ASPARAGUS

Common name: Asparagus
Scientific name:  Asparagus officinalis

Uses

Only young asparagus shoots are commonly eaten: once the buds start to open ("ferning out"), the shoots quickly turn woody.

Asparagus is used along with lots of fluids as “irrigation therapy” to increase urine output. It is also used to treat urinary tract infections and other conditions of the urinary tract that cause pain and swelling.

Other uses include treatment of joint pain (rheumatism), hormone imbalances in women, dryness in the lungs and throat, constipation, nerve pain (neuritis), AIDS,cancer, and diseases caused by parasites.

Asparagus is also used for preventing stones in the kidney and bladder and anemiadue to folic acid deficiency.

Some people apply asparagus directly to the skin for cleaning the face, drying sores, and treating acne.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-286-ASPARAGUS.aspx?activeIngredientId=286&activeIngredientName=ASPARAGUS