The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus

What are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus? The Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus actually refers to Ophiopogon japonicus. Ophiopogon japonicus is actually a herb, but it was often overlooked in the past and the reason for this is unclear. The so-called Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus actually refers to the tuberous rhizome of Ophiopogon japonicus, which is where it has medicinal value. However, many people still do not understand the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus.

With the rapid development of Western medicine, there are fewer and fewer traditional Chinese medicines in real life today. Just like the efficacy and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus, fewer and fewer people know about it. In fact, in many cases, Chinese medicine is much stronger than Western medicine. Let’s talk about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus.

effect:

Nourish yin, produce body fluid, moisten the lungs and clear the mind. It is used for dry cough due to lung dryness, cough due to consumptive tuberculosis, thirst due to loss of body fluid, restlessness and insomnia, internal heat and thirst, constipation due to dry intestines, and diphtheria in the throat.

Nourishes yin and produces body fluid, moistens the lungs and relieves cough: It is used for symptoms such as thirst, dry cough and hemoptysis caused by lung and stomach yin deficiency; palpitations and easy fright caused by heart yin deficiency; and damage to body fluid by heat in the late stage of fever.

Combined with Adenophora Root and Fritillaria cirrhosa, it can treat dry cough due to lung yin deficiency.

The role of Ophiopogon japonicus:

1. To treat summer sweating and collapse, use 10 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and ginseng, 6 grams of Schisandra chinensis, decocted in water, 2 doses per day. It is effective for collapse due to sweating, palpitations, low blood pressure, excessive sweating, thirst, fatigue and weakness (Editor's note: this prescription was created by Li Gao, a famous doctor in the Jin Dynasty. The prescription is called "Shengmai San" and has been made into Shengmai oral liquid).

2. To treat intestinal constipation caused by dry intestines, take 15 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Scrophularia ningpoensis. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. It has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and is used for dry stools.

3. To treat angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, take 45 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, add water and boil it into 30-40 ml, take it in divided doses for 3 to 18 months. It has a certain effect on relieving angina pectoris and chest tightness.

4. To treat chronic gastritis, take 9 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Astragalus membranaceus, and 10 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula, Polygonatum odoratum, and Polygonatum sibiricum. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. It is effective for those with insufficient stomach yin.

5. To treat diabetes, use 30 grams of reed root, 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, and 12 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides. First boil over low heat for 30 minutes, filter out the decoction, add 500 ml of water to the residue, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, remove the residue and take the juice, mix the two decoctions and take one dose per day. It is used for diabetic patients with thirst, dry throat, polydipsia, restlessness, or low fever, red tongue, and thin and rapid pulse.

6. To treat acute and chronic bronchitis, take 9g each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Fritillaria cirrhosa, and Stemona japonica, and 12g of Adenophora scabra. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. This prescription is suitable for patients with acute and chronic bronchitis presenting with yin deficiency and dry cough.

7. To treat chronic hepatitis and early cirrhosis, take 5 eggs, 30 grams each of wolfberry, peanuts and lean pork, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, and appropriate amounts of salt, wet starch and MSG. First, fry the peanuts, wash the wolfberries and blanch them briefly in boiling water. Wash the Ophiopogon japonicus, cook it in boiling water, and chop it into small pieces. Dice the lean pork. Beat the eggs in a bowl, add a little salt and beat well. Pour the eggs into another bowl and steam them. After cooling, cut the eggs into grains. Place the pot on high heat, add peanut oil, fry the diced meat, then pour in the egg granules, wolfberry, and chopped Ophiopogon japonicus, stir well, add a little salt and wet starch to thicken, add MSG to taste, and top with peanuts. Take twice a day with meals. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and is suitable for the auxiliary treatment of chronic hepatitis, early cirrhosis, etc. Eating it can strengthen the body, prevent diseases and prolong life for healthy people.

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