Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus)
Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus)
Purity Levels
saponins
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus), standardised to saponins (shatavarins). We supply the complete machinery — root washing and size reduction, hydro-alcoholic extraction, membrane clarification, resin purification, solvent recovery, and drying — to convert Asparagus racemosus roots into a consistent, shatavarin-rich extract for the Ayurvedic, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries.
Mechotech's Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus) plant is engineered around the real processing chemistry of the root: hydro-alcoholic extraction under controlled conditions maximises recovery of shatavarins I-IV and steroidal saponins, while resin purification and membrane clarification enrich active content and remove undesirable impurities. Built in SS 304 / SS 316L with integrated closed-loop solvent recovery, PLC-SCADA automation and full batch documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system engineered to the declared saponins specification.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus) Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Asparagus racemosus |
| Raw Material | Shatavari roots |
| Plant Part | Root |
| Extract Type | Standardised saponin (shatavarin) extract powder |
| Standardisation | Shatavarins I-IV / steroidal saponins — 10%, 20%, 40% grades |
| Extraction Method | Hydro-alcoholic extraction (pharmaceutical-grade solvent) |
| Product-contact Material | SS 304 / SS 316L, CIP/SIP-cleanable |
| Filtration System | Pressure leaf filtration + cross-flow membrane clarification |
| Concentration System | Vacuum evaporator |
| Drying System | Spray dryer |
| Automation | Configurable — manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic PLC-SCADA (recipe-based, Industry 4.0-ready) |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Utility Requirements | Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen, RO & soft water, power (project-specific) |
| Compliance | GMP, AYUSH, HACCP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification |
| Final Product Form | Free-flowing standardised powder; water-soluble extract on request |
Plant Capacities
| Plant Scale | Raw Material Throughput | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Configured to your feedstock and trial plan | Product development, parameter validation |
| Semi-Commercial | Configured between pilot and commercial scale | Contract manufacturing, scale-up trials |
| Commercial | Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume | Commercial production at confirmed buyer volume |
Capacity is configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume; we recommend a pilot plant to validate process parameters before scaling.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Reception & Cleaning
Shatavari roots are received, washed to remove soil and foreign matter, and sorted for quality before cutting.
Cutting & Grinding
Cleaned roots are sliced and milled to an optimised particle size to maximise extraction efficiency while preserving phytochemical integrity.
Hydro-Alcoholic Extraction
Prepared root material is extracted with pharmaceutical-grade hydro-alcoholic solvent in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors under carefully controlled temperature and cycles, maximising shatavarin and steroidal saponin recovery.
Filtration & Solvent Recovery
The crude extract is clarified through pressure leaf filters, then passed through high-efficiency vacuum evaporators where extraction solvent is recovered, purified and recycled.
Vacuum Concentration & Membrane Clarification
The filtered extract is concentrated under vacuum at controlled temperature to preserve heat-sensitive saponins, then polished through membrane filtration to remove fine suspended particles.
Resin Purification
Adsorption resin technology selectively enriches steroidal saponins while removing undesirable impurities, delivering pharmaceutical-grade colour, purity and stability.
Standardisation
The purified extract is assayed for total shatavarins, steroidal saponins, polyphenols, moisture, bulk density and particle size, and adjusted to the declared saponin specification before drying.
Spray Drying & Quality Control
The standardised extract is converted into a free-flowing powder by spray drying, then released after assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, pesticide-residue, microbial, and moisture testing.
Major Plant Equipment
- Root washing system
- Root cutting machine
- Hammer mill
- Stainless-steel jacketed extraction vessels
- Solvent storage tanks
- Pressure leaf filters
- Vacuum evaporators
- Solvent recovery system
- Membrane filtration system
- Resin purification columns
- Spray dryer
- Ribbon blender
- Product storage silos
- CIP/SIP system
- PLC-SCADA automation panel, electrical MCC & instrumentation
Plant Output
Case Study
Shatavari Extraction Plant — Shatavarin & Steroidal Saponin Project
See how this plant was engineered and delivered for a real project.
Applications
- Women's health and lactation-support supplement formulations
- Ayurvedic and traditional medicine preparations
- Nutraceutical capsule, tablet, and supplement manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical standardised ingredient supply
- Functional food and beverage applications
- Export to regulated-market ingredient buyers
Key Features
GMP Hygienic SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces use GMP hygienic design, with CIP operation between batches.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated recovery returns the solvent for reuse within the process; recovery performance is established during process development.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release assay are used to check the finished Shatavari (Asparagus Racemosus) extract against its declared specification (saponins).
Integrated Drying
A matched spray/vacuum dryer produces a free-flowing, low-moisture powder ready for encapsulation and blending.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion for future growth.
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