Asparagus
Asparagus is the common name of a group of 50 or 60 species of the Liliaceae family and whose stems are asparagus.
New stalks or sprouts are used as food, even their woody part.  To obtain the white varieties, they are usually deprived of the sun by piling soil on the stems as they grow, this practice reduces the properties and nutritional power of asparagus.
When they have their leaves and thorns still tender it is an exquisite dish, they have a slightly bitter taste, and they are usually prepared roasted or in tortillas.  Almost all varieties of cultivated edible asparagus come from a unique species of European origin, although its origin is uncertain, they were known to the Egyptians and it is thought that it was the Romans who introduced them to the Iberian Peninsula.
Asparagus is a nutritious vegetable for its vitamin content, healthy and easy to digest, rich in vitamins A and C. The nutritional data presented here correspond to green asparagus, the properties and nutritional power of white asparagus are reduced by being deprived of the sun.
Since ancient times, asparagus and all asparagus have been used as medicine.  Hydropesia, rheumatism, jaundice, liver and heart disease: Cooking 15 grams of asparagus roots in half a liter of water, strain your broth very well.  Take it several times during the day.
Some studies have shown that frequent and permanent consumption of asparagus contributes positively to the prevention of cancer, which is why its habit is recommended in the diet.  To increase the benefits of asparagus it is prudent to avoid consuming red meat in excess, since there is some relationship between that type of meat and the disease.  Diuretic, aphrodisiac:
The berries and seeds of this vegetable, both cultivated and wild species, are aphrodisiac and diuretic, increase urine and contribute to the purification of blood.
Contraindications
People suffering from diseases of the kidneys and bladder should not consume this plant, as it is contraindicated for these organs.  It is also contraindicated in people nervous or suffering from insomnia.