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Asparagus officinalis L.
is a perennial herbaceous plant of the lily family (Liliaceae). It is found throughout the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, and Western Siberia. Grows on grassy slopes, water meadows, and among bushes. Cultivated in gardens and orchards.
In the spring, when bird cherry blossoms, on sunny sandy slopes, along the edges of forests, juicy asparagus shoots sticking out in columns, covered with filmy scales, appear - these are modified leaves, in the axils of which there are shoots in the form of needle-shaped leaves. The height of its stems is more than a meter, especially if it is grown in the garden. Its flowers are small, bell-shaped, greenish-yellow, and the fruit is a spherical red berry.
Medicinal raw materials are roots and young shoots, fruits. Rhizomes and roots contain asparagine and saponin, shoots contain asparagine, carotene and vitamins B, C, fatty oil and sugars are contained in the fruits.
The plant has diuretic, laxative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, blood purifying and sedative effect.
Infusion and decoction of roots and shoots used for rheumatism, joint pain, skin diseases (acne, rashes), dropsy, inflammation of the bladder and urinary tract, difficulty urinating, kidney disease, as a sedative for palpitations and epilepsy.
In Georgia it is used for heart disease, liver disease, kidney stones, and scrofula. The fruits and water infusion of the fruits are taken for sexual impotence.
To prepare the infusion, 3 teaspoons of roots, young shoots or herbs are infused for 2 hours in a glass of boiling water. Strain and take 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day (Makhlayuk, 1992).
Asparagus preparations have a vasodilating effect. It is used for high blood pressure and as a means of increasing heart contraction (Florya, 1975).
The aerial green parts are used as a hemostatic agent for gynecological bleeding, neurasthenia and pulmonary tuberculosis (Kuznetsova, 1941).
Asparagus preparations used for dropsy, kidney stones, cystitis, prostatitis, stomach diseases, and bladder stones (Solodukhin, 1989).
Asparagus preparations have an anti-atherosclerotic effect, have a positive effect on metabolism, and promote the removal of chlorides, phosphates, uric acid and urea from the body (Pastushenkov, 1990).
Asparagus has long been used in dietary nutrition for diabetes mellitus (Nikolaichuk, 1992).
In Bulgaria, asparagus is used in the treatment of liver cirrhosis, prostate adenoma and as a lactogenic agent (Petkov, 1988).
Asparagus fruit used for dysentery (Sviridonov, 1992).
Infusion made from berries and asparagus roots, used to increase vitality, for gout, diabetes, impotence, and externally for eczema. Taking asparagus lowers blood pressure, increases contraction of the heart muscle, slows the heart rate, dilates peripheral blood vessels, and the extract provides a longer-lasting decrease in blood pressure, with no side effects observed. Asparagus decoctions are recommended for use in diseases of the kidneys and bladder; in addition, they have an anticonvulsant effect.
The plant was used as an ornamental, food (vegetable) and medicinal product. Its roots and young shoots stimulate (strengthen) the excretory function of the kidneys and have a calming effect on the heart. Decoctions of asparagus roots are used in folk medicine for dropsy, inflammation of the bladder, difficulty urinating, as a sedative for palpitations and also for rheumatism, epilepsy and impotence, externally for various rashes on the skin. Asparagus extract, compared to asparagine, causes a longer-lasting and deeper decrease in blood pressure. Without changing the filtration capacity of the renal glomeruli, asparagine and asparagus extract significantly reduce the reabsorption function of the convoluted tubules of the kidneys. In an experiment on animals, it was found that when administered intravenously, they cause dilation of peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure, increase the strength of heart contractions, slow down the heart rate, and increase diuresis.
The aerial part of asparagus officinalis (without thick stems), according to the observations of G.N. Kovaleva (1971), has a vasodilator, reducing the excitability of the central nervous system and diuretic properties. She recommends it for heart neuroses and kidney diseases.
In the past, syrups were prepared from the rhizomes and roots of asparagus, which, presumably, have medicinal value, taking into account the pharmacological properties of asparagus.
As G.N. Kovaleva notes, its rhizomes are official in France, Mexico, Portugal and Venezuela (Klan, 1948).
The main active ingredient in asparagus is asparagine, which is found in the rhizomes and roots of its various species. Asparagine is a natural amino acid that plays an important role in nitrogen metabolism, widely distributed in proteins and in the free state.
