therapies.

In Ayurveda this condition is known as ‘Linga shailitya’ (weakness of penis). It is charecterised by inability to achieve erection, or inconsistent ability to achieve erection, or inability to maintain an erection, or ability to achieve erection for a short period.


Common signs

1. Penis does not get hard enough or stay hard enough for sexual intercourse
2. Lower levels of sex drive
3. Lack of energy
4. Reduced interest in sexual intercourse
5. Decrease athletic performance
6. Frequent mood swings


Common causes

1. Stress
2. Anxiety over sex
3. Injury to penis
4. Cardio vascular disorders
5. Disturbance in the sexual intercourse
6. Injury to nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, or fibrous tissues
7. Prostate, bladder or rectal region surgery
8. Lower levels of testosterones
9. Sleep disorders
10. Dislike of sexual partners
11. Diseases such as hypothyroidism, Parkinson’s disease, anemia, arthritis, asthma, liver disorders, fatigue, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and arthritis
12. Anti-depressants, tranquilizers, or anti-hypertensive medicines taken for long time
13. Addictions like tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, or heroin
14. Obesity
15. Prolonged cycling
16. Sexual abuse


Common remedies for erectile dysfunction

Ayurveda recommends Vaji karana therapy or virilification therapies for ED. This therapy claims to make the patient as ‘virile as a horse’ and makes use of various aphrodisiacs, tonics to be used internally and externally, and appropriate diet plans. The remedy includes -

1. Powder of Indian ginseng to be taken with milk
2. Velvet bean powder to be taken with milk
3. Flowers of Drum stick tree in the diet
4. Crab extract in the diet
5. Fig fruits in the diet
6. White pumpkin juice and Pumpkin seed oil


Common Ayurveda ingredients for ED

1. Ashwaganda Lehyam
2. Sukumaram Lehyam
3. Sukra Vallabha Ras
4. Amrita Prasa Ghee
5. Maha Kalyanaka Ghee
6. Bhallataka Lehyam
7. Linga Vardhana Thailam
8. Soubhakya Vardana Thailam
9. Shilajatu Parpam
10. Karisalai Parpam

There are more than 1000 Ayurvedic recipes for treatment and management of ED.


Yoga for Erectile Dysfunction

Apart from herbal remedies, some simple exercises can help improve ED. These exercises relieve physical and psychological stress which in turn helps improve cardio-vascular functions essential in treating ED.
Many Yoga experts advocate Kanda Asana which has been clinically proven effective for improving strength in legs, thighs, and muscles below the navel region. The asana also reduces stiffness in hips and joint pains. It also improves sexual vigor and is, thus, good for treating impotence including erectile dysfunction.


Conclusion

Holistic management with Ayurveda, Yoga, and Diet & Nutrition may help in curing this condition completely. Many clinical and scientific researches have shown more positive improvements in ED with Complementary and Alternative medicines as compared with allopathic medicines.

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Herbs for Libido

The following recipe is widely used by Indian medicine and traditional practitioners to increase Libido. Its safe, easy to use and very effective. The recipe for men as follows

1. Withania Somnifera - Ashwagandha

2. Mucuna seeds - Vanari

3. Musali roots

4. Tribulus roots/ seed with pods

All equal quantities mixed with milk once in empty stomach and once at bed time increases the Libido in 2 weeks time

Why dont you try it?

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