Phytoconstituents :

The major bioactive constituents of A. racemosus are steroidal saponins (Shatavarins I–IV) which are present in roots. It also contains vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, Mg, P, Ca, Fe, and folic acid. Shatavarin IV is a glycoside of sarsasapogenin contains two molecules of rhamnose and one molecule of glucose. Other constituents include essential oils, asparagine, arginine, tyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), resin, and tannins. Flowers and fruits contain quercetin, rutin and hyperosides while the leaves contains diosgenin and quercetin-3 glucuronide. Many chemical constituents are isolated from the root, five steroidal saponins, shatavarins VI-X, Asparoside B (Shatavarin I), Asparinin B (Shatavarinin IV), Shatavarinin V, immunoside and Asparanin A (schidigerasaponin D5). It also contains isoflavone 8-methoxy-5, 6, 4’-trihydroxyisoflavone 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside.