Plant Details

Accepted name:: Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. [Asparagaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
asparagi radix	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
asparagi tuber	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
asparagus	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
asparagus root	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
asparagus tuber	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
balu	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
cheonmundong	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinese asparagus	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
cochin chinese asparagus root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
cochinchinese asparagus	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
cochinchinese asparagus root	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
dàng dō	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
iuutan	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
kinesisk sparris	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mā dēi lɔi	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
radix asparagi	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
shiny asparagus	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
thiên môn	Other	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
tian dong	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
tian men dong	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
tiandong	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
tianmendong	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
tiāndōng	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
テンモンドウ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
地門冬	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
大當門根	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
天冬	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
天門冬	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
天门冬	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
roots		Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
tuberous root		Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Tuber		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Radix		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
root	dried root	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
root tuber		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Root tubers		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Root		Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
tuber	tuber, cork layer removed, usually steamed	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
tuber		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
tuber		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
tuber		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 14 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Asparagus gaudichaudianus Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 71 (1850).
Asparagus lucidus Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 29 (1844).
Melanthium cochinchinense Lour. Fl. Cochinch.: 216 (1790).
Asparagopsis sinica Miq. J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 90 (1861).
Asparagus cochinchinensis var. dolichoclados F.T.Wang & Tang Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 291 (1937).
Asparagus cochinchinensis var. longifolius F.T.Wang & Tang Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 291 (1937).
Asparagus cochinchinensis var. pygmaeus (Makino) Ohwi Fl. Jap., ed. rev.: 1437 (1965).
Asparagus cochinchinensis f. pygmaeus (Makino) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura Fl. Japan 4b: 148 (2016).
Asparagus dauricus var. elongatus Pamp. Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22: 264 (1915).
Asparagus falcatus Thunb. Fl. Jap.: 139 (1784), sensu auct.
Asparagus insularis Hance Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 5: 245 (1866).
Asparagus lucidus var. dolichocladus Merr. & Rolfe Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 96 (1908).
Asparagus lucidus var. pygmaeus Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 11: 281 (1897).
Asparagus sinicus (Miq.) C.H.Wright J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 103 (1903).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Asparagus cochin-chinensis (Lour.) Merr.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Asparagus cochinchinensis	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lou H) Merr.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.)Merr.	TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011)
Asparagus cochinchinensis Merill	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Asparagus cochinchinensis Merr.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Asparagus cochinchinensis Merrill	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Asparagus gaudichaudianus Kunth	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Asparagus lucidus	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Asparagus lucidus Lindl.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Asparagus lucidus Lindley	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Melanthium cochinchinensis Lour.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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