Identification of asparagus characters
This product is oblong spindle-shaped, slightly curved, plump in the middle, tapering and blunt at both ends, 6 ~17cm long, 0.7 ~1.5cm in diameter in the middle, light yellow or light yellow brown, oily and translucent, with longitudinal stripes or grooves. Hard after drying, soft after not drying. It's sticky The section is waxy, the color is the same as the outside color, and there is an opaque white center in the middle of the cooking. Slight gas, sweet and slightly bitter. It is better to be full, big, light yellow and translucent.
The efficacy of asparagus
Nature and taste return to the meridian: bitter and slightly sweet, with great cold. The taste is thick, the gas is thin, heavy and cloudy. Return to lung and kidney meridian, and start with Taiyin (lung) meridian and Zushaoyin kidney meridian.
It has the effects of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, clearing fire and moistening dryness, relieving cough by expectoration, diuresis and antipyretic, and is an important medicine for treating lung and kidney deficiency heat. Indications: lung-heat pneumonia, lung abscess and flaccidity, lung atrophy, lung deficiency with heat, lung heat with dry cough, thick phlegm, hemoptysis with adverse qi, cough with hematemesis, vomiting pus and hematemesis, expectoration with dyspnea, thirst with dryness, hot pain under the foot, bone steaming due to fatigue, and yin deficiency with fire; Fever impairs yin, sore throat, dry throat, thirst, bronchitis, tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough, cardiac edema, fever, dry mouth, diabetes, constipation, night sweats, nocturnal emission, foot paralysis, intestinal dryness and constipation, early breast cancer, rheumatism, physical weakness and so on.
Topical treatment of sores, swelling and furuncle, insect venom injury. Stems and branches treat dermatoses. Clinical application of asparagus
Mainly used for patients with yin deficiency and excessive fire, especially those with cough due to deficiency heat.
1, treatment of lung deficiency cough, suitable for elderly patients with chronic tracheitis and pulmonary tuberculosis, especially those with sticky phlegm that are difficult to cough up and tend to be hot for a long time. Asparagus can be used to moisten dryness, resolve phlegm and nourish the body, and it is often combined with Radix Rehmanniae, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Lily, such as Asparagus Pill.
2, cure lung flaccidity, lung carbuncle, take asparagus to cool and moisten to relieve fever, and cooperate with arrowhead, wear stone and other antidote, just like the sky to break the soup.
3. Treat fever due to yin deficiency, such as anemia, tuberculosis, weakness after illness, etc., with Rehmannia glutinosa and Codonopsis pilosula, which is like Sancai Decoction. For yin deficiency with intestinal dryness and constipation in the late stage of fever, it is combined with Radix Rehmanniae, Fructus Cannabis and Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
Edible method of asparagus
1, asparagus wine: take 40g of asparagus and 500ml of sorghum wine. Cut the heart of asparagus with a bamboo knife, and then put it in a casserole with water for decoction. After boiling for about 40 minutes, remove the residue and take the liquid, add it into sorghum wine, bottle and seal it for a while before taking it. Take this wine every time 1 0 ~ 30 ml, once a day1time, preferably in the afternoon. However, it is not suitable for people with deficiency of yang and yin, deficiency of spleen and stomach, and loose stool's symptoms of eating less.
2. Asparagus ointment: prepare Asparagus 100g, and 50g of Colla Corii Asini, Almond, Fritillaria Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Poria. Put all the ingredients in a casserole, add water and fry to get a thick juice, add about the same amount of refined honey, stir well and boil. Take 1 spoon each time when eating.
This method can nourish yin, moisten dryness, clear fire, nourish yin and stop bleeding, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and nourish the spleen with poria cocos, which can be used for people with symptoms of yin deficiency, lung dryness, cough and hemoptysis. 3. Asparagus porridge: Asparagus 15g, japonica rice 100g and appropriate amount of rock sugar are used. Boil asparagus in water to get juice, then add japonica rice to cook porridge. When porridge is almost cooked, add rock sugar and cook until porridge is cooked. This prescription mainly aims at clearing away fire and moistening dryness, benefiting stomach qi, moistening lung and benefiting stomach, and can be used for people with symptoms such as lung dryness due to yin deficiency, cough and dry throat, stomach heat due to yin deficiency, thirst quenching, dry mouth and constipation due to heat.
After reading the above introduction, did you have a deeper understanding of asparagus, and did you also stimulate your interest in cultivating asparagus? I would also like to remind you that asparagus is a Chinese herbal medicine with high nutritional value, but it must be used in moderation, preferably under the guidance of a doctor.