Liriope (Ophiopogon japonicus)
麦门冬mài mén dōngMaimendong
Ophiopogon japonicus · Plant
1
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase blood circulation; caution with blood thinners; may affect heart rate; caution with cardiac medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Liriope for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Heat Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Liriope does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DigestiveBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit LungBenefit Respiratory Cough
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ophiopogon japonicus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Digestive8 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Heart56 records, 26 in people
- Benefit Immune27 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Lung37 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Respiratory Cough7 records, 3 in people
- Heat Syndrome7 records, 3 in people