Asparagus medicinal use. Asparagus useful properties, use, contraindications, treatment Asparagus application
Asparagus is a perennial herbaceous plant with a wide therapeutic spectrum of action .
The stem is erect (one or more), green, rather thin, with branches spaced at an acute angle.
The leaves are small, scaly, triangular, with a spur at the base, bunches of soft needle-shaped green twigs sit in their axils.
Flowers 1-2 per stem and branches, with drooping pedicels, greenish-white with yellowish-green veins, small, bell-shaped, with six lobes.
The fruit is a globular bright red berry. Blooms in June. The fruits ripen in early September.
Propagated by seeds, renewed from the rhizome. It grows in water meadows and coastal cliffs.
Preparations are basically possible only in the case of cultivation.
Asparagus, whose openwork branches can be found in any garden, meanwhile, is an extremely ancient cultivated vegetable plant with valuable healing properties.
This is a plant that is found throughout Russia, Siberia, the Caucasus and Kazakhstan.
She prefers to grow in floodplain meadows, between shrubs, on forest edges.
Asparagus is grown for medicinal and ornamental purposes. 
Useful properties of asparagus
Asparagus has a strong diuretic effect.
Asparagus lowers blood pressure, slows the heart rate, improves liver function and increases heart contractions.
Thanks to its numerous chemical composition asparagus has laxative, analgesic and sedative properties .
Asparagus is used as a good anti-inflammatory and blood purifier
Asparagus shoots contain a decent amount asparagine so asparagus improves performance kidneys.
Asparagus can relieve fatigue .
Asparagus promotes elimination from the body phosphates, urea and chlorides.
The use of asparagus in medicine
The herb of asparagus officinalis contains asparagine, koniferin glycoside, saponins, chelidonic acid, vitamins B and C, carotene.
Used in scientific medicine kidney and heart diseases.
Experiments have shown that when injected into a vein, asparagine and asparagus extract lower blood pressure, slow down the heart rate, increase contractions, dilate peripheral vessels, increase diuresis.
Asparagus extract causes a more significant and prolonged reduction in blood pressure than asparagine.
Diuretic action associated with a decrease in reabsorption in the tubules, and filtration is not disturbed.
Asparagus is also used as 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 disease the following collection is recommended: initial herb 1 part, curly or horse sorrel root 1, nettle leaves 2, rose hips (pharmacy) 2, plantain leaves 2, asparagus root 3, wild strawberry leaves 3, horsetail grass 5 parts.
At massive edema add 1/2 part parsley herb. A tablespoon of the collection is poured with 1-3 cups of boiling water. The vessel is closed and wrapped for 30 minutes. Take 10 minutes before meals, 1 tablespoon.
Finds application in acute and chronic nephritis with sufficient kidney function, with diseases of the renal pelvis and Bladder.
Asparagus stimulates the body's immune system, relieves vasospasm, reduces headaches.
Asparagus rejuvenates the body and makes him stronger.
An infusion of asparagus rhizomes is used for pain in the joints, diseases of the skin, kidneys and inflammation of the urinary tract and bladder.
Asparagus is used with neuroses, impotence, atherosclerosis and tachycardia.
Asparagus increases appetite, improves digestion, helps with whooping cough, diabetes and rheumatism.
Infusion of asparagus root for coughs. To prepare it, take 10-15 grams of asparagus root and grind it into powder. Pour the raw material with a glass of boiling water and leave to infuse for half an hour in a water bath. After straining, the infusion is taken three times a glass.
This infusion has diuretic and antipyretic action.
Asparagus decoction .
Taking the shoots of asparagus, they are crushed to a state of powder. Now take 1 tablespoon of this powder and pour a glass of water. We put in a water bath for 20 minutes. Remove from the water bath and leave for about 40 minutes. We take a ready-made broth of 50 ml at rheumatism or joint pain.
A decoction of asparagus for arrhythmia.
