Asparagus root, Tian Men Dong 天门冬 Palacium Leporis (Wild Asparagus)Chinese Asparagus root: Tian Men DongShweta Musali (A. abscendens, Ayurveda)Nye Shing  ཉེ་ཤིང༌  (A. adscendens, Tibetan)Safed Musali (A. adscendens, Unani)Halyon (A. officinalis, Unani) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Japanese Herbal, 17th century (Welcome) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left: Garden Asparagus; Right: Asparagus sylvestrisKreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland, Kohler, 1886 Asparagus root Tian Men Dong (Adam 2023) Botanical name: Asparagus officinale; the wild is A. tenuifoliaThree types were recognised traditionally in the West: Garden Wild Ferny. In TCM, two types are noted: ‘There are two species of Tian Men Dong: One with a rough leaf with thorns and the other with a lustrous leaf without thorns. Both of them are Tian Men Dong.’ (Su Gong)All traditions use varieties of Asparagus root, all being synonymous in use to A. officinalis with the exception of A. racemosus (Shatavari) which is similar, but slightly different.A. TCM: A. cochinchinensis and others (Tian Men Dong)B. Ayurveda uses 2 varieties of Asparagus root: A. adscendens (White Musali, used as A. officinale); A. racemosus (Shatavari) (see separate entry) C. Tibetan Medicine A. racemosus (Male, with thorns, superior) A. officinalis (Female, without…

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