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Asparagus flagellaris is a widespread flowering plant in the asparagus plant family. It is widespread in tropical Africa, where it is known as wild asparagus and used as a vegetable.
Asparagus flagellaris has been much confused with Asparagus africanus Lam., which occurs in East and southern Africa, but it is not clear whether the latter species can also be found in West Africa.[1][2]
Synonyms
- Asparagopsis flagellaris Kunth
- Asparagus pauli-guilelmi Solms-Laub.
Vernacular names
Uses in tropical Africa
The uses described here refer to both Asparagus flagellaris and Asparagus africanus, which are probably used indiscriminately. [1][2]
The young shoot-tips (‘spears’) are fleshy and edible, resembling the asparagus of commerce harvested from Asparagus officinalis L. In Tanzania the young shoots are dug up, peeled and chewed to quench thirst and hunger, especially by children and herdsmen. Uses as a vegetable, fresh or boiled, have been reported from Gabon and southern Africa, but are probably common in several other countries. The fleshy root tubers are edible after several hours cooking. The fruits are sucked out by children in Uganda and Tanzania, especially during famine periods.[1][2]
The branchlets (cladodes) are the main ingredient of a medicine to combat guinea-worm and of an ointment for hair growth. In the Central African Republic they are eaten to combat stitch. The branchlets are used as a wound medicine in Kenya, to treat earache in Tanzania, and in many countries to treat eyesight troubles. The roots have a variety of medicinal uses. In Senegal and Tanzania they are added to food or baths for treating syphilis, gonorrhoea and other sexually transmitted diseases. In Senegal macerated root is gargled against throat troubles, and in East Africa the roots are chewed for the same purpose. In Ethiopia pounded branches mixed with butter are used as an ointment for the treatment of haemorrhoids. An embrocation is used in Senegal against rheumatism. A hot water infusion is used in Zimbabwe to arrest diarrhoea. In Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Nigeria a root macerate is used against earache, in Nigeria for the treatment of haematuria, in Kenya for curing coughs, in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania against schistosomiasis and in Tanzania (Teita tribe) as an ingredient of a complicated technique for the treatment of bubonic plague. In East Africa the branchlets, stems or roots are pounded, soaked in water and the infusion drunk 2–3 times a day for the treatment of mental disturbance.[1][2]
The Maasai in Kenya boil the roots, add milk and give it to women immediately after childbirth to release the afterbirth. In Burkina Faso a decoction of the roots is used to promote healing of the umbilicus of the newborn by external application and in small quantity by draught. In the Central African Republic a root decoction is taken by women wishing to conceive. The roots and branchlets are ingredients of arrow-poison. In Tanzania, seeds are swallowed to prevent eye diseases.[1][2]
Wild asparagus is used throughout Africa for a wide variety of ailments of cattle. It is used in several ceremonies and initiation rituals. In Tanzania it is planted as an ornamental. In a number of countries, the wiry stems are used for preparing traps and snares for small animals, and for making cord. The woody stem parts are used for making pencils in Sudan.[1][2]