The efficacy and function of Asparagus cochinchinensis

Asparagus corydalis can not only supplement the body's nutritional elements very well, but also help regulate various functions of the body. It also has high medicinal value. Today, I will take you to learn about Asparagus corydalis.

【English name】 Radix Asparagi officinalis

[Other names] Bamboo shoots, Asparagus fern

[Source] It is the tuberous root of Asparagus officinalis L., a plant of the Liliaceae family. Dig up the tubers in spring and autumn, wash them, blanch them in boiling water and then dry them in the sun.

[Original morphology] Perennial herb, smooth and hairless, slightly powdery. The stems are long and soft. The leaves are filamentous, in clusters of 3 to 6, 5 to 30 mm long; the scale leaves are light yellow. Dioecious, flowers 6mm long, 1 to 4 axillary, pedicel about 1cm long; male flowers have 6 tepals, 5 to 6mm long, 6 stamens, with the anther attached; female flowers have tepals about 3mm long, with 6 degenerate stamens. The berries are spherical and red. Flowering period is from July to August.

【Habitat distribution】 Cultivated in various places. Mainly produced in Guangxi.

[Properties] The tubers are clustered in groups of several or dozens, or scattered individually. It is long cylindrical, 10 to 25 cm long, about 4 mm in diameter, yellowish-white or khaki in appearance, with irregular grooves. The texture is soft and tough, and the cross section is light yellowish white.

[Chemical composition] Contains saponin, the sapogenin of which is sarsasa-pogenin. In addition, it also contains coniferin, chelidonic acid, asparagine, asparagine, arginine, etc.

[Nature and flavor] Slightly warm, bitter and slightly spicy.

【Functions and indications】Moistens the lungs and relieves cough, eliminates phlegm and kills insects. Used for lung heat cough and killing rickets; external treatment of skin scabies and parasites.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The effects and functions of Asparagus cochinchinensis have been described in detail above, and I believe everyone has a certain understanding of it. Whether Asparagus cochinchinensis has other therapeutic effects still requires further research.