It is prepared as follows: take 1 tablespoon of chopped asparagus root and pour a glass of boiling water. Put on fire until boiling, and hold for 2 minutes. Next, 2 teaspoons of dried asparagus grass are added to the hot brew. Remove from heat and wrap in a towel for 2 hours. Ready broth is taken 2 tablespoons three times a day. You need to drink a decoction only half an hour before a meal. The course of treatment is 1 month.
The use of asparagus in traditional medicine
In folk medicine, a decoction of asparagus herb is taken for pain in the heart, for diseases of the kidneys and bladder.
. With anemia, weakness for the prevention and treatment prostatitis:
mix the juice of young shoots with carrot juice in a ratio of 1:2 and take a mixture of juices of 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.
. With hypertrophy prostate
: 1 tbsp. l. crushed 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.
. With hypertension, atherosclerosis, edema of cardiac origin :
1 st. l. crushed 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 art. l. fresh young shoots pour 1.5 tbsp. boiling water, keep on very low heat until there is 0.5 tbsp of water left, strain and squeeze the raw material. Take 2 tsp. condensed broth 3 times a day before meals (instead of infusion, you can take juice 2 tsp 3 times a day).
.With cystitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis:
2 tbsp. l. crushed fresh shoots, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, keep on low heat for half an hour, cool, strain and add the broth with boiled water to the original volume. Take 0.5 tbsp. decoction 2-3 times a day for half an hour before meals.
Asparagus for joints
Asparagus is better known as a plant widely used in cooking, especially American.
Since it is used less frequently in our country, for you there are several recipes for preparing various dishes from this plant rich in proteins and vitamins, which in principle is beneficial for the body and contributes to the treatment and prevention of many diseases, especially articular ones.
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 is not removed from the green asparagus, and the white asparagus is peeled from top to bottom before cooking.
Drinks are prepared from the seeds, which resemble hot chocolate in aroma, the fruits are considered a coffee substitute.
To prepare a salad, chopped stems can be slightly 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 diversify this salad - for example, make it with boiled carrots and parsley roots or canned green peas and corn.
Canned Asparagus:
Boil asparagus stalks in salt water, put heads down in sterilized jars, pour 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 can be planted in ridges, or in pots - it depends on the desire of the person.
Seedlings in ridges are grown 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 seedlings of asparagus, then it is enough to soak the seeds for 6 days in warm water, which is changed to a new one every day.
For supporting correct temperature the container in which the seeds are located is placed on the battery.
After that, the seeds should be put on a damp cloth for 4-7 days.
The rag needs to be covered with a plastic bag - it will not let it dry out. The soaked seeds will sprout after 2 weeks, but the seeds that were still in a damp cloth will sprout faster - on the 7th day.
For seedlings, you need to prepare the ridges: rotted manure or compost is brought into them. The soil needs to be dug up and loosened.
Seeds are sown at a distance of 7 cm from each other. Seeds are buried 2 cm into the soil. When seedlings appear, thin out, leaving the strongest plants.
On the ridges, seedlings will grow 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 aerial part of the plant dies off, and after that it is necessary to cover the planting with peat.
Seedlings planted in pots produce stronger and more winter-adapted plants.
It is necessary to plant seeds in the same way as in ridges, only sowing is done in May in small pots.
Seeds are sown carefully so as not to damage the seedlings.
Fall asleep in pots for seedlings manure, peat, sand or garden mix. Seeds need to be watered, gradually hardened.
Seedlings can be planted in the ground in early summer.
After harvesting the asparagus, the soil must be cultivated. For this, loosening, watering and applying complex fertilizers are done.
And also peat or humus is introduced into the soil.
Asparagus contraindications
There are no contraindications to the use of asparagus, but you should not forget about individual intolerance, as it has a place to be.
Asparagus (asparagus) is one of the most delicious, healthy and expensive vegetable crops. The first sprouts of asparagus, which are white, green, pinkish green, or purple, are loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. The color of the sprouts depends on the method of cultivation and the time of collection. Green asparagus grows like a regular vegetable in the garden; sprouts of white asparagus spud so that they do not get light; and the sprouts become purple after “sunbathing” - they do not immediately spud it, allowing the tender shoots to soak up the sun.
