Different sources of asparagus: asparagus, also known as Gracilaria lemaneiformis, comes from Liliaceae and is a perennial climbing herb named asparagus with leaves like pine needles. Generally, it is dug in autumn and winter, and then these roots are cleaned and removed, and then boiled with boiling water, or steamed thoroughly in a pot, and the outer skin is removed while it is hot, and then it can be used as medicine after drying.
Asparagus is generally bigger than Ophiopogon japonicus, and its texture is relatively moist. High-quality asparagus is full and plump, yellow and white in color and translucent.
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Source of Ophiopogon japonicus: Ophiopogon japonicus, also known as Ophiopogon japonicus, comes from the dried root tuber of Ophiopogon japonicus in Liliaceae. The leaves of Ophiopogon japonicus, such as leek leaves, will bear a bunch of berries, which will be purple-black when mature. Ophiopogon japonicus is usually dug in spring and summer, then washed, dried to remove impurities, and then used as medicine without cooking and other relief.
Ophiopogon japonicus is relatively small, its appearance will be pale white and yellow, and its texture is soft, which is not as transparent as asparagus.
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Efficacy of different asparagus: Asparagus tastes sweet and bitter, and its efficacy is cold and cool. It mainly has the effects of "nourishing yin and moistening dryness, clearing away lung-heat and reducing fire, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst".
Asparagus is mainly used for cough and asthma caused by yin deficiency and dryness-heat, lung heat and lung dryness. Asparagus is more bitter and cold than Ophiopogon japonicus. When the lung is hot and dry, it is accompanied by a dry cough, and even when coughing, there is a faint bloodshot sputum, which can also relieve it.
Asparagus also has a good relief effect on some situations such as insufficient body fluid and dry mouth caused by fever and yin injury. In addition, sometimes, our bodies are hot, which is harmful to body fluids, resulting in insufficient intestinal fluids, accompanied by dry stools and poor stools. Proper use of some asparagus can also play a role in clearing away heat and reducing fire, moistening intestines and removing dryness.
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Efficacy of Ophiopogon japonicus: Ophiopogon japonicus is also a moistening medicine, slightly bitter and slightly cold. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Ophiopogon japonicus mainly has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening lung, benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, clearing heart and relaxing bowels, so compared with the bitter cold of asparagus, Ophiopogon japonicus is more suitable for public health care.
Ophiopogon japonicus is also effective in treating cough and asthma caused by common lung heat and lung dryness. In addition, it is more inclined to promote fluid production and nourish stomach yin. For example, when our stomach is hot, we can choose to use Ophiopogon japonicus to relieve symptoms such as dry mouth, dry throat and nausea.
Sometimes the evil of dryness and heat in the body is reversed, which will also make people upset and insomnia. For this restless disease, Ophiopogon japonicus can also play a certain role in nourishing the heart and removing heat.
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In addition, some doctors believe that Ophiopogon japonicus also has the effects of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, diuresis and detumescence, so Ophiopogon japonicus is often used as a medicine to help relieve such symptoms.