Asparagus Root
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Market name：天門冬 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：183 |
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Plant name：Asparagus cochinchinensis Photo location：Nanjin, Jiangsu Prov., China Photo date：1986 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Asparagi Radix |
| Botanical source: Family name | Liliaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Asparagus cochinchinensis Merrill (IPNI:531041-1) |
| Part used | Tuberous root |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is thick, dense and translucent yellowish-white. The product of Guizhou Prov., Sentendo, is of high quality. (TN) |
| Constituents | Sterols: β-Sitosterol Steroid saponins & Sapogenins: Smilageninをアグリコンとするステロイドサポニン Other aromatic compounds: 5-Methoxy-methylfurfural Amino acids: Asparagine Other: Mucous substances |
| Pharmacological effects | Antibacterial (Gram-positive). |
| Indications | As an antitussive, diuretic, reliever and tonic, it is applied to treat cough of deficiency syndrome, hemoptysis, dry cough and dry stool. |
| Diseases | Cough, Dry cough, Phlegm-free, Hemoptysis, Dyspnea, Chronic bronchitis, Tuberculosis, Sputum with blood, Night sweats, Thirst, Constipation |
| Formulas | ogibekkoto , kanroin , jiinkokato , seihaito |
| Meridian tropism | Lung, Kidney |
| Property | Extremely cold |
| Flavor | Sweet, Bitter |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Superior |
| TCM: Classification | Tonics |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To replenish yin, promote fluid secretion and moisten the lung. Used for dryness of the lung marked by dry cough, or pertussis with sticky sputum, dry throat, thirst and constipation. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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