Asparagus
Asparagus
is a flowering plant belong to species the genus Asparagus, native to
the western coasts of northern Spain, north to Ireland, Great Britain,
and northwest Germany, northern Africa and western Asia. Asparagus has
been used from early times as a vegetable and medicine, because of its
delicate flavor and diuretic properties.
Cancer
is a class of diseases in which a group of cells growing and
multiplying disordered and uncontrollable way in our body, have become
progressively worse and damaged other healthy tissues, sometimes spreads
to other organs in the body via lymph or blood and results may be in
death.
Liver Cancer is defined as a condition of the abnormal proliferation of cells in the liver.
Nutrients and chemical constituents
1. Vitamin K
2. Folate
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin A
5. Vitamin B Complex
a) Vitamin B1
b) Vitamin B2
c) Vitamin B3
d) Vitamin B6
6. Fiber
7. Manganese
8. Copper
9. Phosphorus
10. Potassium
11. Protein
12. Etc.
Its chemical constituents include essential oils, asparagine, arginine,
tyrosine, flavonoids (kaempferol, quercetin, and rutin), resin, and
tannin.
The benefits
Asparagus may be one of potential herb used in future to treat liver
cancers as it chemical constituents exert their anti cancer
property in many studies. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive
malignancies in the world, but deproteinized asparagus
polysaccharide exert potent selective cytotoxicity against
hepatocellular carcinoma Hep3B and HepG2 cells. in
vitro and in vivo, according to the researchers team lead by Dr. Xiang
J. Others in the analysis of shatavarin IV isolated from ethyl acetate
insoluble fraction
(AR-2B) of chloroform:methanol (2:1) (AR-2) extract of A. racemosus
roots, indicated that shatavarin IVexhibits significant anticancer
activity in both in vitro and in vivo experimental models. In facts, intakes of celery, mushrooms, allium vegetables, composite vegetables (including asparagus lettuce and garland chrysanthemum), legumes and legume products were widely known to associate with reduced liver cancer risk.
The Side effects
It may cause allergic effects and temporarily smelly urination.
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Reference
(1) Chemical constituents of Asparagus J. S. Negi, P. Singh, [...], and V. K. Bisht (PubMed)
(2) Anticancer effects of deproteinized asparagus
polysaccharide on hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. by
Xiang J, Xiang Y, Lin S, Xin D, Liu X, Weng L, Chen T, Zhang M.(PubMed)
(3) Shatavarins (containing Shatavarin IV) with anticancer activity from the roots of Asparagus racemosus. by Mitra SK, Prakash NS, Sundaram R.(PubMed)
(4) Vegetable-based dietary pattern and liver cancer
risk: results from the Shanghai women's and men's health studies. by
Zhang W, Xiang YB, Li HL, Yang G, Cai H, Ji BT, Gao YT, Zheng W, Shu
XO.(PubMed)
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