ESPARRAGO (asparagus officinalis)

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	ESPARRAGO
	*asparagus officinalis*

Name
ESPARRAGO

Scientific Name
asparagus officinalis

ESPARRAGO

The Greek word spargaein means "to retoñar", that is to say, to throw new piston rods, and the ends of the piston rods are denominated, also in Greek, asparagus, that are the eatable asparagus that all we know.

Esparraguera, and to its side the end of the stem, fleshy thickness and, that is known with the name espárrago. Its active principle is the esparraguina, of diuréticas properties, aperitive and antitusígenas.

Agriculturist preparing handfuls of asparagus. In addition to being a plant of proven medicinal properties, he has cultivated himself like vegetable from old times.

It is known that in old Egypt, more ago than 6,000 years, asparagus were cultivated, of where, through Near East, arrived at Greece. From its culture by all Europe spread here, and the Spaniards introduced them in America in century xvi. At that time their properties were known diuréticas and, in addition, they considered themselves to manjar of luxury.

CHARACTERISTICS: It is a herbaceous plant, vivaz, of thickness rizoma (underground stem), with stem raised of until a meter and means of height. The leaves are smallest, blanquecinas, almost invisible. What to our eyes modified stems seem leaves are not but (denominated cladodios), of the aspect of a needle, of intense green color, had in ramilletes three or four "leaves". The flowers appear throughout the stem and, in bell form, they hang of him. They are very small, of about 5 mm, clear green color. The end of the stem, when it begins to be developed, is heavy and tender: that is what it is known like espárrago.

LOCATION: It is not known of any place where it grows spontaneously with some exceptions in sandy zones near the sea although in case it could come from plants you cultivate supposes that it has his origin in the Asian continent. Ever since it is known, it has been always plants cultivated. It requires a propitious ground so that rizoma can be developed, aired and drained land (sandy).

ACTIVE PRINCIPLES: Espárrago fresh contains esparraguina and tiroxina (amino acids), the first, responsible for its properties farmacológica second of its aroma. Rizoma also contains esparraguina, but in variable amounts according to the time of the year; it has, in addition a saponina and diverse oils and sugars

Used Part

The root, rizoma and the turiones (I bring forth young people).

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES: Espárrago is, basically, diurético but also has aperitive and antitusígenas properties.

HARVESTING: The asparagus must be taken in spring, that is when they begin to be developed later will be heavier, but hardest and less appetizing. Rizoma change, must take (with the roots that hangs) last the summer, in autumn.

USES And APPLICATIONS: The asparagus are used corno food, with additional benefits d therapeutic virtues. They eat crude flavored with mayonnaise or salt, oil vinegar (or lemon); or boiled, also flavored the coarse tortilla of espárrago with frying the asparagus just a little bit Is very appetizing to add to the frying pan eggs beaten all forms, with rizoma prepares) concoctions with therapeutic aims; the most known the one is the denominated syrup by five roots that take part, in addition, the roots (or rizomas) of celery, hinojo, rusco and parsley put to boil 200 grams by roots (to equal parts each one of them) in a liter of water and the boiling stays until the water has been reduced to half; it is strained add 3/4 of kilo of sugar, shaking until they dissolve. A spoonful of this syrup with the meals can serve like antitusigeno diurético or aperitive, it must be taken before the meals

Farmacológica Action

The potassium fructosanas, salts and the saponósidos ones confer a diurética action to him. The abundant fiber of the asparagus produces a laxative effect. Popularly "depurativa" is considered;.

Indications

States in which an increase of the diuresis is required: genitourinarias affections (cystitis, ureteritis, uretritis, oliguria), hiperazotemia, hiperuricemia, arterial hypertension, edemas, overweight accompanied by retention of liquids. The consumption of turiones is advisable when small objects have interfered accidentally (that do not require a surgical performance), since by his abundance of fiber they surround and they reduce them the possibility of internal injuries.

Contraindications

Insufficiency cardiac or renal (except for medical indication).

Not to prescribe forms of metering with alcoholic content for oral administration to smaller children of two years nor to consultantes in process of etílica deshabituación.

Indirect effect

Its content is metilmercaptano, communicates a special scent to tinkles it.

In topical use it can trigger contact dermatitis (scabies of espárrago of the workers of the conservera industry).

Precaution/Poisonings

The saponósidos ones can cause irritation of endotelio renal.

The accidental taking of the fruits can produce an irritation of endotelio renal.

The use of diuréticos in the presence of urolitiasis, hypertension or cardiopathies, only must become by prescription and under medical checkup, given the possibility of appearance of a tensional descompensación or, if the potassium elimination is considerable, an involution of the effect of the cardiotónicos.

To consider the alcoholic content of the flowed extract, the dye and the syrup.

To evaluate the convenience of the administration of the forms of metering with alcoholic content (flowed extract, tinctures) during the gastroduodenales pregnancy, lactancia, to small children or people with gastritis, ulcers, syndrome of the null and voidable intestine or ulcerosa colitis and totally they are contraindicated during the processes of etílica deshabituación.

Galénicas Forms/Dosage

- nourishing Use (turiones).

- Decocción: 50 g/litro. To boil 15 minutes, 250 mililiter three times to the day, between the meals.

- fluid Extract (1:1): 30-50 drops, one to three times to the day.

- It tinctures (1:10): 50-100 drops, two or three times to the day.

- Syrup (10% of fluid extract): 20 to 60 g/día.

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