Shatavari

4.Shatavari: The Ministry of Ayush recently launched the “Shatavari – For Better Health” campaign to raise awareness about medicinal plants.

• About Shatavari: Also known as Asparagus racemosus, native to the Indian subcontinent, can be found in Sri Lanka, India, and the Himalayas.

oCan grow in humid tropical jungles and arid conditions.

oA medicinal herb used in Ayurveda and other traditional medical systems. 

• Shatavari’s Importance: Supports women’s health and enhances immunity, and identified as a key resource for women’s well-being under the Panch Pran Goal of making India a developed nation by 2047.
• Government Initiatives: Central Sector Scheme for conservation, development, and sustainable management of medicinal plants.