Asparagus (Asparagus cochinchinensis)

天门冬tiān mén dōngTianmendong

Asparagus cochinchinensis · Plant

Asparagus cochinchinensis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May have diuretic effect; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Asparagus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hypertension SyndromeInflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Asparagus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit DiureticBenefit Heart

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Asparagus cochinchinensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

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