Green Tea and Health
Asiabell root
Size. 2 to 4 ft. Blades. ovate to heart-shaped, 1 - 6 cm long, coarsely toothed. Floret. yellowish green, 5 petals, from July to September.
| Botanical Name | Radix codonopsitis |
| Plant family | Campanulaceae |
| Plant type | stem climber |
| Distribution | most of Asia |
| Harvest | autumn |
Nutrition facts
| address sugar | |
| alkaloid | |
| amino acid | 17 varieties |
| amylose | |
| atractylodes | |
| butyl allophanate | |
| friedelin | |
| glycoside | |
| ketosteroid | |
| microelement Fe Ca Co Zn Mn Cr Mo | 0.34 - 86.7 mg |
| panax acid | |
| phosphate | |
| phytosterin | |
| saponin | |
| synanthrin | |
| tanshenoside I | |
| taraxacum acetate |
Asiabell root is a common herb which is believed to be beneficial to our health, especially for spleen and lung. To treat weak body, boil 20 gram Asiabell root, 10 to 20 dried Chinese dates, and 3 gram coarse green tea on low fire for about 3 minutes. Serve while warm.
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