Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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麥冬 Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber Mai Dong

ID: D00567

Pharmaceutical Name:
Radix Ophiopogonis

Latin name:
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl.

Location: 6

Chinese Name

麥冬

Chinese Pinyin

Mai Dong

English Name

Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber

Family

Liliaceae

Taste

sweet and slightly bitter, sticky when chewed

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Cough, pharyngitis, haemoptysis
2. Thirst
3. Anxiety

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Tonics

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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