Upright Asparagus (Asparagus cochinchinensis)

上举天门冬shàng jǔ tiān mén dōngShangjutianmendong

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 Upright Asparagus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Heat SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DiureticBenefit LungBenefit Respiratory Cough

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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