Asparagus nutritional and medicinal properties. Cultivation.

This time we will know a little about asparagus. Asparagus belongs to the lilies family and is a close relative of the onion, although it looks nothing like its appearance or taste. This is an evergreen, curly or highly branched herb.

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Asparagus comes from the Mediterranean region and has been known to people since ancient times. Asparagus is one of the most delicious, healthy and expensive vegetable crops.

The first asparagus sprouts are white, green, pinkish or purple, saturated with vitamins, minerals and fiber. Young tender shoots can be eaten raw or steamed, in water, in the oven or on the grill.

Soft shoots are used as food, and the roots are often used for treatment.

Asparagus are raised due to the beautiful cirrus or needle-shaped leaves of bright green color. The fruit is a red berry. It is usually used to add to the branches.

Young, grown, fragile and tender shoots are very tasty and contain many vitamins. They are cut only in the third year after sowing, when they reach a length of 15-20 cm.

Useful properties of asparagus.

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• It contains carbohydrates, carotene, potassium salts, lysine, amino acids, phosphorus, thiamine, calcium, riboflavin, asparagine, coumarin, saponin, a small amount of alkaloids, vitamins B1, B2, C, PP, provitamin A.

• Asparagus stimulates the kidneys well, but if consumed in acute inflammation of the kidneys or consumed in large quantities, it can be irritating to them.

• Due to the chlorophyll contained in the plant, it is a good hematopoietic product.

• The green tips of asparagus are rich in vitamin A, while blank is practically absent.

• This product leaves an alkaline residue in the body.

• They have a lot of water and are considered an excellent vegetable for a cleaning diet.

• In the green asparagus you can find many minerals necessary for the active exchange of ions in the liver, kidneys, skin, cartilage and bones.

• Green asparagus also helps the formation of red blood cells.

• Asparagus is a diuretic and blood purifier. Soups, salads and other dishes are prepared, which are essential for diseases of the liver, kidneys, padagra, diabetes mellitus and edema.

• Green asparagus is the most nutritious. It can be served hot with melted butter; cold in salads; in soups or as a sandwich filling, as well as flavoring.
  

  
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• Some varieties are with green tips and white petioles; Others are completely white. Most white varieties are preserved.

• Asparagus is best cooked in a stainless steel pan over low heat. Then the branches remain tender and their original color is preserved. If you cook them backwards, you will save more vitamin B and C. You will save liquid and you can use it for vegetable shakes.

• Traditional medicine has been using asparagus for a long time to treat hypertension, stabilize cardiac contractions. Mineral salt compounds contribute to the elimination of free radicals, nitrates, urea from the body. Asparagus treat rheumatism, gout, kidney disease and urinary tract infections.

• Asparagus infusions are used for stomach diseases, as an antiallergic medication, with prolonged constipation.

• It is used in the preparation of dietary nutrition in case of kidney and liver diseases, in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, gout and in case of cardiac dysfunctions accompanied by edema.

• Asparagus is boiled in salads, vinaigrettes, simply mixed with olive oil or sauce, seasoned with soups, baked with egg and breadcrumbs. Asparagus lends itself well to canning, without losing its many beneficial properties.

Dangerous properties of asparagus

You cannot use asparagus in case of individual intolerance and during periods of exacerbation of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (especially stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers), since this vegetable irritates the gastric mucosa. In addition, it is not recommended for people with diabetes, for cystitis, prostatitis and joint rheumatism, as they can cause exacerbations.

Asparagus Crops

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There are several ways to plant asparagus: seedlings for seedlings or in the open field; the roots division of the bush or cuttings. Each method deserves attention, so you must disassemble them separately and in more detail.

Propagation by seeds

It is not the most effective way to grow asparagus, because it consumes a lot of time and does not always give a positive result.

Propagation by root

This is one of the most popular and affordable methods of how to propagate a plant without much effort. For this purpose, you can buy asparagus roots at a special store or divide adult rhizomes. To do this, you must dig up the root of the plant and divide it so that each part has 1 bud.

Asparagus begins to bear fruit only 3 years after planting.

Watering and feeding.

Both the drip system, as sprinkler or furrows, are valid for asparagus cultivation. Fertilizers for better growth and development of perennial asparagus should be applied according to a certain system: the first top dressing, when the seedlings are planted in the soil, and later during the plant's growing season.

In spring, asparagus is fertilized with humus at a rate of 10 kg / m². Under adult shrubs in the spring, fertilization with nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus is applied at a concentration of 30 g / m² of soil.

Reference:

https://es.madlovefarms.com/7667-useful-properties-of-asparagus-and-possible-harm-fro.html
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