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MAI MEN DONG

Names
Pharmaceutical: Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici
Botanical: Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl., Liriope spicata (Liliaceae)
Other names: Mai Dong, Cun Dong, Cun Mai Dong, Sheng Mai Dong
Description: Ophiopogon Root.

Actions
Promotes generation of Body Fluids; Clears the Heart; Calms restlessness and anxiety; Moistens the Lungs; Nourishes Lung-Yin; Benefits the Stomach; ...

Origin
Sichuan, Zhejiang, Hubei.;

Preparation
The drug is collected in summer, washed clean, sun-dried and piled up repeatedly until nearly dry, removed from rootlet, and dried.;

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