Asparagus. © packolkata
Young, tender shoots can be eaten raw or quickly steamed, in water, in the oven, or grilled. Asparagus is one of the most early vegetables new season: harvest young shoots begin in April-May.
Asparagus is a genus of plants in the asparagus family. In total, up to 100 species of asparagus are known, scattered throughout the world, mainly in a dry climate. Some types of asparagus are herbs, others are shrubs that develop an underground rhizome and above-ground more or less branched stems, in many species they are creeping. The most common species in the world is Asparagus officinalis, or Common asparagus, or Pharmacy asparagus, or Asparagus ( Asparagus officinalis). The upper parts of asparagus sprouts (about 20 cm) are used worldwide as a delicacy in cooking.
Content:Growing seedlings of asparagus
Seedlings of asparagus are grown from seeds, sowing them in open ground or seedling pots.
Seedling care consists of timely watering, loosening the soil and removing weeds. At good care by autumn, healthy plants are formed with a powerful rhizome and 3-5 shoots 25-40 cm high. Before the onset of frost, in October, the above-ground shoots of asparagus are cut 10 cm above the soil surface. In this form, plants overwinter. In the spring, seedlings are dug up and transplanted to permanent place. When choosing a site, it must be taken into account that this perennial. It is best to place the asparagus near a wall or along a fence.
The site selected for asparagus is cleared of weeds in the fall. 15-20 kg / m² of organic fertilizer is evenly scattered on the soil surface and dug deep. In the spring, seedlings are planted in rows on the site. Rows of asparagus are placed at a distance of 70 cm from each other. Holes are dug in rows with a depth of 30 and a diameter of 40 cm. Humus is poured into the bottom of the hole, on which seedlings are planted. The height of the mound should reach the edges of the hole. If the soil was well seasoned with organic fertilizer in the fall, then you can not pour humus into the holes (although it will not hurt), but replace it with loose soil.
At seedlings of asparagus, before planting, the roots are shortened, leaving them 3-4 cm long. The roots are evenly distributed over the mound, sprinkled with a layer of earth 5-7 cm thick, compacted and watered. When the water is absorbed, the hole is mulched with earth. Over the summer, you can do one or two fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizer (25 g / m²). In autumn, the aisles are dug up, and the dried stems are cut 10 cm above the soil level. In the second year of the plant's life, care for it is the same as in the first.
During the first two years of row spacing, asparagus can be sown with crops such as radishes, watercress, lettuce, and vegetable beans.
As for the actual technology of growing seedlings, there are two ways.
Asparagus. © Nino Fruits Direct sowing of asparagus seeds in seedling beds
It is better to start sowing seeds of asparagus in seedling ridges in the third decade of May. So, we take the seeds and sow. But keep in mind: dry ones will only sprout in 20–30 days. Are you ready to wait this long? No? Then it is better to pre-soak them. That is, fill with water (30-35 ° C) for 5-6 days and change it daily. To maintain the desired temperature, a container of seeds (say, a small plastic bottle) can be put on the battery or in another warm place.
After this period, asparagus seeds are placed in a damp cloth or paper for 3-7 days - let them germinate. To prevent the fabric or paper from drying out, cover it with a plastic bag. Just soaked seeds sprout on the 10-15th day, and those that have been pecked - already on the 7-8th.
In the meantime, asparagus seeds germinate, you can prepare a seedling bed. That is, contribute to 1 square meter land 10 kg (bucket) of rotted manure or compost and 100 g / m² of complex fertilizer. Dig the soil, loosen and level. The distance between the beds should be from 25–30 to 40 cm. Seeds are sown to a depth of 2 cm and at a distance of 5–7 cm. And after 3–4 weeks, seedlings will need to be thinned out, leaving only the strongest shoots at a distance of 10–15 cm.