In the body, asparagine is synthesized from aspartic acid and ammonia with the participation of ATP and under the influence of the enzyme asparagine synthetase. Aspartic acid is involved in important metabolic reactions. It is found not only in asparagus officinalis, but also in other plants of this genus:
- Dahurian asparagus, used for gynecological bleeding and neurasthenia (M. N. Varlakov, 1931; G. E. Kurentsova, 1941);
- asparagus shoberia, known in folk medicine as a hemostatic and diuretic (I. I. Brekhman, 1969; G. E. Kurentsova, 1941).
Methods of preparation and use
1. Crushed raw materials (60 g) of roots and rhizomes are poured into 1 liter of boiling water, brought to a boil in a water bath for 15 minutes, cooled for 45 minutes at room temperature and filtered. Prescribe 1 tablespoon orally 3 times a day.
2. Three teaspoons of crushed young shoots are poured into a glass of boiling water, left to cool for 2 hours, and filtered. Prescribed orally 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day for 3-4 weeks.
Asparagus grows everywhere in Western Siberia. More than four thousand years ago, it began to be cultivated in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and in Europe it has been cultivated since the 11th century.
Unfortunately, in our country this first-class vegetable is underestimated and rarely used. Meanwhile young asparagus shoots very tasty and healthy food. You can use them to prepare salads, soups, canned, pickled, fried. Fresh shoots should be stored in the refrigerator, where they retain their flavor for up to three months.
Asparagus Casserole: chop 20 - 30 young asparagus shoots, wash, boil for 3 - 5 minutes in salted water and cut, then roll in breadcrumbs and put in a frying pan, add onion and vegetable oil, pour in beaten egg, sprinkle with finely chopped dill and serve.
Asparagus soup: fry finely chopped pieces of asparagus in butter and season any vegetable soup with them.
Asparagus with mayonnaise: Boil the required amount of asparagus, drain in a colander, season with mayonnaise with finely chopped garlic and serve with half a boiled egg per serving, sprinkling everything with fresh parsley or crushed cumin.
Asparagus is a perennial herb with a wide medicinal spectrum of action. .
The stem is erect (one or several), green, rather thin, with branches spaced at an acute angle.
The leaves are small, scale-like, triangular, with a spur at the base; in their axils there are bunches of soft, needle-shaped green twigs.
Flowers 1-2 on the stem and branches, with drooping pedicels, greenish-white with yellowish-green veins, small, bell-shaped, with six lobes.
The fruit is a spherical bright red berry. Blooms in June. The fruits ripen in early September.
Propagated by seeds, regenerated from rhizomes. Grows in flooded meadows and coastal cliffs.
Harvesting is generally possible only in the case of cultivation.
Asparagus, whose delicate branches can be found in any garden, is, however, an extremely ancient cultivated vegetable plant with valuable healing properties.
This is a plant that is found throughout Russia, Siberia, the Caucasus and Kazakhstan.
It prefers to grow in floodplain meadows, between bushes, and on forest edges.
Asparagus is grown for medicinal and decorative purposes. 
Useful properties of asparagus
Asparagus has a strong diuretic effect.
Asparagus lowers blood pressure, slows heart rate, improves liver function and increases heart contractions.
Due to its numerous chemical composition, asparagus has laxative, analgesic and sedative properties .
Asparagus is used as a good anti-inflammatory and blood purifying agent
Asparagus spears contain a decent amount asparagine , so asparagus improves performance kidney
You can use asparagus relieve fatigue .
Asparagus promotes elimination from the body phosphates, urea and chlorides.
Use of asparagus in medicine
The asparagus officinalis herb contains asparagine, the glycoside coniferin, saponins, chelidonic acid, vitamins B and C, and carotene.
In scientific medicine it is used for kidney and heart diseases.
Experiments have established that when administered into a vein, asparagine and asparagus extract reduce blood pressure, slow down the heart rate, increase contractions, dilate peripheral vessels, and increase diuresis.
Asparagus extract causes a greater and longer-lasting reduction in blood pressure than asparagine.
Diuretic action associated with a decrease in reabsorption in the tubules, and filtration is not impaired.
Asparagus is also used in the form of an infusion, which is prepared as follows:
3 teaspoons of crushed rhizomes with roots, as well as young shoots and asparagus grass, are poured with a glass of boiling water, the vessel is closed and wrapped for 2 hours, then its contents are filtered. Take 1 tablespoon every 2 hours.
