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| Chinese Name |
Tiandong |
| Latin |
Radix Asparagi |
| English Name |
Cochinchinese Asparagus Root |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that tonifies yin |
| Source |
Dried root tuber of Asparagus cohinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, bitter, cold; Lung, Kidney |
| Actions |
To replenish yin, promote body fluids and moisten the lung |
| Indications |
Dryness of the lung, marked by dry cough, or paroxysmal cough with sticky sputum, dry throat, thirst and constipation, in addition, used for whooping cough, arrhythmia, viral hepatitis, breast cancer and functional uterine bleeding
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| Precaution |
It is forbidden to prescribe to those with diarrhea from deficiency or cold. |
| Chemical Composition |
It containsβ- sitosterol, amino acids, polycose, etc. |
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