[[File:Asparagus.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Asparagus]]<br>
Other Names: Asparagus officinalis, Asparagi Rhizoma Root, Asperge, Asperge Comestible, Asperge Commune, Asperge Officinale, Asperges, Espárrago, Espárragos, Garden Asparagus, Spargelkraut, Spargelwurzelstock, Sparrow Grass, Radix Asparagi, Asparagus Tuber, Shiny Asparagus Tuber, Tian Men Dong<br>Asparagus is a plant. The newly formed shoots (spears), root, and “underground stems” (rhizomes) are used to make medicine.<br>See also : [[Tian Men Dong]]
==Special Precautions of Asparagus==
*Avoid if suffering from diarrhoea.
* It also helps in treating HIV and multiple sclerosis and prevents scurvy and lung cancer.
* [[Hangover]]s : Asparagus extract may help alleviate alcohol-induced hangovers and shield liver cells from the toxic effects of alcohol consumption, suggests a preliminary study published in the Journal of Food Science in 2009. For the study, researchers tested the effects of extracts of asparagus shoots and leaves on human liver cells. Their findings indicate that asparagus extract may help rev up activity in enzymes involved in breaking down alcohol.
==Used in Patent Medicine==
* [[Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang]]
* [[Wu Ji Bai Feng Wan]]
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[[Category:Prebiotics]]