Asparagus seedlings grow slowly and after a month and a half reach only 10–15 cm in height. Therefore, it remains on the seed beds for a long time, one or two seasons. All this time, it needs to be carefully looked after: weed and water regularly, in June, feed nitrogen fertilizers once or twice ( ammonium nitrate, urea, 10 g/m²) or slurry diluted with water in a ratio of 1:6.
As a result, by the end of August, the plants will have 2-4 shoots and a small rhizome. It needs to be prepared for winter by feeding it in late August - early September with phosphorus and potassium (any autumn fertilizer according to the instructions on the package). And when the aerial part of the asparagus dies off in October, cover the plantings with humus or peat with a layer of about 3 cm. You can cover them with spruce branches or fallen leaves.
Asparagus. © Shihmei Barger Planting potted seedlings of asparagus
Potted seedlings of asparagus are good because, unlike plants immediately sown in the ground, they allow you to win half a month or a month and by autumn get more developed young plants that are better prepared for winter.
The procedures are the same as for planting in seedling beds: soaking, germinating and sowing. Only it is necessary to sow early, in early - mid-May, and not into the ground, but into pots with a capacity of 100–200 ml or into seedling cassettes. For sowing asparagus, you can use barely hatched seeds with a root of 1-3 mm. Seedlings with a spine of 20–25 mm are also suitable, but in order not to damage it, you will have to plant the seeds especially carefully.
The soil for pots can be used the same as for seedlings of cucumbers, or you can prepare "asparagus": mix garden soil, rotted manure, peat and sand in a ratio of 2: 1: 1: 1. Then only the classic simple care remains: watering, loosening, turning to the light in different directions, gradual hardening.
You can plant seedlings in open ground in early June.
Asparagus Care
In the second year after planting, asparagus seedlings are introduced mineral fertilizers, then the soil along the rows of plants should be loosened as soon as possible, trying not to damage the roots.
In dry weather, make sure that the soil under the plants remains moist. In dry soil, asparagus shoots become fibrous and take on a bitter taste.
In October, drying shoots of asparagus should be carefully cut off near the ground, trying not to damage the rhizome, and burned. In plants that are not affected by rust and asparagus fly, the tops can not be cut, it will protect the roots from freezing in winter. Seedlings of asparagus in a nursery in severe frosts in the absence of snow or a small snow cover should be covered with leaves, straw or manure.
In autumn, annual, biennial plantings and fruiting plants should be fed with superphosphate (0.3-0.5 kg per 10 m²) and 40% potassium salt (0.25-0.35 kg). After fertilization, the soil between the rows is deeply loosened. This must be done carefully so as not to damage the roots and seedlings of asparagus.
Good results are obtained by autumn mulching with peat with a layer of 8-10 cm for better wintering. In early spring, the mulch is loosened and embedded in the soil as top dressing. This operation is carried out annually.
In April, the soil, poured in the form of rolls on rows of fruit-bearing asparagus, should be carefully leveled and lightly tamped. In this way, it will not be difficult to detect cracks in the soil above the asparagus seedlings (the appearance of cracks indicates that the seedlings can be cut). The width of the rolls at the base in the first years of cultivation should be 40 cm, in the subsequent years - 50-60 cm.
Asparagus. © Gwendolyn Stansbury Harvesting asparagus
In the third year after planting, if the plants are strong and bushy enough, they start harvesting. If the plants are weak, harvesting is postponed to the next year and the asparagus is cared for in the same way as in the second year of cultivation.
Harvesting of asparagus shoots starts from the 3rd year. However, before cleaning in early spring row-spacings are deeply loosened, and plants are highly spudded with soil, humus. In the II-III decade of April, shoots appear above the soil. When they reach technical maturity (5-7 cm in height and 0.7-1.0 cm in diameter), the soil is carefully raked and the asparagus shoots are cut off at the soil surface, then they are again spudded.
