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Asparagus Plant

Medical Definition:	A plant genus in the family LILIACEAE (sometimes placed in Asparagaceae) that contains ECDYSTEROIDS and is an ingredient of Siotone. The shoots are used as a vegetable and the roots are used in FOLK MEDICINE.
Guide Notes:	coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS and FOOD term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent
Also Called:	Asparagus officinalis
Previously Indexed:	Liliaceae (1998-2001)

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