Hathawariya plant
Hathawariya is an armed, climbing undershrub with recurved or rarely straight spines, brittle and
smooth leaves reduced to minute chaffy scales and spines; curved in tufts. It has white fragrant
flowers, in simple or branched racemes on the naked nodes of the main shoots or in the axils of
the thorns. Scientific name of Hathawariya is Asparagus racemosus.
Only major use we take from this plant at present is drinking it as a porridge. Hathawariya is a
plant which has lot of medicinal values specially related to women. In India people believe this
plant is equal as 100 husbands for one woman. Birth to death, this plant will help woman in many
ways.
It is an abundantly grown creeper in villages.We can see this creeper grown in both dry and wet
zones.Tuber and leaves of this plant are used to make poridge.This poridge will detoxify body and
also boost energy.This will boost imunity and energy in men too.So it is very famous among men.
Stem and leaves of this plant are green in color.it has thorns aswell.roots are grown as tubes.Tubers
are white in color,.small in size and with pleasant fragrance.There are 3 types known as “maha
hathawariya”, “heen hathawariya”, “thornless hathawariya”.It belongs to rizone species.Tubers are
used in medicine production,leaves used in poridge production also leaves are used in decorating
gradens too.
It has a small whitish flower with pleasant odour. From the seeds we can propagate this plant.
Tubers mainly contain startch,sugar,and many enegizing chemicals.It will reduce the acidity of
blood.
patients with Joint swelling,cardiac diseases, neural and urinary problems ,hathawariya leaves
tubers and whole palnts is used as a treatment also tubers are steamed and added sugar and have it
as a solution to keep the youthfulness.
Without any age restriction hathawariya can be drunk by anyone. This drink will cool the body
and clean the blood too.
In ayurveda it has mentioned Hathawariya will reduce Physical changes due to aging. It has also
mentioned that this control burning sensation of body and heavy bleeding in menstruation of
women. Hathawariya porridge is good in pregnancy to prevent miscarriages too.
Nutrients it contains are; Vitamin A, B, C, D, Protein, Calcium, Iron , Minerals.
To protect the skin it’s good to apply on face as a pulp made of Hathawariya powder 1 table spoon,
shoe flower powder 1 table spoon .rose water 1 tea spoon & bee honey. It’s a mixture of herbs
which protect beauty and youthfulness.