Shoots are cut as they form every 3 days for 20-25 days. In the 3rd year of life, up to 5 shoots are removed from one plant. In subsequent years, up to 15 shoots can be harvested within 30-40 days. After harvesting, each plant should have at least 3-5 shoots, which, developing, form powerful stems with branches of the 2nd-5th order, covered with cladodes, thanks to which the plants accumulate plastic substances.
In the fourth year and further care for asparagus the same as in the third year.
Care of asparagus plants in the post-harvest period should be especially thorough, since it is at this time that the foundation for the future crop is laid. It is recommended to scatter humus, wood ash or fertilizer mixture between the rows, plant them 5-7 cm into the soil, then water them. The soil must be loosened after each watering or rain. IN winter time asparagus can be harvested by forcing. For a family of three, it is enough to have personal plot 15-20 asparagus bushes.
Diseases and pests of asparagus
Red rot of asparagus roots is caused by the fungus Helicobasidium purpureum.
In diseased plants, the root collar and roots die off. The death of the roots leads to the death of the above-ground part of the plant. As the disease spreads, a bald spot forms on the site.
If the infection is not very strong, then the place of accumulation of the infection must be treated with "Fundazol" and isolated with a thick plastic film. In case of severe infection, the plants are destroyed and a new plantation is laid.
The asparagus leaf beetle appears on plants in the middle of summer. Small yellow and black bugs, their black larvae destroy foliage. To control pests, special insecticides are used - Aktellik, Fitoverm, Fufanon, etc., be sure to follow the instructions.
Asparagus is also damaged by polyphagous pests - familiar bears, slugs, beetles, wireworms, etc.
The wonderful taste of asparagus and its unpretentiousness make this plant a popular "inhabitant" of many vegetable gardens! How do you grow asparagus?
Representatives of the asparagus genus are not only decorative green species and vegetable crops but really medicinal plants with a rich set of useful properties and qualities.
The most studied official medicine representative of the genus is asparagus pharmacy or vegetable asparagus. Studying the biochemical composition of the asparagus plant, scientists in the century before last discovered the first amino acid - asparagine, which is part of proteins, which helps to bind ammonia toxic to the human body and remove excess fluid.
According to biologists and chemists, the green part and roots of the plant contain many mineral salts, organic acids and vitamins, among which ascorbic acid is the leader.
But, in addition to this species in the asparagus family, there are about three hundred more unique plants that are no less interesting and useful. How to use medicinal properties asparagus folk medicine, and is the use of the plant confirmed by doctors of the traditional school?
Useful properties of asparagus
The biochemical composition of all asparagus plants is similar to asparagus recommended as a dietary low-calorie food product, a source of vitamins and mineral salts, as well as amino acids and flavonoids.
In particular, such vegetable raw materials are capable of:
- reduce the frequency of migraine attacks;
- relieve inflammation of the bladder and kidneys,
- remove excess fluid;
- remove substances and toxins dangerous to humans.
In addition, asparagine contained in asparagus helps to lower blood pressure, has a beneficial effect on the state of the heart and vascular system.
In traditional medicine, asparagus, as a member of the asparagus family, is used to prevent dropsy, kidney disease and vascular damage due to the formation of cholesterol plaques.
These beneficial properties of asparagus are due to the content of asparagine and some other compounds. However existing species plants are not all studied in the same way as with vegetable asparagus.
Asparagus racemosus: properties and significance in Indian medicine
Most of the species are still waiting for attentive researchers, but in the homeland of asparagus racemose, in India and other regions of Indochina, this species has been successfully used for many centuries to treat various ailments.
System traditional medicine In India, Ayurveda recommends asparagus root remedies for a wide variety of diseases and conditions. Racemosus asparagus, named due to the characteristic shape of the inflorescences, is called “shatavari” in its native region, which can be translated as “a hundred healers” or “a cure for a hundred diseases”.
Oblong large tubers that form the basis of the root system of the plant and determine beneficial features asparagus. Shatavari has a beneficial effect on reproductive function women and men.
