Asparagus racemosus an extensively scandent, much-branched, spinous under-shrub, with tuberous, short rootstock bearing numerous fusiform, succulent tuberous roots 30-100cm long and 1-2cm thick, found growing wild in tropical and sub-tropical parts of India including the Andamans; and ascending in the himmalayas up to an altitude of 1,500m. Stem woody, whitish grey or brown armed with strong, straight or recurved spines 5-13 mm long; cladodes more or less acicular, 2-6 nate, falcate, finely acuminate; leaves reduced to sub-erect or sub-recurved spines; In july flowers white with a pink tint, mounted on short, thorny stems, fragrant, small, profuse in simple or branched racemes up to 7cm long; bewrries globose, scarlet, trilobed, 4-6mm in diam. Red berries appear in September. The rhizome with roots has good medicinal value. It is used in treatment of bronchitis, cancer, inflammation

Asparagus racemosus an extensively scandent, much-branched, spinous under-shrub, with tuberous, short rootstock bearing numerous fusiform, succulent tuberous roots 30-100cm long and 1-2cm thick, found growing wild in tropical and sub-tropical parts of India including the Andamans; and ascending in the himmalayas up to an altitude of 1,500m. Stem woody, whitish grey or brown armed with strong, straight or recurved spines 5-13 mm long; cladodes more or less acicular, 2-6 nate, falcate, finely acuminate; leaves reduced to sub-erect or sub-recurved spines; In july flowers white with a pink tint, mounted on short, thorny stems, fragrant, small, profuse in simple or branched racemes up to 7cm long; bewrries globose, scarlet, trilobed, 4-6mm in diam. Red berries appear in September. The rhizome with roots has good medicinal value. It is used in treatment of bronchitis, cancer, inflammation