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1. Nourishes the lungs, relieves cough, nourishes yin, benefits the stomach, produces fluid, quenches thirst, purifies the mind and relieves restlessness

Ophiopogon japonicus, also known as Ophiopogon japonicus, originates from Shennong's Herbal Classic. Its Poria cocos effects are sweet, slightly bitter, and cold. It enters the lung, heart, liver and gallbladder meridians.

1. Used for dry cough with sticky phlegm, and cough with blood due to fatigue. Ophiopogon japonicus is a common medicine for moistening lung yin and relieving cough and dryness, so it is suitable for symptoms of insufficient lung yin and restlessness. For example, Qingzao Jiufei Decoction uses this product with mulberry leaves, sweet almonds, donkey-hide gelatin cake, gypsum and other medicines to treat symptoms such as heat and dryness that damage the body, dry cough, gas reversal, dry throat and dry nose; Erdong paste is made of equal parts of Ophiopogon japonicus and Asparagus cochinchinensis, with pure honey added to make a paste, which can treat lung yin deficiency, fatigue, hemoptysis and other dryness.

Cough with sticky phlegm.

2. Used for insufficient stomach yin, dry tongue and dry mouth. Ophiopogon japonicus can nourish the stomach, produce body fluids and quench thirst. It is often used in combination with Adenophora Root, Rehmannia Glutinosa, Polygonatum odoratum, etc. to nourish yin, produce body fluid, quench thirst, and treat symptoms of insufficient stomach yin.

3. Used for palpitations and insomnia. Ophiopogon japonicus has the effect of clearing the mind, relieving restlessness, calming the nerves and promoting sleep. If it is combined with raw rehmannia, bamboo leaf heart, scutellaria baicalensis, etc., it can treat evil heat of febrile disease entering the blood, fever at night, anxiety and restlessness, such as Qingying Decoction; if this product is combined with sour jujube seed, raw rehmannia, etc., it can treat yang deficiency with heat, palpitations and insomnia, such as Tianwang Buxin Dan.

In addition, it can also be used for intestinal dryness and constipation, and this product has the effect of promoting digestion. For example, Zengye Decoction uses this product together with Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Adenophorae to treat yang deficiency, sun dryness and constipation.

2. Two taboos in using Ophiopogon japonicus

1. Those who have external evidence should not take it: Ophiopogon japonicus is slightly nourishing and greasy in nature. It is not necessary to take it if you have a fever, a cold, or a cough with phlegm and dampness.

2. Do not take it if you have weak spleen and stomach and diarrhea: Ophiopogon japonicus and Poria cocos have a bitter and cold effect, so people with weak and cold constitution or suffering from cold diseases should not take it.