The representatives of the fair half take drugs from dried roots asparagus:
- causes increased lactation;
- regulates the menstrual cycle;
- relieves heaviness and pain during menstruation;
- have a diuretic effect;
- soothes and gently tones.
According to studies, the beneficial properties of asparagus are really capable of such an effect, and the tubers are rich in substances that stabilize the hormonal system of a woman.
This is due to the accelerated conversion of estradiol to estrol, as well as the fact that homeopathic remedy activates the synthesis of such an important hormone as progesterone. As a result, taking a traditional medicine that uses the medicinal properties of asparagus is an excellent prevention of many formidable tumor diseases of the female genital area.
The properties of asparagus can increase the production of women's milk, as well as cope with neurosis and other unpleasant symptoms in women of childbearing age and menopause.
Men who take drugs from the rhizomes of the asparagus plant experience an increase in potency, a decrease in the severity of inflammatory processes in the genital and urinary organs. Doctors also note an improvement in the quality of sperm.
IN general practice homeopaths use asparagus root powder if the patient suffers from gastritis with high acidity, as well as dysentery and enterocolitis.
Treatment with the help of such a tool is also carried out externally. Useful properties of asparagus are manifested in eczema, acne accompanied by inflammatory and purulent processes, dryness and coarsening of the skin.
And recent research has shown that the minerals and amino acids in the asparagus plant can not only protect the liver from toxins, but also ease the effects of alcohol on the body, eliminating some of the symptoms of a hangover.
It has asparagus and the properties of a natural antioxidant that can resist or stop the aging of tissues and the entire human body.
Asparagus: is the plant poisonous?
All these types of asparagus, both grown in the garden and at home, bloom, and then form small rounded berries of orange, red or blue-black. The green parts of the plant contain saponins, substances that are toxic to humans. But if there are not many of these compounds in phylloclades, then in berries the concentration of the toxin is much higher and can be dangerous for pets, and especially for young children who pay attention to bright fruits.
Eating those that make asparagus poisonous plant berries, threatens with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
The intensity of the symptoms depends on the age, weight and health of the person who has eaten the dangerous fruit. In addition, contact with the mucous membrane of the berry juice causes allergic reactions and irritation. Most often, the symptoms disappear in a day or two, but in order to avoid complications, it is necessary to take first aid measures in the form of drinking plenty of water and taking enterosorbents, and also consult a doctor.
Application, recipes and properties of medicinal asparagus.
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES. USED ASPARAGUS PARTS.
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asparagus in diet food use. Prepare dishes from it in the form soups, salads who recommend diseases , liver, edema, diabetes, with, and as an increase in appetite. Thanks to its high asparagine content asparagus shoots have a positive impact on hearts work and kidney function improvement contribute.
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Asparagus. Application in folk medicine.
"Food of Kings"- so sometime asparagus called. The plant is very useful for beauty and.
Unfortunately, on the tables of the Slavs and other peoples in our time, this valuable useful product great rarity. But from asparagus dishes can often be seen in Polish films about the aristocracy.
asparagus highly valued in antiquity. Images of her on the monuments of ancient Egyptian have been preserved, dating back to 2700 BC. e. Depicted and on the sarcophagi of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
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HEALING PROPERTIES OF ASPARAGUS. Was in Ancient Greece sacred plant, Aphrodite - the goddess of love dedicated. Didn't eat it but wreaths weaved from it. And in ancient Rome they willingly ate asparagus.
Two hundred years BC cultivation asparagus, which has reached our days in almost unchanged form, Canon described. described asparagus in his writings and Pliny the Elder. In the culinary ancient book of the famous gourmet and epicurean Apicius Mark Gabius, dating back to the 3rd century BC, recipe asparagus cooking detected. The ancient Romans recommended eating asparagus at irritability, despondency and unwillingness. For a while, then was forgotten . But only as in 1271 the Crusaders brought asparagus seeds to Europe, it gained popularity lost. grown in France asparagus for the royal table specially, in greenhouses, amateur asparagus Louis XIV was also great. very expensive asparagus delicacy It was and only very rich people could afford it.
