Steinmetz:Asparagus

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Asparagus adscendens

Also known as (or relevant to) Asparagus adscendens Asparagus Racemosus Family Liliaceae English Names Safed Musli Natural Habitat India Part(s) Used Radix Asparagi adscendens

Constituent(s) asparagin mucilage albuminous matter cellulose Action used as a substitute for Salep; galactagogue demulcent nutritive

Asparagus lucidus

Also known as (or relevant to) Asparagus lucidus Family Liliaceae Natural Habitat Japan China Part(s) Used Radix Asparagi lucidi

Action diuretic expectorant tonic stomachic nerve-stimulant

Asparagus officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Asparagus officinalis Family Liliaceae English Names Common Asparagus Sparrow grass Natural Habitat Europe Turkey Persia Russia Northern India Western Siberia Part(s) Used Radix Asparagi

Constituent(s) asparagin albumen resin gum sugar malates chlorides phosphates coniferin inosit tyrosin vanillin Action diuretic aperient aphrodisiac demulcent cardiac sedative nutritive; well known vegetable