Product Review

Asparagus cochinchinensis is a climbing perennial herb. Stems are thin and with longitudinal grooves. 2-3 leafy branches cluster in the leaf axils and they are linear, flat, 1 to 3cm long, and about 1mm wide. Leaves are reduced to scales and leaves on the main stem often turn into short recurved spines. 1 to 3 flowers cluster in leaf axils too and they are yellowish white or white; tepals are 6; pistil is 1; ovary has 3 rooms. Berry is spherical and red when ripe. Flowering time is in May. Habitat is mountains in the wild or cultivated in gardens. It contains Asparagine, gelatinous substance, *-sitosterol, 5-methoxymethylfurfural, steroid saponin, a variety of amino acids, octulose, oligosaccharide, polysaccharides, and so on.