Asparagus, also known as asparagus, is listed in the Materia Medica as a superior product with the effect of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, removing fire and relieving cough, and is one of the commonly used yin tonics in clinical practice. In addition to its medicinal use, asparagus has a beautiful form and can be used as an ornamental plant; it has a sweet taste and can also be used as mouth fruits, preserves and other foods; asparagus can also be made into wine with a pleasant aroma. It is said that there is an anecdote between Li Zicheng and asparagus! The story of Tien-Tung and the King of the Breaking Kingdom A large-scale peasant uprising broke out at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Zicheng, the leader of the uprising army, went to meet Zhang Xianzhong in person in order to unite with him to attack the corrupt Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, Zhang Xianzhong’s wife was giving birth on the same day, so Zhang Xianzhong had to ask his deputy to come to meet him. The deputy welcomed Li Zicheng into the inner room and set out tea and fruits for conversation. Li Baisheng waited for half an hour and did not see Zhang Xianzhong. He was furious and slapped the table and said, “Zhang Xianzhong is so neglectful to me! The deputy general was busy explaining: “Marshal calm down, General Zhang is indeed his wife gave birth, can not leave the body, Marshal first taste this, General Zhang will come immediately.” Li Zicheng saw the servant brought a plate of tea food, bright color, aroma, jade and ice, casually asked, “What is this thing?” The adjutant general replied, “This is the asparagus preserves, please taste.” Li Baisheng tasted it and felt that it tasted sweet, nourishing and crumbly, refreshing the heart and spleen, wonderful, so his anger disappeared and praised, “It is really delicious.” The deputy general said: “This tian dong is not only delicious, but also can nourish Yin and moisten the lungs, clear the lungs and lower the fire. Marshal rest easy, General Zhang will be here soon.” After another half hour, Zhang Xianzhong came to discuss with Li Zicheng about the invasion of Ming after his wife gave birth to a lunar child, which was an afterthought. Sources and effects of asparagus Source: The dried tuberous root of asparagus, family Liliaceae. Origin: The southern part of Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces to East China, South Central and Southwest China provinces are distributed. Taste: sweet, bitter, cold. It belongs to the lung and kidney meridians. Effects: Nourishing Yin and moistening dryness, clearing the lung and generating body fluid. Note: This product has a strong sweet-cold, nourishing and greasy nature, and should not be used by people with spleen deficiency, diarrhea and phlegm-dampness. The Compendium of Materia Medica contains detailed descriptions of the main effects of asparagus: coughing with lung gas, wheezing and shortness of breath, pus vomiting from canker sores in lung atrophy, removing heat, ventilating kidney qi, stopping thirst, removing heat and stroke, treating dampness and scabies, and should be taken for a long time. It is used to calm the heart, moisten the five viscera, replenish the five strains and seven injuries, vomit blood, cure coughs and eliminate phlegm, and remove wind-heat and boredom. Mainly used for heart diseases, quarrel dryness and heartache, thirst and desire to drink, atrophy and sleepiness, heat and pain under the feet. It moistens dryness and nourishes yin, clears gold and lowers fire. It is suitable to be taken often when the Yang is not working. Therefore, asparagus is sweet, moistening and nourishing, bitter, cold, clear, enters the lung and kidney meridians, and is a clear, nourishing and smooth product. Both moisten the lung to stop cough, clear the lung to lower the fire, and nourish the kidney to nourish yin, produce fluid to quench thirst, good for treating yin deficiency and fire evidence: 1, lung heat dry cough, coughing phlegm sticky, coughing and hemoptysis. Often used with maitong, raw earth, xuan shen. 2.Bone fever and dampness, thirst with fluid injury, Yin deficiency and thirst. It is often used with Zhi Mu, Di Bone Bark and Gypsum. In addition, it is said that the brewing of asparagus into wine was invented by Su Dongpo, the great writer. The “Mountain Dwelling” records in detail Su Dongpo’s method of brewing Tianmen Dong wine: “one bucket of alcoholic wine, one liter of wheat, five liters of good glutinous rice, make rice, take the juice of Tianmen Dong to dip, first dip the wine as usual, wait for the cooking rice is suitable for cold temperature, with decoction and drink so that the phase into the brew. Spring and summer seven days, autumn and winter ten days ripe. The wine is initially ripe taste sour, long stop is beautiful and fragrant, the rest of the wine are less than.”