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Crude drug name

Market name麦門冬
Formal name麦門冬 (日 JP); 麦冬 (中 CN)
Japanese nameばくもんどう, Bakumondō, ばくどう, Bakudō
Vernacular nameMaimendong, Maidong
Latin nameOphiopogonis Radix (JP), (CP)
English nameOphiopogon Root (JP), Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber (CP)
Original plant nameOphiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawler (Ophiopogon ohwii Okuyama), Janohige (Nagabajanohige)
Family nameLiliaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification tuberous root
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date1971/04/12
TMPW No.193

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Production area information
People's Republic of China
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name麦門冬, Maimendong, Maidong, Ophiopogonis Radix (JP18, CP2020), Ophiopogon Root (JP18), Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber (CP2020)
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Original plant nameOphiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawler (= Ophiopogon ohwii Okuyama), Janohige, (Nagabajanohige)
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Family nameLiliaceae
Used parttuberous root
Quality for selectionGood Maimendong is enlarged, rich in moisture and pale yellow. It looks heavy. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a mucous and synovial antiinflammatory drug, tonic, antitussive, expectorant, diuretic, for strengthening the constitution, maimendong is applied for nourishing the stomach, to remove reversed flow of qi and feeling of hot flushes. It has a strong cardiotonic and diuretic effects for the parson who has a hot flush tendency.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Drugs for replenishing Yin-vital essence
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild cold; sweet and mild bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Heart, lung and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To nourish yin, engender fluid, moisten the lung, and to clear the heart.
[Indications] Dry cough caused by lung dryness, cough caused by yin consumptive disease, throat impediment and sore throat, thirst caused by fluid consumption, interior heat wasting-thirst, insomnia caused by vexation, constipation caused by intestinal dryness.
Chemical constituentMonosaccharides
(*C1):
Sucrose, D-Fructose, D-Glucose

Oligosaccharides
(*C1):
Oligosaccharide

Sterols
(*C1):
beta-Sitosterol, beta-Sitosterol-beta-D-glucoside, Stigmasterol

Steroid saponins & Sapogenins
(*C1):
Ophiopogonin A, Ophiopogonin B, Ophiopogonin C, Ophiopogonin D, Ophiopogonin B', Ophiopogonin C', Ophiopogonin D'

Neoflavanoids & Homoisoflavonoids
(*C1):
Ophiopogonone A, Ophiopogonone B, Methylophiopogonone A, Methylophiopogonone B, Ophiopogonanone A, Methylophiopogonanone A, Methylophiopogonanone B

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Pharmacological effectHypoglycemic (water extract). Antiinflammatory (ethanol extract).
DNA sequenceAB029789, AB029790, AB029841, AB029842; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseDry cough, Few sputum, Thirst, Lack of energy, Weak pulse, Mlaise, Insomnia, Fret, Constipation
FormulationUnkeito, Kamishimotsuto, Kanroin, Kufushokutsuto, Kochinmuyusan, Jiinkokato, Jiinshihoto, Shiinsen, Shakanzoto, Shomyakusan, Shoyosankato, Shin'iseihaito, Seijokentsuto, Seishoekkito, Seishinto, Seishinrenshiin, Seinetsuhokito, Seinetsuhoketsuto, Chikujountanto, Chikuyosekkoto, Chimobukuryoto, Chotosan, Teizento, Dosuibukuryoto, Ninjinsan, Bakumondoto, Bakumondoinshi, Byakugokokinto, Bukuryhoshinto, Fuhishomyakusankabyakukyu, Hokikenchuto, Hochujishitsuto, Hohaito, Mankeishisan, Mibakuekkito, Ryukotsuto
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 67-68.
RemarksBoth The Japanese Pharmacopoeia and The Pharmacopoeia of People's Republic of China define O. japonicus as the original plant. Besids, in China, O. ohwii (Jap. Name: Sekkojanohige) and O. chekiangensis Kimura et Migo are circulated. The latter is cultivated in Zhejiang Province. Some say that it must be disinguished from O. japonicus because it has slender rhizome. Korean "Maimendong" is the enlarged roots of Liriope spicata Lour. (Jap. Name: Koyaburan) or L. platyphylla Wang et Tang., which is called "Tumaimen" in China. Its quality is not good.
Last renewal date2021/09/27