Mai Dong = Mai Men Dong
Radix Ophiopogonis Japonici麦冬
- Nature
- slightly Cold
- Flavours
- slightly Bitter, Sweet
- Meridians
- Heart, Lung, Stomach
- Class
- Supplementing Medicinals (Bu Yi Yao)Yin-Supplementing Medicinals (Bu Yin Yao)
- Dosage
- 10–15 g
Actions / Functions
- Nurtures Yin
- Moistens the Lung
- Nurtures Lung Yin
- Clarifies the Lung
- Nurtures Stomach Yin
- Favors Organic Liquid production
- Stops thirst
- Nurtures Heart Yin
- Clarifies the Heart
- Quiets the Spirit
- Calms dysphoria/anxiety
- Moistens the Intestines
- Favors the feces