1, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production
Asparagus root is strong in moistening bitter cold, and its effects of nourishing lung yin and clearing lung heat are stronger than those of Ophiopogon japonicus and Polygonatum odoratum. It is suitable for symptoms such as dry expectoration, hemoptysis, sore throat and hoarse voice due to yin deficiency and lung dryness with heat. For those who are not good at coughing and expectoration, they can also relieve cough and eliminate phlegm. It is often combined with Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora adenophora, Fritillaria cirrhosa and other herbs to treat deficiency of lung yin and excessive dryness and heat.
2, nourishing kidney yin, reducing deficiency fire
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 excessive fire, and thirst quenching due to internal heat. Deficiency of kidney yin, dizziness and tinnitus, and soreness of waist and knees are often combined with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae, Fructus Lycii and Achyranthes bidentata for nourishing kidney and essence, strengthening tendons and bones. For yin deficiency with excessive fire and bone steaming with hot flashes, it should be combined with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Ophiopogonis, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae and Cortex Phellodendri for nourishing yin and reducing fire. For chronic deficiency of kidney yin and thirst due to internal heat, it can be combined with yin-nourishing and kidney-tonifying herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae, Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Fructus Ligustri Lucidi. Cough and hemoptysis due to deficiency of lung and kidney yin can be combined with herbs such as Shengdi, Scrophularia and Fritillaria cirrhosa for nourishing yin, clearing lung and cooling blood.
3, benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, clearing stomach heat
This product also has a certain effect of benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, which is helpful to relieve the symptoms of loss of appetite, thirst and constipation caused by fever. In addition, it can also clear stomach heat and can be used for the symptoms of heat hurting stomach fluid. For those suffering from both qi and yin injuries, loss of appetite and thirst, it should be combined with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae and Ginseng for nourishing yin, promoting body fluid and benefiting qi. For constipation due to intestinal dryness due to fluid deficiency, it should be combined with herbs such as Shengdi, Danggui and Shengshouwu for nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels.
4, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels
Asparagus can moisten intestines and relieve constipation caused by internal heat, especially constipation caused by yin deficiency.
5. Anti-tumor
Many in vitro experiments have proved that 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 granulocytic leukemia and acute monocytic leukemia, and it can inhibit the respiration of leukocytes in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
6, antibacterial
Asparagus tubers also have excellent antibacterial effect. In vitro, Radix Asparagi tuber decoction has inhibitory effects on anthrax, hemolytic streptococci A and B, diphtheria, diphtheria-like bacilli, pneumococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus citricola, Staphylococcus albicans and Bacillus subtilis.
7, delay aging
Asparagus root tuber has excellent antioxidant and anti-aging effects on human body. Asparagus extract contains effective components to delay aging, and Asparagus polysaccharide has the effects of scavenging free radicals and anti-lipid peroxidation.
8. Kill mosquitoes and fly larvae
When the chopped asparagus roots are put in water to a concentration of 0.5- 1%, all the dragonflies in them will die after 72-96 hours, and when the concentration is 2-5%, the maggots in them will die 70-100% after 3-4 days.
9. Edible taboos of asparagus
There are few contraindications to Asparagus, because Asparagus has the function of removing dryness and reducing fire, so people with diarrhea due to deficiency of cold and cough due to wind-cold are forbidden to take it.
10, eating method
(1) asparagus brown sugar water
Ingredients: 30g asparagus (with skin) and 30g brown sugar.
Practice: Wash asparagus with skin, fry two and a half bowls of water into one bowl, add brown sugar, then boil and take it warm. Once a day, usually 3-5 times can be effective.
Efficacy: Treating menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, fetal leakage and lobular hyperplasia of breast.
(2) Asparagus and Gouqi porridge
Ingredients: 30g of asparagus, 0g of medlar15g, 90g of japonica rice.
Method: Soak Radix Asparagi and Fructus Lycii in warm boiled water for five minutes, rinse with clear water, and add water to decoct to obtain concentrated juice for later use. Clean the japonica rice, pour it into the pot, add asparagus and medlar juice, cook it on the fire and eat it.
Usage: Take it twice a day.
Efficacy: tonifying kidney and nourishing yin.
Indications: It is suitable for patients with lung and kidney yin deficiency.
(3) Asparagus Radix Isatidis tea
Ingredients: 5g asparagus, 3g isatis root, 3g green tea.
Usage: Drink after brewing with 250ml boiling water. You can add rock sugar.
Efficacy: clearing away heat, nourishing yin and detoxifying.
Indications: fever, polydipsia; Sore throat; Tonsillitis; Sore on the tongue.
Source: Traditional herbal tea prescription.