ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS

FAMILY :: LILIACEAE

“…enjoyed in the food, brings lusty desires…”
— Mathiolus

ASPARAGUS: Cultivated for over 2000 years as a culinary delicacy, asparagus is also medicinal (all plants named “officinalis” are or were considered official as drug plants). It is diuretic, laxative and, some say, aphrodisiac. It stimulates the action of the kidneys. The juice was used in India and by Thessalian witches in brewing love potions.