Asparagus officinalis growing in the garden - Toni Jardon/Getty Images Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a popular vegetable to add to your garden, favored for its flavorful spears and multiple ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Asparagus, that simplest of foods (and at its peak now in northern climes), is also one of the more complex, both as a plant and in its history. Like the ...

With New Year's Eve just around the corner, there is always plenty of good food and cheer. If you are drinking alcohol you may want to reach for some asparagus, according to a study that found ...

Asparagus is an excellent source of folacin, a B vitamin that helps keep the circulatory system strong, and it’s a good source of potassium and vitamin C. Gardeners have been growing asparagus ...

Doctors and other medical professionals have long claimed there's no such thing as a hangover cure, but a study from 2009 suggests that the vitamins and minerals in green vegetables like asparagus ...

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We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial vegetable that is easily grown on ...

Asparagus or Asparagus officinalis is a spring vegetable rich in vitamins (A, C, E, K, and B6), minerals (iron, copper, calcium), proteins, and fiber. Even though the plant possesses various medical ...

There's been a great deal of discussion recently concerning when the British asparagus season actually starts. The organisation known as British Asparagus cleaves to the old wisdom which says the ...

A study published in 2009 found that asparagus extract helped to alleviate effects of alcohol in cultured human cells — not actual humans. These findings suggested that consuming asparagus could ...