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Tian Men Dong, also known as Asparagus Cochinchinensis in English, is a medicinal plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is the dried tuber of the plant Asparagus cochinchinensis, which belongs to the lily family.
The dried tuber is slightly curved, cylindrical, or spindle-shaped, with a yellowish-brown or pale yellow surface. It has a sweet and slightly bitter taste.
Traditional Chinese medicine uses asparagus root to:
Treat Nourishing Yin: Often used to nourish the lungs and kidneys, it is especially effective in treating conditions related to dryness.
Moistening the Lungs: Helps alleviate symptoms like dry cough or phlegm caused by lung dryness.
Clearing Heat: Used to treat internal heat-related issues, such as fever or dry throat.
Improving Skin Health: Believed to promote skin moisture and reduce dryness.
Besides, asparagus root may help to:
• Reduce edema. Actually, the most useful purpose of asparagus root is, like celery stalk, a mild diuretic or ‘water pill.’ This means the herb is capable of removing excess water from your body to be secreted in your urine. Being a mild diuretic, asparagus can help with mild fluid retention, especially that which occurs around your menstrual period.
• Ease urinary tract inflammation. When the bladder and urinary tract are inflamed, increased urination can help to flush out irritating substances, possibly including bacteria associated with infections in this area.
• Prevent kidney stones. Because of the diuretic effect, asparagus, eaten regularly, may be useful in preventing recurrent kidney stones and lowering mildly elevated high blood pressure. Increased urination is important for preventing painful kidney stones; as urine output increases, the urine itself becomes more diluted, which helps prevent the crystallization of minerals that cause most stones. In fact, asparagus root is commonly used as a component of popular alternative “irrigation therapies” designed to prevent stone formation.
• Reduce mild high blood pressure. Studies have already shown that celery, eaten daily, reduces high blood pressure. Asparagus acts similarly.
• Anticancer. The root also contains substances called saponins believed to have antibiotic properties. There have been a variety of reports during the past twenty years that asparagus has cured cancer. This is really not all that far-fetched as asparagus contains high levels of a chemical called histones that block uncontrolled cell growth, as well as extraordinarily high levels of the antioxidant glutathione. As a cancer fighter, it’s simply the asparagus stalk cooked and eaten.
