AUTHOR=Wang Meng , Wang Shuang , Hu Wenjing , Wang Zhibin , Yang Bingyou , Kuang Haixue 

TITLE=Asparagus cochinchinensis: A review of its botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and applications

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2022.1068858

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2022.1068858

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Asparagus cochinchinensis</italic> (Lour.) Merr. (<italic>A. cochinchinensis</italic>) is a traditional herbal medicine that is used to treat constipation, fever, pneumonia, stomachache, tracheitis, rhinitis, cataract, acne, urticaria. More than 90 compounds have been identified from different structural types in <italic>A. cochinchinensis</italic>, including steroidal saponins, C<sub>21</sub>-steroides, lignans, polysaccharides, amino acids, etc. These bioactive ingredients make <italic>A. cochinchinensis</italic> remarkable for its pharmacological effects on anti-asthma, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, improving Alzheimer’s disease, neuroprotection, gut health-promoting and so on. Moreover, <italic>A. cochinchinensis</italic> also plays an important role in food, health product, cosmetic, and other fields. This review focused on the research publications of <italic>A. cochinchinensis</italic> and aimed to summarize the advances in the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and applications which will provide reference for the further studies and applications of <italic>A. cochinchinensis.</italic></p>