Asparagus, distributed in the central, northwest, Yangtze River valley and southern regions of China, is the root tuber of Asparagus, a lily plant, which has the effects of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, moistening lung and clearing heart-fire, and can be used for lung dryness, cough, body fluid injury, thirst, insomnia, internal heat, constipation, diphtheria and other symptoms.

1. Nourishing yin and promoting fluid production

Asparagus is strong in moistening dryness and bitter cold, and has stronger effects of nourishing lung yin and clearing lung heat than Ophiopogon japonicus and Polygonatum odoratum. It is suitable for dry cough, hemoptysis, sore throat and hoarseness caused by yin deficiency, lung dryness and internal heat. For people with bad cough and expectoration, they can also relieve cough and resolve phlegm. It is often combined with Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora adenophora and Fritillaria cirrhosa to treat deficiency of lung yin and excessive dryness and heat.

2. Nourish yin and tonify kidney

Asparagus can nourish kidney yin and reduce deficiency fire, and is suitable for dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, hot flashes due to yin deficiency, and internal heat to quench thirst.

Beneficial to the stomach

Asparagus has a certain effect of benefiting the stomach and promoting fluid production, which helps to relieve symptoms such as loss of appetite, thirst and constipation caused by fever. In addition, it can clear stomach heat, which can be used for the symptoms of heat injury to gastric juice.

relaxing bowel

Asparagus can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, especially constipation caused by yin deficiency.

5. Anti-tumor

The root tuber of asparagus has anti-tumor effect. Asparagus has a certain inhibitory effect on leukocyte dehydrogenase in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia and acute monocytic leukemia, and has an inhibitory effect on leukocyte respiration in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

antibiosis

Asparagus tuber also has a good antibacterial effect. In vitro, Asparagus Decoction has inhibitory effects on anthrax, hemolytic streptococci A and B, diphtheria, diphtheria-like bacilli, pneumococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albicans and Bacillus subtilis.

prevent premature senility

Asparagus root tuber has good antioxidant and anti-aging effects on human body. Asparagus extract contains effective components for delaying aging, and asparagus polysaccharide has the functions of scavenging free radicals and resisting lipid peroxidation.

8. Kill mosquitoes

When the chopped asparagus roots are put into water with a concentration of 0.5- 1%, all the dragonflies in them die after 72-96 hours, and when the concentration is 2-5%, the maggots in them die after 3-4 days.