Mai+Men+Dong+(Ophiopogon)

[[image:maimendong_lg.jpg width="136" height="330" align="right"]]Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) ["Luxuriant Gate Winter"]
Nature : Slightly Cold Flavors: Sweet, Slightly Bitter Channels: LU, **HT**, ST

Functions: **Moisten the Lung and nourish Yin**; Produce body fluid for the Stomach; **Clear heat from the Heart** for easing restlessness and irritability Indications: Dry cough or cough w/ bleeding due to heat in the Lung w/ Yin deficiency 2. Dry mouth and thirst, constipation due to Yin deficiency in the Stomach **[Nourishes Yin of HT, LU, SP, ST]** 3. Restlessness and insomnia due to heat in the heart w/ **Yin deficiency or heat in the nutritive level** **[worse at night]**

Dosage: 6-15g.

Contraindications: common cold due to wind-cold; cough due to phlegm-damp and loose stool due to cold and Spleen Yang deficiency

Formulas Featuring Mai Men Dong
//Deputy Herb// Yu Nu Jian Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang Bai He Gu Jin Tang