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Mondo grass 麦门冬
Mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus) is a plant from family Liliaceae. Its rhizome is used in TCM.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold by nature. Returns to the lung, stomach and heart meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, benefits the stomach and promotes the production of body fluid, clears heart heat and relieves restlessness. Used for treating dry cough, abscess disorder in pulmonary system, chronic cough due to yin deficiency, fluid
deficiency, thirst, diabetes, anxiety, insomnia, sore throat, constipation, epistaxis.
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