Compound or practice · Supplement
Shatavari
An Ayurvedic women's-health tonic with mostly traditional use and a lactation signal.
- Overall grade
- Grade D
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade D — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Breast-milk productionEvidence grade D
Limited
Unclearlow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Breast-milk production (grade D).
The evidence in words
What it is
Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) is an Ayurvedic adaptogen used for women's reproductive health and lactation.
How it works
Steroidal saponins with proposed hormonal and galactagogue (milk-promoting) effects.
What the evidence shows
Human evidence is limited; the best signal is a possible increase in breast-milk production, plus traditional menopausal/PMS use. Largely preclinical and traditional. Generally safe.
How to use it
Standardized extract; lactation use under guidance.
Safety & interactions
Generally safe; hormonal activity warrants caution in hormone-sensitive conditions.
Bottom line
A traditional women's tonic with thin evidence and a modest lactation signal. Low-risk; not well proven.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- Standardized extract.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Shatavari for Breast-milk productionEvidence grade D — LimitedEvidence grade D
- Shatavari: dosage and how to take itStandardized extract.Evidence grade D
- Shatavari: side effects, safety & interactionsGenerally safe; hormonal activity warrants caution in hormone-sensitive conditions.Evidence grade D
- Calcium D-GlucarateA detox-pathway supplement with sound mechanism and almost no human outcome data.Evidence grade D
Sources
This entry lists no references of its own.
Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.