It is a small root on the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus or Ophiopogon japonicus, a perennial herb of Liliaceae.
Fang Ming: Ophiopogon japonicus, Cundong, Ophiopogon japonicus.
Nature and taste: sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold.
Meridian tropism: entering the lung, heart and stomach meridians.
Function: moistening lung and nourishing yin, benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, clearing heart and removing annoyance.
Indications and applications:
1. Used for lung yin deficiency, lung injury due to warm dryness, dry cough against qi, dry throat and dry nose, such as Qingzao Jiufei Decoction, that is, this product is compatible with mulberry leaves, almonds, donkey-hide gelatin and gypsum. It can be used for treating lung yin deficiency, hemoptysis due to fatigue and heat, dry expectoration and sticky phlegm, such as Erdong ointment, i.e. Ophiopogon japonicus and Asparagus. Add honey to collect ointment.
2. Used for deficiency of stomach yin and dry tongue and mouth. It is composed of Radix Adenophorae, Radix Rehmanniae and Polygonatum odoratum.
3. It is used for warm diseases and pathogenic heat entering the camp, and the body is very hot and uneasy at night, such as Qingying Decoction; This product is compatible with Ziziphus jujuba seed and Radix Rehmanniae, and can prevent and treat internal heat due to yin deficiency, upset and insomnia, such as Tianwang Buxin Dan.
4. It can also be used for intestinal dryness and constipation. For example, Zengye Decoction is combined with Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Scrophulariae to treat yin deficiency, intestinal dryness and constipation.
Dosage and usage: 10- 15g. Clear the lung and stomach, and remove the yin of the heart; Moisten yin and clear heart, which can be used to connect heart to heart.
Precautions: people with cold, wind-cold, phlegm-dampness cough and diarrhea due to deficiency of spleen and stomach are prohibited.
Reminder: This prescription for winter wheat comes from the Internet, please follow the doctor's advice before using it.