Evidence supporting the use of: Asparagus adscendens
For the health condition: Malaria

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Source of validity: Traditional
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Asparagus adscendens, also known as "Shatavari" in some traditional medicine systems, has a history of use in Ayurveda and folk medicine for a variety of conditions, primarily as a tonic, diuretic, and galactagogue. There are some ethnobotanical reports indicating its use by local healers in malaria-endemic regions of India and Pakistan as a supportive remedy for fever and related symptoms, including those caused by malaria. However, it is not a prominent antimalarial herb in classical Ayurvedic texts, nor is it widely cited in ethnopharmacological surveys as a primary treatment for malaria. The purported use is based on traditional knowledge, with the rationale often being its general ability to support the immune system and reduce fevers.

From a scientific perspective, there is no robust evidence or clinical trials supporting its efficacy specifically against Plasmodium species (the causative agents of malaria). Some in vitro studies of related Asparagus species have shown mild antimicrobial or antioxidant activities, but these do not translate directly to antimalarial activity. As such, its use for malaria is justified mainly by tradition, with very weak supporting evidence.

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