Mai Men Dong
| Mai Men Dong in TCM:Explore the properties of Mai Men Dong according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: ophiopogon
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Ophiopogonis
Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LU, ST, HT
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Tonifies: yin
Special Properties:
clears heat
Actions / Indications:
- Nourishes LU yin; clears LU heat (LU dryness or yin
injury with dry cough, thick sputum that is difficult to expectorate;
coughing of blood)
- Nourishes ST yin; generates fluid (dry mouth due
to ST yin deficiency; constipation; xiao ke; hiccups and vomiting)
- Clears HT heat; eliminates irritability (heat distrubing
shen, irritability due to yin deficiency or warm-febrile disease at
ying level , fever and irritability at night)
Special Notes:
- Use of this herb may cause drowsiness or sedation - use caution.
Contraindications: - (cc: diarhea due to cold deficiency)
- (cc: coughing from wind-cold damp or damp-phlegm accumulation)
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