At kidney diseases The following collection is recommended: drop cap herb 1 part, curly or horse sorrel root 1, stinging nettle leaves 2, rose hips (pharmaceutical) 2, large plantain leaves 2, asparagus root 3, wild strawberry leaves 3, horsetail herb 5 parts.
At massive swelling add 1/2 part parsley herb. A tablespoon of the mixture is poured with 1-3 cups of boiling water. The vessel is closed and wrapped for 30 minutes. Take 1 tablespoon 10 minutes before meals.
Finds application in acute and chronic nephritis with sufficient renal function, with diseases of the renal pelvis and bladder.
Asparagus stimulates the body's immune system, relieves vascular spasm, and reduces headaches.
Asparagus rejuvenates the body and makes him stronger.
An infusion of asparagus rhizomes is used for joint pain, skin diseases, kidney diseases and inflammation of the urinary tract and bladder.
Asparagus is used for neuroses, impotence, atherosclerosis and tachycardia.
Asparagus increases appetite, improves digestion, helps with whooping cough, diabetes and rheumatism.
Infusion of asparagus root for cough. To prepare it, take 10-15 grams of asparagus root and grind it into powder. Pour a glass of boiling water over the raw material and leave it to steep in a water bath for half an hour. After straining, take the infusion three times a glass.
This infusion has diuretic and antipyretic effect.
Asparagus broth .
Taking asparagus shoots, they are crushed to a powder. Now take 1 tablespoon of this powder and pour a glass of water. Place in a water bath for 20 minutes. Remove from the water bath and leave for about 40 minutes. We take a ready-made decoction of 50 ml at rheumatism or joint pain.
Asparagus decoction for arrhythmia.
It is prepared as follows: take 1 tablespoon of chopped asparagus root and pour a glass of boiling water. Place on the fire until it boils and keep for 2 minutes. Next, add 2 teaspoons of dry asparagus herb to the hot brew. Remove from heat and wrap in a towel for 2 hours. The finished decoction is taken 2 tablespoons three times a day. You should drink the decoction only half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.
The use of asparagus in folk medicine
In folk medicine, a decoction of asparagus herb is taken for heart pain, kidney and bladder diseases.
. For anemia, weakness , for prevention and treatment prostatitis:
mix the juice of young shoots with carrot juice in a ratio of 1:2 and take the mixture of juices 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.
. For prostatic hypertrophy
: 1 tbsp. l. chopped fresh rhizomes pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, bring to a boil again, leave for an hour, strain. Take 2 tbsp. l. infusion 3-4 times a day for 20 minutes. before meals. The same recipe is suitable for the treatment of inflammation and cirrhosis of the liver.
. For hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiac edema :
1 tbsp. l. chopped fresh shoots pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, keep on low heat for 5-7 minutes, leave for an hour, strain. Take 1/4 tbsp. infusion 3-4 times a day for 20 minutes. before meals (instead of infusion, you can drink the juice of young shoots 1 tsp 2-3 times a day before meals).
. For gout :
3 tbsp. l. fresh young shoots pour 1.5 tbsp. boiling water, keep on very low heat until 0.5 tbsp of water remains, strain and squeeze out the raw materials. Take 2 tsp. condensed broth 3 times a day before meals (instead of infusion, you can take 2 tsp juice 3 times a day).
.For cystitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis:
2 tbsp. l. chopped fresh shoots, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, keep on low heat for half an hour, cool, strain and add boiled water to the broth to the original volume. Take 0.5 tbsp. decoction 2-3 times a day half an hour before meals.
Asparagus for joints
Asparagus is better known as a plant widely used in cooking, especially American cooking.
Since it is used less often in our country, here are several recipes for you to prepare various dishes from this plant, rich in proteins and vitamins, which is, in principle, beneficial to the body and contributes to the treatment and prevention of many diseases, especially joint diseases.
The upper part and young shoots are used in the preparation of various salads, soups, as a side dish, canned for the winter, and the skin of green asparagus is not removed, but the white asparagus is peeled from top to bottom before cooking.
The seeds are used to prepare drinks that have a aroma reminiscent of hot chocolate; the fruits are considered a coffee substitute.
To prepare the salad, chopped stems can be lightly stewed, adding spices and vinegar to taste, drain the water, season with dill and parsley, add an egg, butter or mayonnaise and serve.
You can vary this salad - for example, make it with boiled carrots and parsley roots or canned green peas and corn.
