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The tuberous roots are used medicinally.
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Description
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Herbs dioecious. Roots with swollen, tuberous part 3--5 × 1--2 cm. Stems climbing, 1--2 m, slightly woody proximally; branches angled or narrowly winged. Cladodes usually in fascicles of 3, subfalcate, 0.5--8 cm × 1--2 mm, flat or slightly 3-angled. Leaf spur sometimes spinescent; spine 2.5--3.5 mm on main stems, minute or indistinct on branches. Inflorescences developing after cladodes, axillary. Flowers of both sexes usually paired, subequal; pedicel 2--6 mm, articulate at middle. Male flowers: perianth greenish, campanulate, 2.5--3 mm; filaments free. Berry green, 6--7 mm in diam., 1- or 2-seeded. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Sep. 2 n = 20*.
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Distribution
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Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Laos, Vietnam].
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Habitat
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Thinly forested slopes, roadsides, waste fields; near sea level to 1700 m.
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Synonym
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Melanthium cochinchinense Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 1: 216. 1790; Asparagopsis sinica Miquel; Asparagus cochinchinensis var. longifolius F. T. Wang & T. Tang; A. dauricus Link var. elongatus Pampanini; A. gaudichaudianus Kunth; A. insularis Hance; A. lucidus Lindley; A. sinicus (Miquel) C. H. Wright.
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Asparagus cochinchinensis
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Asparagus cochinchinensis[1] is a species of plant, sometimes called "Chinese asparagus", in the subfamily Asparagoideae of the family Asparagaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]
Range and description
Asparagus cochinchinensis is distributed in eastern Asia including the Philippines and Japan; named after the southern region of Vietnam, in Vietnamese A. cochinchinensis is called thiên môn đông,[3] the latter similar to tian men dong (天門冬) in Chinese. This is a trailing plant, growing up to 2.5 m long; leaves are phyllodes, 15-25 mm long. The flowers are axillary and the white berries are often in pairs.[3]
The roots and stems are used in traditional Chinese and Korean medicine.[4]
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References
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^ Merrill ED (1919) Philipp. J. Sci. 15: 230.
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^ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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^ a b Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 9629B) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
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^ Lee DY, Choo BK, Yoon T, Cheon MS, Lee HW, Lee AY, Kim HK (2009). Anti-inflammatory effects of Asparagus cochinchinensis extract in acute and chronic cutaneous inflammation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 121 (1): 28–24. (PMID 18691647)
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Asparagus cochinchinensis: Brief Summary
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Asparagus cochinchinensis is a species of plant, sometimes called "Chinese asparagus", in the subfamily Asparagoideae of the family Asparagaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
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