ABSTRACT
This herb consists of the dried tuberous roots of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. of the family Liliaceae. The best asparagus is grown in the Shandong province. Today, asparagus, a creeping plant with prickly leaves, is widely cultivated in the Beijing area and in the southern provinces of Guizhou, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang of China (Jiang Su New Medical College, 1977). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203050040/86743b54-459f-4502-a9f1-33f21b13726a/content/figpg161_001_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