Canned Asparagus:
Boil asparagus stalks in salted water, place heads down in sterilized jars, pour in salty broth (100 g of salt per liter of water) and sterilize 2 times for half an hour. 
Growing Asparagus
Asparagus is usually grown from seedlings.
Seedlings You can plant them in ridges, or you can plant them in pots - it depends on the person’s desire.
Seedlings are grown in ridges at the end of May.
To do this, you need to sow the seeds in open ground. After 3-4 weeks, shoots will appear.
If you want to speed up the emergence of asparagus shoots, then just soak the seeds for 6 days in warm water, which is replaced with new water every day.
To maintain the correct temperature, the container containing the seeds is placed on the radiator.
After this, the seeds should be placed on a damp cloth for 4-7 days.
The rag needs to be covered with a cellophane bag - it will not allow it to dry out. Soaked seeds will sprout after 2 weeks, but seeds that were still in a damp cloth will sprout faster - on the 7th day.
For seedlings, you need to prepare beds: rotted manure or compost is added to them. The soil needs to be dug up and loosened.
Seeds are sown at a distance of 7 cm from each other. The seeds are buried 2 cm into the soil. When the shoots appear, you need to thin out, leaving the strongest plants.
On ridges, seedlings will grow for 1-2 seasons because they grow slowly. During the period of seedling growth, you need to constantly water the plant and apply nitrogen fertilizers.
At the end of summer, the plant should develop about 4 shoots and a rhizome. For the winter, the plant is fertilized. In October, the above-ground part of the plant dies off, and after that you need to cover the plant with peat.
Seedlings planted in pots produce stronger and winter-adapted plants.
Seeds should be planted in the same way as in ridges, only sowing is done in small pots in May.
The seeds are sown carefully so as not to damage the seedlings.
They pour into pots for seedlings manure, peat, sand or garden mixture. The seeds need to be watered and gradually hardened.
Seedlings can be planted in the ground in early summer.
After harvesting asparagus, the soil must be cultivated. To do this, loosen, water and apply complex fertilizers.
Peat or humus is also added to the soil.
Asparagus contraindications
There are no contraindications to the use of asparagus, but you should not forget about individual intolerance, as it does exist.
Medicinal properties of asparagus used in folk medicine three millennia before the era of Christ. The benefit of the plant is its composition, rich in vitamins, macro- and microelements, and low in calories. The medicinal plant has useful medicinal properties and is used as a dietary supplement in capsules.
Latin name for asparagus: Asparagus officinalis.
English name: Asparagus, Sparrowgrass.
Family: Asparagus - Asparagiaceae (formerly: Liliaceae - Liliaceae).
Parts used: rhizome and young shoots.
Pharmacy name: asparagus rhizome - Asparagi rhizoma (formerly: Radix Asparagi)
Botanical description. Asparagus is anchored in the soil by means of a woody rhizome equipped with thick adventitious roots. In the spring, thick, juicy shoots shoot up from the rhizome, which we know as white vegetable asparagus. As soon as they emerge from the soil, these shoots begin to turn green. The stem reaches a height of 1 m, branches and bears small leaves. Greenish-white flowers develop around June and produce red berries by August. Black seeds were used in the First World War as an ersatz coffee. Asparagus came to us from the East and is still a favorite vegetable crop, cultivated in large quantities.
From the history of the plant. The use of asparagus as a medicinal plant predates the age of Christ by three millennia. In China it was used for coughs and boils, in Ancient Egypt - as a liver remedy. It was valued by Dioscorides in antiquity as a powerful kidney remedy. In the Middle Ages, asparagus was revered as an aphrodisiac and vegetable. In Central Europe, it has been known as a cultivated plant since the 16th century.
Active ingredients: asparagine, arginine, asparagoses, saponins, flavonoids, vitamins and minerals.
How does asparagus grow?
Medicinal properties of asparagus
Pharmaceutical asparagus is part of the drug (dietary supplement) Protective formula, produced according to the international GMP quality standard for medicines.
Nutritional value table for 100 grams of asparagus
100 grams of raw asparagus contains 2.20 grams of protein, 3.88 grams of carbohydrates, 2.1 grams, calorie content = 20 kcal.
Vitamins:
- - 756 IU
- - 0.143 mg
- - 0.141 mg
- - 0.978 mg
- - 0.274 mg
- - 0.091 mg
- - 52 mcg
- - 5.6 mg
- - 1.13 mg
- - 41.6 mcg
- And other vitamins are in asparagus, but with lower content.
