The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Ophiopogon japonicus

Ophiopogon japonicus is a very good choice for treating diseases. It has a unique appearance and is very helpful in treating diseases. Therefore, such medicine is also a good choice for treating diseases. However, such medicine selection cannot be carried out casually, otherwise it will cause some damage to the patient's health. Therefore, Ophiopogon japonicus has many effects, functions and contraindications, so you must first understand it.

So what are the effects, functions and contraindications of Ophiopogon japonicus? We have to start with it itself, so that we can have some understanding of it. However, when using such medicine, we must also be careful to use it in moderation, otherwise it will affect the patient's body.

The efficacy, effects and contraindications of Ophiopogon japonicus:

According to Chinese medicine, Ophiopogon japonicus tastes sweet, slightly bitter, and is cold in nature. It enters the heart, lung and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing the heart and moistening the lungs, nourishing the stomach and promoting salivation. It is used for symptoms such as damage to body fluid due to febrile disease, fatigue and restlessness due to deficiency and fever, dry throat and dry mouth, dry cough due to lung dryness, hemoptysis due to tuberculosis, lung abscess, pulmonary emphysema, diabetes, dry intestines and constipation. Since the early 21st century, it has also been used to treat coronary heart disease, atrophic gastritis, etc.

Modern pharmacological research shows that Ophiopogon contains a variety of steroidal saponins such as ruscoside A, B, C, D, among which the aglycones of the three saponins A, B, and D are all ruscoside. In addition, it also contains β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, amino acids, glucose and vitamin A-like substances.

Ophiopogon japonicus has good safety in clinical use, and animal subacute toxicity experiments have shown that the drug has low toxicity. There are reports that taking Ophiopogon japonicus can cause allergic symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, palpitations, irritability, erythema all over the body, and itching. Ophiopogon japonicus is cold in nature and moist in nature, and has a good effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. It is suitable for diseases and symptoms with symptoms of yin deficiency, internal heat, dry cough and lack of body fluid. It is not suitable for diseases and symptoms of water dampness, cold dampness, phlegm turbidity and obvious qi deficiency caused by spleen deficiency and dysfunction of transportation and transformation. When using Ophiopogon japonicus as a tonic to replenish deficiency in clinical practice, attention should be paid to syndrome differentiation. Improper use will cause dampness and phlegm, and lead to adverse reactions such as excessive phlegm, dry mouth, and poor appetite. People who suffer from spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea, phlegm and dampness in the stomach, or sudden cough caused by wind and cold should not take Ophiopogon japonicus.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of the effects, functions and contraindications of Ophiopogon japonicus. When choosing it, you can do it according to your own needs. Ophiopogon japonicus is a good choice in winter. It has the effect of nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, and it is also very good for relieving cough.