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From the ancient cookbook of Yinshan Zhengyao (饮膳正要) from 1330:

The Daoist Classic of the Eight Emperors [says:]
If you wish not to fear the cold, make a fine powder of Chinese asparagus and China root, and take. Take several times a day. When it is extremely cold one will sweat when wearing unlined clothing.

The Baopuzi says:
Du Ziwei ate Chinese asparagus. He managed 80 wives, had 140 sons, and could travel 300 li a day.

The Liexianzi says:
Zhisongzi ate Chinese asparagus. When his teeth fell out they grew in again. The fine hairs on his head grew in again.

The Shenxian zhuan says:
Gan Shi was a man of Taiyuan. He took Chinese asparagus. He was among people for three hundred years.

The Xiuzhen bizhi says:
The spirit immortals took Chinese asparagus. After one hundred days they were pleasant and composed and had pleasant countenances. Those who were emaciated and infirm became strong. In three hundred days their bodies were light, and in three years they could travel as if flying.

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