Dalvi, S SNadkarni, P MGupta, K C1990-04-012009-06-021990-04-012009-06-021990-04-01Dalvi SS, Nadkarni PM, Gupta KC. Effect of Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) on gastric emptying time in normal healthy volunteers. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 1990 Apr; 36(2): 91-4http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/116637Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is used in Ayurveda for dyspepsia (amlapitta) and as a galactogogue. It was hence compared with a modern drug, metoclopramide, which is used in dyspepsia to reduce gastric emptying time. Gastric emptying half- time (GE t1/2) was studied in 8 healthy male volunteers using a cross-over design. The basal GE t1/2 in volunteers was 159.9 +/- 45.9 min (mean +/- SD) which was reduced to 101 +/- 40.8 min by Shatavari (p less than 0.001) and to 85.3 +/- 21.9 by metoclopramide (p less than 0.001). Metoclopramide and Shatavari did not differ significantly in their effects.engAdultAnimalsDopamine AntagonistsGastric Emptying --drug effectsHumansMaleMedicine, AyurvedicMetoclopramide --therapeutic usePlant Extracts --pharmacologyRatsClinical Trial