Safed Musli or Shweta musli (Asperagus Adscendens)
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Safed Musli or Shweta musli (Asperagus Adscendens)
Botanical Description of -Safed Musli or Shweta musli (Asperagus Adscendens)
BOTONICAL NAME : Asparagus
adscendens
FAMILY: Liliaceae
STRUCTURE: thorny shrub.
Stem: strong, long, round with
white shade. Contains 1/2 " - 1" long thorn.
Leaves
hair like
rounded leaves
Roots : white tuberous
HABITAT: western India, himalaya
PHARMACOLOGY: Nutritive, tonic,
galactogogue and demulscent.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION : Contains
Spirostanol glycosides (asparanin A and asparanin B) and two
furostanol glycosides (asparoside A and B)
Ayurvedic Description of Safed Musli or Shweta musli (Asperagus Adscendens)
SANSKRIT NAME : Mushali
LOCAL NAMES(in India) :safed musli
(Hindi), Safed musli (Marathi), Dholi musli(Gujarati), Tannir
Vittang(Tamil), Sallogadda (Telugu),
PROPERTIES of SAFED MUSLI
(ayurvedic)
Guna :- Guru, snigdha
Rasa :- madhura,
Veerya :-Sheeta
Vipaka :-Madhura
KARMA (Action) :
Increases Kapha and balances vitiated
vata
Shukrala -
Increases Quality and quantity of semen. It helps to
increase sperm count and motility.
Mutrala - Acts as a diuretic
Strengthens the body, increases body bulk and helps in
rejuvenation.
This herb is widely used in conditions where vata and pitta
doshas are involved. The preparations of shweta musli is used in
erectile
dysfunction,
low
sperm count, low sperm motility and premature ejaculation.
Preparations of this herb are used in cystitis, general
weakness. As it is devoid of starch it can be used in
diabetic patients to
increase
quality and quantity of semen.
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