FOLK WAYS AND RECIPES FOR THE TREATMENT OF ASPARAGUS
Asparagus infusion for extrasystoles. To infusion cook, you need three teaspoons asparagus shoots fill st. boiling water, leave the herb for a couple of hours, then drain. Take a spoonful. for 21 days three times a day.
For facial rejuvenation. asparagus chop, take two tablespoons of Art., the same amount
Latin name Asparagus officinalis
Description
Herbaceous plant of the lily family, 150 cm high.
Rhizome strong, horizontal big amount roots and several underground vertical shoots.
Stem erect, strongly branched.
The leaves are recurved, inconspicuous membranous scales, in the axils of which there are shoots in the form of needle-shaped leaves.
The plant is dioecious.
The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, bell-shaped, arranged in pairs in the axils of the leaves.
The fruit is a spherical small six-seeded red berry.
Blooms in May - August. Ripens in August - September.
Spreading
Distributed throughout the European part of Russia, in the Caucasus in Western Siberia and Central Asia.
Grows in flood and steppe meadows, sands and bushes.
Cultivated as a vegetable.
Chemical composition
Young shoots contain a lot of protein, 25-60 mg/100 g of vitamin C and carotene.
Active ingredients
Rhizomes and shoots contain aspartic acid, saponins, coumarins, essential oil, vitamins C, Bb, Ba and PP, carotene, a large amount of mineral salts, especially potassium, organic acids (malic, citric, etc.) and traces of alkaloids.
Asparagus officinalis
food application
Wild asparagus has a bitter taste and is therefore inedible. Cultivated asparagus shoots have good taste qualities rich in vitamins. Salads, soups and other dishes recommended for diabetes, edema of various origins and to increase appetite are prepared from them. To preserve fresh shoots for 3-4 months, they are placed in wet sand and kept in a dark place on ice or in a refrigerator. Boiled asparagus shoots taste like green peas. They can be preserved.
medicinal use
Asparagus has a vasodilating, diuretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.
Collection and processing of medicinal raw materials
Medicinal raw materials are rhizomes and young shoots of wild asparagus.
Rhizomes with roots are harvested in late autumn or early spring, young shoots - in spring. The dug roots are shaken off the ground, washed with running water, cut into pieces, dried on outdoors and dried in an oven or oven at a temperature of 50...60°C.
Store in a closed wooden or glass container for 2 years.
Application in official and traditional medicine
Asparagus preparations have a calming, hypotensive, diuretic and anti-atherosclerotic effect, and have a positive effect on metabolism.
Asparagus helps to lower blood pressure, improve heart function, enhances liver and kidney function, and helps to eliminate chlorides, phosphates, uric acid and urea from the body.
For the treatment of gout, it is recommended to use fresh plant juice or syrup. To do this, the juice is evaporated with sugar in a ratio of 1:2 for 1-2 hours over low heat. Take 3-4 teaspoons 4-5 times a day 20 minutes before meals.
A decoction of asparagus is taken for inflammation of the urinary and gall bladders, edema of cardiac origin and nephrolithiasis. To prepare it, 1 tablespoon of raw materials (rhizomes or shoots) is poured into 1 glass hot water, boil in a closed enamel bowl in a water bath for 30 minutes, filter through two or three layers of gauze and bring the volume of boiled water to the original. Take / s / 2 cups 3 times a day before meals.
Recipes for various diseases
ARRHYTHMIA
With strong heartbeats, pour 1 tablespoon of crushed asparagus roots with 1 cup of boiling water, bring to a boil, boil for 2 minutes, put 1-2 teaspoons of dried asparagus herb in a hot broth and leave, wrapped, for 2 hours. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals for 4 weeks.
INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE
Pour 3 teaspoons of chopped asparagus rhizomes with 1 cup of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals.
CYSTITIS
Pour 20 g of chopped asparagus roots with 1 glass of water, insist. Take 1/2 cup 4 times a day.
