The efficacy and function of Ophiopogon japonicus, an old Chinese doctor reveals the secrets

We will find that many old Chinese medicine practitioners are very popular now, especially in some Chinese medicine hospitals. People like to see Chinese medicine not only because of its good efficacy, but more importantly, it has very few side effects. Let us learn about a common Chinese medicine - Ophiopogon japonicus.

1. The efficacy and function of Ophiopogon japonicus

Nourish yin, produce body fluid, moisten the lungs and clear the mind. Used for dry cough due to lung dryness. Cough due to consumption, thirst due to loss of body fluid, restlessness and insomnia, internal heat and thirst, dry intestines and constipation; diphtheria in the throat.

2. Precautions

It is not recommended for patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea, phlegm, dampness in the stomach, or cough caused by sudden cold.

3. Additional prescription

1. Treat dryness that damages the yin of the lungs and stomach. Dry throat and mouth, or fever, or dry cough, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse. Adenophora 9g, Polygonatum odoratum 6g, raw licorice 3g, winter mulberry leaves 4.5g, Ophiopogon japonicus 9g, raw lentils 4.5g, pollen 4.5g, five cups of water, boil and take 2 cups, take it twice a day. For those with long-term fever and cough, add Radix Rehmanniae 9g. The formula is sweet and cold, nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, and serves as the assistant medicine. (Adenophora and Ophiopogon Decoction from Treatise on Febrile Diseases)

2. Treat dryness damaging the lungs. Headache and fever, dry cough without sputum, breath reverse and wheezing, dry throat, thirst and dry nose, chest fullness and stuffiness, dry tongue with little coating, and weak and rapid pulse. 9g mulberry leaf, 8g gypsum, 3g licorice, 2g ginseng, 3g sesame seed, 3g real donkey-hide gelatin, 4g ophiopogon, 2g almond, 3g loquat leaf. Boil one bowl of water for six minutes, and drink it two or three times while it is still hot. In the prescription, Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet and cold in nature, nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, and serves as the assistant medicine. (Qingzao Jiufei Decoction from "Medical Law")

3. Treat diphtheria. There is a white rotten-like substance in the throat that is not easy to wipe off, a swollen and painful throat, with or without fever at the beginning, dry nose and lips, cough or no cough, noisy breathing, wheezing but not panting, and a weak or fine pulse. 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 9 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3 grams of raw licorice, 9 grams of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 5 grams of Fritillaria thunbergii, 5 grams of Moutan bark, 3 grams of mint, and 5 grams of stir-fried white peony root. Decoction in water. In the prescription, Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes yin and clears the lungs, and is the assistant medicine. (Yin-nourishing and lung-clearing soup from Chonglou Yuyao)

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