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Market name天門冬
Formal name天門冬
Japanese nameてんもんどう, Temmondō
Vernacular nameChunmoondong
Latin nameAsparagi Radix (JP), (CP)
English nameAsparagus Root (JP), Cochinchinese Asparagus Root (CP)
Original plant nameAsparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr., (Kusasugikazura)
Family nameLiliaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification tuberous root
Collection informationRepublic of Korea, Seoul, Pyeonghwa han-uiwon
Collection date1976/11/01
TMPW No.183

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Common name天門冬, Tianmendong, Asparagi Radix (JP), (CP), Asparagus Root (JP), Cochinchinese Asparagus Root (CP)
Synonyms天冬 (Tiandong)
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Original plant nameAsparagus cochinchinensis Merrill, (Kusasugikazura)
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Family nameLiliaceae
Used parttuberous root (without periderm)
Quality for selectionThose that are thick-fleshed, dense, and yellowish-white and semi-translucent are considered of good quality. Products from Guizhou Province are regarded as being of superior quality (chuan tian dong) (TN).
Official compendiumJHMC (1989), CP (2025 ed.), JP XIX
Clinical applicationIt is used as an antitussive, diuretic, mild laxative, nourishing, and tonic agent, and is indicated for cough, hemoptysis, and dry cough in debilitated patients, as well as for constipation due to intestinal dryness.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Drugs for replenishing Yin-vital essence
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cold; bitter and sweet.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To nourish yin and moisten dryness, clear the heat and engender fluid.
[Indications] Dry cough caused by lung dryness, whooping cough , greasy phlegm, limp aching in the lower back and knees, bone-steaming and tidal fever, interior heat wasting thirst, heat disease consuming fluid, dry throat and thirst, constipation caused by intestinal dryness.
Chemical constituentSterols
(*C1):
beta-Sitosterol

Steroid saponins & Sapogenins
(*C2):
Smilageninをアグリコンとするステロイドサポニン

Other aromatic compounds
(*C1):
5-Methoxy-methylfurfural

Amino acids
(*C1):
Asparagine

Others
(*C1):
粘液質

Pharmacological effectAntibacterial (Gram-positive).
DNA sequenceAB029804, AB029849; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
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DiseaseCough, Dry cough, Phlegm-free, Hemoptysis, Dyspnea, Chronic bronchitis, Tuberculosis, Sputum with blood, Night sweats, Thirst, Constipation
FormulationJiinkokato, Seihaito, Ogibekkoto, Kanroin
Related drugsOphiopogonis Tuber, Shatamuli (Ayurveda)
ReferencesJP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 33-34.
C2)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook，p336.
RemarksIn the market, the root of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. (Jap. name: Kusasugikazura) as well as that of A. lucidus Lindl. var. pygmaeus Makino, A. filicinum Ham. (Jap. name: Tachitemmondō) and A. schoberioides Kunth (Jap. name: Kijikakushi) may be distributed. Tianmendong has a strong effect of nourishing the lung and kidney. Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) has an advantage of clearing away heat and relieving dryness of the lung. Both are applied in the combination for the cough of lung tuberculosis.
Last renewal date2026/05/21
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