MAI MEN DONG
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Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici

Nomenclature

MAI MEN DONG
麥門冬
Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici
Other Names

Ophiopogonis Japonici


Properties:

Sweet Bitter
Spleen / SP Stomach / ST Heart / HT


Dosage and Toxicity

10 – 15 gm


Functions

Nourishes Yin and moistens the Lung / LU
(Wind Dry, Lung / LU Yin Deficiency, Yin deficient heat)
Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang,
Nourishes the Stomach / ST and Generates Fluids (Stomach / ST Yin Deficiency, Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome)
Mai Men Dong Tang, Sheng Mai San

Clears the Heart and Eliminates irritability and insomnia
Tian Wan Bu Xin Dan, Qing Ying Tang, Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang
Moistens the Intestines


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Footnotes: Wind cold or damp phlegm accumulation

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