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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Asparagus lucidus

Common Name
Sparagio, Men Tung, Tien Le, T'Ien Men Tung, Wan Sui T'Eng

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Diuretic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Diuretic Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Expectorant China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Impotency China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nervine China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nervine China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Stimulant Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Tonic Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.