Asparagus ( 天门冬 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Asparagi Cochinchinensis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Tian Men Dong
Common
English Name
Chinese Asparagus
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Cold
Taste
Sweet, bitter
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Kidneys
Common
Usages
This herb is used for its moistening effects in formulas that treat dry
coughs or coughs where there is thick sputum streaked with blood; dry skin;
excessive thirst; and the early stages of the "Thirsting and Wasting
Syndrome" of diabetes (TCM: internal fire and dryness symptoms of excess
yang; deficient Lung Yin; deficient Kidney Yin).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Nourishes the Yin and clears heat; moistens the Lungs and nourishes the
Kidneys.
Common
Formulas Used In
Ginseng and Zizyphus
Processing
Required
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Remarks
-
Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there is deficiency-cold diarrhea.
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