Asparagus falcatus L.

Asparagaceae

Common Names:
Maha-hathawariya (S)
Perum saaththaavaari (T)
Sickle thorn (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Cladode and tuber

Uses in traditional medicine :

Crushed juice of cladodes acts as a cholagogue
Tuber powder is used in chronic congestion of liver, jaundice and gallstones
Small doses of tubers are taken for strangury
External application of medicated oil prepared with tuber is used for rheumatism
Herbal soup made of fresh cladodes is used as a restorative in wasting diseases
Soup made of tubers and cladodes is used for chronic nephritis

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Carotenoid: capsanthins, capsorubins violaxanthins and capsoneoxanthins from ripe fruits; caryophyllene type sesquiterpene lactone: aspfalcolide from leaves

Bioactivity :

Plant extract: inhibits the progression of hepatic injury induced by acetaminophen; aspfalcolide: inhibitory effect on the proliferation, migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Clinical:

Note :

Cladodes are used to prepare an edible porridge

References :

Deli, J. et al., (2000), Capsoneoxanthin, a new carotenoid isolated from the fruits of Asparagus falcatus, Tetrahedron Letters, 41(42), 8153-8155.

Ghalib, R. M. et al., (2012), A novel caryophyllene type sesquiterpene lactone from Asparagus falcatus (Linn.); Structure elucidation and anti-angiogenic activity on HUVECs, Europeam Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 47, 601-607.

Hewawasam, R. P. et al., (2008), Effect of Asparagus falcatus on Acetaminophen Toxicity in Mice: A Comparison of Antioxidative Effect With N-Acetyl Cysteine, Journal of Dietary Supplements, 5(1), 1-19.

Molnár, P. et al., (2001), (9Z)-Capsanthin-5,6-epoxide, a New Carotenoid from the Fruits of Asparagus falcatus, Journal of Natural Products, 64(9), 1254-1255.

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