MEDICINAL PLANTS

The asparagus is a perennial herb belonging to the lily family, with thick and well developed strain. The stem can reach up to 1.5 m. High. The leaves are small, membranous, whitish and with a small spur at the base. As the flowers are also tiny and very delicate, bell-shaped. The fruits are berries of no more than 1 cm. And contain within it six tiny seeds. It breeds in the gardens of most of Spain, since the shoots of this plant, the asparagus-known is very popular in our diet. Usually found in trenches filled with sandy soil and plenty of manure, with the strain buried 20-40 cm. Deep.

FLOWERING

The asparagus plant flowers in spring. From the collection of interest on all the shoots, the tender shoots of asparagus-sometimes enormously thick and always very tasty. You can also take root and rhizome. Asparagus is collected in the spring.

APPLICATIONS

Found in asparagus asparagine and the amino acid tyrosine. They also contain carbohydrates and a saponin. At the root composition varies widely depending on time of year. It also presents another amino acid called asparagine and arginine, carbohydrate and other minor compounds. Saponin carbohydrates and give the asparagus a diuretic effect very pronounced, this trend was soon after having eaten asparagus and also acquires a characteristic urine odor, frankly unpleasant. That smell is believed to be due to the presence of a compound called methyl mercaptan, although other theories hold the view that it is other volatile compounds. Another effect of this plant means that, due to the abundance of fiber have asparagus, act as mild laxatives. And in general is a good cleanser of the body, apart from being a delicious food, provided you eat with due restraint. It is necessary to note that accidental ingestion of the fruits may cause irritation of the renal endothelium, so beware.

ADMINISTRATION

Decoction. They hold 50 g. Per liter of water and boiled for 15 minutes. The dose should be 1 / 4 l. Three times a day.
Syrup. Prepare a syrup that can take up to 50 g. Day.
The use of food. Either alone or in salad with mayonnaise, asparagus is always exquisite, which is the best way to leverage their strengths.

SUMMARY

FAMILY: Liliaceae
HABITAT: Sandy soil and manure
FLOWERING: Spring
PART USED: Root, rhizome and shoots
CATALAN: Esparreguera
GALICIAN: Espargueira

USES

Strong diuretic, Laxative Moderate, Purifying Light.