In Vitro Clonal Propagation of Asparagus racemosus, a High Value Medicinal Plant

Saxena, Sanjay; Bopana, Nishritha

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“…The powdered Ayurvedic herbal drug mixture used in this patient primarily targets adaptogenic, rejuvenative, aphrodisiac, and general strengthening as well as strengthening of the reproductive tissues; it helps enhancing digestion and cognition and has mild anxiolytic and antidepressant properties ( W. somnifera [50,51,52,53,54,55], A. racemosus [56,57,58,59,60,61], T. cordifolia [62,63,64,65,] B. monnieri [66,67,68,69,70])[. ]…”

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The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

Kessler

Stapelfeldt²,

Michalsen

et al. 2015

Complement Med Res

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Background: Treatment of female infertility has been growing globally in recent years. In spite of improvements in medical strategies and the improved outcomes for infertile couples, treatment attempts remain largely unsuccessful. A growing number of patients pursue complementary and alternative medicine treatment options like Ayurveda that offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments for infertility. Case Report: A case of a 38 year-old woman with infertility of unknown origin is presented. She received 18 conventional fertility treatments in 5 different fertility centers and 3 different countries. After several complications, the patient quitted conventional treatment and admitted to an Ayurvedic outpatient clinic where she received a complex Ayurvedic treatment, which included botanicals, dietary and lifestyle advice, manual therapy, yoga, and spiritual elements. The patient then became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy boy in 2012. Conclusions: Ayurveda may be a useful complementary option in the case of futile conventional treatment attempts in female infertility. Nevertheless, the evidence base for Ayurvedic interventions remains weak and requires well-designed clinical trials. This case raises some questions, such as whether the exposure to a large number of assisted reproduction procedures can lead to more health problems than health benefits. The Ayurvedic approach to fertility strives first to improve the health of the patient leading to a higher likelihood of pregnancy. As this is a case report, we are not able to exclude temporal factors stimulating the pregnancy. However, the chronology suggests that this approach might have been an important factor in the eventual pregnancy.

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The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

Kessler

Stapelfeldt²,

Michalsen

et al. 2015

Complement Med Res

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“…The male reproductive system will also benefit from Shatavari. It may be used in cases of sexual debility, impotence, spermatorrhea, and inflammation of sexual organs and useful for hyperacidity, stomach ulcers, dysentery, and bronchial infections [1].…”

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Isolation, structure elucidation and biotransformation studies on secondary metabolites from Asparagus racemosus

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AS²

2010

Int J of Micr Res

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-Asparagus racemosus is important medicinal plant of tropical and subtropical India, is a potent phytoestrogen, which is used extensively in the treatment of menopausal symptoms, diarrhea, dyspepsia, and neurodegenerative disorders. The multiple uses of this species have increased its commercial demand resulting in over-exploitation. Consequently, the plant is recognized as being "critically endangered" in its natural habitat. Development of an efficient Isolation, structure elucidation and biotransformation studies protocol will not only play a significant role in meeting the requirement of planting material for commercial cultivation, but also in aiding the conservation process.

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“…Micropropagation can be used as a powerful tool to meet the increasing demand of the plant by culturing its explant in artificially favourable conditions (5,6). The successful micropropagation of Asparagus racemosus has been done using its nodal explants (7,8,9), but these explants may be associated with the source of contamination. The contamination in the culture can also invade if the media is not sterilized in the proper conditions.…”

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comparative analysis of the in-vitro effects of various sterilization techniques and different disinfectants on the micropropagation of explants of Asparagus Racemosus

Kaushik

Sansanwal

Sharma

2022

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Asparagus racemosus belongs to the Asparagaceae family and the Asparagus genus is an endangered plant species that have been listed in the red data book. For the conventional breeding of the Asparagus racemosus, its tubers are used whichpossess a wide range of antioxidants, leading to the wastage of highly oxidative tuber roots. Using the in-vitro propagation method we can propagate Asparagus racemosus using its nodal explants successfully only in a contamination-free environment. The sources of contamination can be present in the media or associated with the explantswhich need to be eradicated using various sterilization techniques and disinfectants. This paper presents two different sterilization techniques and treatment of disinfectant Sodium hypochlorite used to sterilize the media and the explants. The media was sterilized using an autoclave and microwave oven with the treatment of explant with sterilizing agent sodium hypochlorite in three concentrations of 5%, 10%, and 15% for 5 min. The nodal explants were cultured in MS basal medium supplemented with 30g sucrose, as a carbon source and 7g agar, as a gelling agent. The temperatureinside the growth chamber was maintained at 24±2°C with a photoperiod of 16 h daylight and 8 h dark.

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In Vitro Clonal Propagation of Asparagus racemosus, a High Value Medicinal Plant

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

Isolation, structure elucidation and biotransformation studies on secondary metabolites from Asparagus racemosus

comparative analysis of the in-vitro effects of various sterilization techniques and different disinfectants on the micropropagation of explants of Asparagus Racemosus

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