“…The rhizomes of A. asphodeloides , known as Zhimu ( Anemarrhenae Rhizoma ), have been widely used in the treatment of febrile diseases, hyperpyrexia, polydipsia, cough, osteopyrexia, fever and constipation since ancient times (Chinese Pharmacopoeia, ). Modern pharmacological studies have shown that A. asphodeloides has obvious effects including anti‐tumor (Guo et al, ), anti‐oxidation (Chae et al, ), anti‐inflammation (Bak et al, ) and anti‐diabetes (Zhao et al, ). Meanwhile, it has exhibited neuroprotective activities for central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease (Lee, Jung, & Kim, ; Won & Ma, ).…”