Macro- and microelements:
- - 2.14 mg
- - 202 mg
- - 24 mg
- - 14 mg
- - 0.158 mg
- - 0.189 mg
- - 2 mg
- - 2.3 mcg
- - 52 mg
- - 0.54 mg
- And other macro-microelements in asparagus, but with lower content.
Vegetable asparagus can hardly be considered a real medicinal plant, although previously it regularly played this role. Today, on the contrary, it is first and foremost a delicacy. If kidney patients are advised to take a course of asparagus, if overweight people eat asparagus in the spring, this is perhaps more of a pleasure than a real treatment. However, it has been confirmed that vegetable asparagus improves kidney function and stimulates the excretion of water from the body. It also has a slight laxative effect.
Vegetable asparagus is believed to be a wonderful blood purifier. Asparagus rhizomes are used for medicinal purposes, sometimes as an integral part of various preparations for the treatment of diseases of the bladder and kidneys. However, tea made from asparagus rhizomes alone is much more effective.
Photo of the medicinal plant Asparagus The use of asparagus in folk medicine
The main indications for the use of asparagus rhizomes are painful urination, urinary retention, diseases of the bladder and kidneys, liver and spleen, jaundice, rheumatism and gout, palpitations. Acne is also treated with a decoction of asparagus rhizomes.
- Asparagus tea: 2 teaspoons with the top of asparagus rhizomes are poured into 1/4 liter of cold water, brought to a boil and filtered. It is recommended to take 2 - 3 cups per day internally; the decoction is used externally for washing and compresses.
Side effects. The asparagus diet is limited to approximately 10 days. Anyone who drinks tea without exceeding the prescribed dosage should not fear side effects. But there are people who are hypersensitive to asparagus; it appears with just one touch of the bandage to the skin, and is popularly called “asparagus scabies.” Naturally, such people should not use this plant. In some places you can hear that a large amount of asparagus causes diabetes, but this has not been confirmed by experiments.
Contraindications. Heart failure, inflammatory kidney diseases. In people prone to allergies, asparagus can cause hives. Touching the sprouts of this plant especially provokes the appearance of a rash.
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus officinalis).
Other names: common asparagus, asparagus, chilli, asparagus.
Description. Dioecious perennial herbaceous plant of the Asparagaceae family. It has a root system consisting of taproots - thick, flabby-woody, as well as long roots. The stem is cylindrical, bare, smooth, branched, straight or somewhat drooping in the upper part, 30-130 cm high, with numerous branches obliquely directed upward.
The leaves are spiral, scaly, with a short spur with cladodes at the base. The cladodes are straight, thin, needle-shaped, 1-3 cm long, sitting 3-6 in the axils, going obliquely upward or slightly pressed to the stem.
The flowers are unisexual, whitish-yellowish, located in the axils of the leaves, one or two on long stalks. The perianth is bell-shaped and funnel-shaped, with oblong lobes. Male flowers are 2 times larger than female flowers. Asparagus blooms in June - July. Fruit ripening at the end of August - September. The fruit is a spherical berry of brick-red color.
In the wild, asparagus officinalis grows in areas with a temperate climate zone - throughout Europe (except for the northern regions), North America, North Africa, Asia Minor and Central Asia, Australia, New Zealand. It grows in light forests, water meadows, grassy areas, among bushes, and sometimes in fields.
Asparagus is cultivated as an ornamental plant, also for medicinal and food purposes. She prefers loose, moist soils rich in organic matter. The plant reproduces by seeds and division of rhizomes.
Collection and procurement of raw materials. For food purposes, young shoots are harvested in early spring. Moreover, shoots of two types are used for food (white and green). White shoots are harvested while they are still in the ground. At this time they are white, soft and tender.
Green shoots are harvested when they grow a few centimeters from the soil surface (up to 20 cm). Such shoots, when exposed to sunlight, begin to accumulate chlorophyll, which turns them green. The structure of such shoots becomes coarser.
When buying asparagus in a store, you should pay attention to the fact that the shoots are elastic, smooth, tender, with a slight shiny tint, and the cut areas should not be dried out.
It is advisable to quickly eat purchased asparagus, since it cannot be stored for a long time. If there is a need for storage, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days. To do this, the cuts need to be renewed, the shoots should be placed in a glass or jar of water, the dishes should be placed in a bag and placed on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. The water should cover the base of the shoots by a few centimeters. It should be borne in mind that storage deteriorates the taste of asparagus.
