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Shatavari

Shatavari is an Ayurvedic herb, the root of a plant called Asparagus racemosus, traditionally used to support reproductive health and the hormones involved in making breast milk. People mostly look at it for lactation, but the evidence is very limited: two small trials with 124 people found no clear difference in milk production. Because those studies were few and short on detail, they can't say whether it helps, and most of its reputation still rests on tradition.

Sources: PMID 24363697; PMID 8979551

Best evidence
Grade D
Conditions studied
1
Outcomes
1
Graded outcomes
0001

Evidence by condition

  • Strong
  • Moderate
  • Limited
  • Very limited

1 condition

Lactation (Breast Milk Production)

Lactation (Breast Milk Production): outcomes studied for Shatavari
GradeOutcomeEffectSizeStudiesPeopleStudies list
Milk Production

No effect

NoneNo effect2 studies124 people

Studies that measured milk production

Key findings

  • Milk ProductionLactation (Breast Milk Production)

Studies cited

2 studies from PubMed

  1. A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial for Evaluation of Galactogogue Activity of Asparagus racemosus WilldIran J Pharm Res · PMID 24363697
  2. Randomized controlled trial of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) as a lactogogue in lactational inadequacyIndian Pediatr · PMID 8979551

Protocols that include Shatavari