Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici

Latin botanical name:

學名﹕

Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker_Gawl.; in some parts of China

Liriope spicata Lour., Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang, or L. minor (Maxim) Mak

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音 ﹕

bakumondo

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音 ﹕

maekmundong

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

mak tong

Common Name:

英文名﹕

ophiopogon tuber

Distribution:

產地﹕

Zhejiang, Sichuan, Jiangsu

浙江，四川，江蘇。

Properties (characteristics)

性 味

sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold

When stir fried with rice wine, it reduces its cold properties and can be used as tonic.

甘，微苦，微寒。酒炒後，其寒性較减，可作補剤用。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

heart, lung, stomach

心，肺，胃。

Actions & Indications:

主治：

Improves stomach yin-fluid, and rid of heat

增胃陰津，驅熱。

Medical Function:

藥理﹕

1. effect on circulatory system

(a) improves contraction of heart muscles

(b) protects heart muscle and anti-arrhythmia

2. Anti shock

3. improves toleration of lack of oxygen

4. improve immune system

5. improves recoveries of cells of the pancrea and lowering blood sugar

6. anti bacteria

7. did not show toxicity in animal tests[17][3][4]

循環作用：

（1) 增强心肌收缩

（2) 保護心肌，抗心律不整

抗休克

抗缺氧

增强免疫系統

抗菌

在動物實驗没有發现有毒性

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

to be loaded. If you need them in a hurry, email the Research Librarian

Dosage:

用量﹕

6 ～ 15 g

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例 ﹕

Cautions:

禁忌：

not to be used in cases of diarrhea due to cold from deficiency and fluid retention.

Some old writings mentioned it is not compatible with kuan dong hua, ku shen and bai mu er.

虚寒而便溏或積水者忌用。

有文献說麦冬反款冬花，苦参，白木耳。