For medicinal purposes, rhizomes with roots, grass, fruits, and young asparagus leaves are used and harvested. Rhizomes with roots are harvested in the fall, when the above-ground part begins to fade. The dug up rhizomes with roots are shaken off the ground, washed in running water, and cut into pieces. Then they are dried in the open air under a canopy, spread in a thin layer on paper or fabric. Can be dried in ovens, ovens or dryers at temperatures up to 45°C. Shelf life up to 2 years.
The grass is harvested during flowering by cutting off the young tops of plants (about 30 cm). Dry in the shade outdoors or in a room with normal ventilation, spreading it in a thin layer on paper or fabric.
The fruits are harvested when they are fully ripe.
Useful material. Young asparagus shoots contain vegetable proteins (about 2 g), fats (0.1 g), carbohydrates (about 4 g), B vitamins (B1, B2, B9), vitamins C, E, PP, thiamine, beta carotene, asparagine, macro and microelements - potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, iron, dietary fiber.
Asparagus rhizomes and roots contain asparagine, steroid saponins, carbohydrates (up to 3.1%), coumarin, traces of essential oil, carotenoids.
Asparagus grass contains the glycoside coniferin, chelidonic and succinic acids, saponins, asparagine, and tyrosine.
Ripe fruits contain sugars (up to 36%), organic acids (malic and citric), physamine, capsanthin, and traces of alkaloids.
What are the benefits of asparagus? Asparagus shoots are not only a delicacy, but also have certain beneficial properties, as they contain quite a lot of vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances.
For example, nicotinic acid (vitamin PP) contained in asparagus is involved in brain activity, metabolism, and helps reduce the level of substances that can clog blood vessels - (cholesterol, triglyceride, lipoprotein).
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is part of many enzymes, is involved in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism, in the functioning of the nervous system, and has antioxidant properties.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) maintains normal visual function, promotes the production of serotonin, hemoglobin, red blood cells, corticosteroids, maintains healthy skin, hair, nails, and promotes the body's absorption of other vitamins (B6, B9) and minerals (iron).
Vitamin B9 (folic acid) maintains a healthy state of new body cells, so this vitamin is important especially during pregnancy, when the fetus is formed and developing. Normal sperm production also depends on this vitamin.
Asparagine dilates blood vessels and increases urine output (diuretic property). This helps prevent hypertension and edema.
Carotenoids support the visual system and have an antioxidant effect (prevent premature aging).
The dietary fiber contained in asparagus cleanses the body of toxins, stimulates the evacuation function of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby helping to prevent constipation.
Medicinal properties of asparagus.
Since ancient times, the benefits of asparagus and its medicinal properties have been known. Asparagus preparations have vasodilating, diuretic, hypotensive, sedative, and lactogenic properties. They lower blood pressure, slow heart rate, increase the amplitude of heart contractions, increase diuresis, and improve liver function.
A decoction of rhizomes with asparagus roots will be indicated for cystitis, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis, prostate adenoma, cirrhosis of the liver, cardiovascular diseases, which are accompanied by edema of the lower extremities and ascites.
It is also used for diabetes, gout, rheumatism; as a sedative for tachycardia, epilepsy; as a blood purifier for acne, eczema and other skin rashes.
Instead of a decoction of rhizomes with roots, you can use a decoction of asparagus herb. It is especially recommended for heart neuroses and kidney diseases.
A decoction of rhizomes or herbs is used to increase milk production in nursing mothers (lactogonic property). An infusion of the fruit is used to treat impotence and hemorrhoids.
Externally, a decoction of rhizomes in the form of lotions is used to treat pustular rashes.
Dosage forms and doses.
A decoction of rhizomes with asparagus roots. 1 tablespoon of dry crushed raw materials per 500 ml of water, after boiling, cook over low heat for 10 minutes, remove from heat, filter after cooling. Take half a glass 4 rubles. a day 20 minutes before meals. This decoction is also used as an external remedy (in the form of lotions).
Decoction of asparagus herb. 2 tablespoons of dry crushed herb per 500 ml of water, after boiling, cook over low heat for 5 minutes, remove from heat, filter after cooling. Take half a glass 4 rubles. a day 20 minutes before meals.
Infusion of asparagus berries. Place 5 berries in a thermos, pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 7-8 hours, filter. Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 r. in a day.
