Mai Men Dong / 麦门冬 [麥門冬] (Ophiopogon Tuber)

Item

Title

Mai Men Dong / 麦门冬 [麥門冬] (Ophiopogon Tuber)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

開冬

Latin name

Ophiopogonis Radix

Herb Category

Tonifying Herbs

Nature of Herb

Slightly Cold

Flavor of Herb

Sweet
Slightly Bitter

Channels

Heart
Lung
Stomach

Translator's annotation

Doc Hay's writing 開冬 might also mean Tian Men Dong / 天门冬 (Asparagus Tuber), Asparagi Radix. Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber) is a herb which properties are: Very Cold, Sweet, Bitter, and enters Kidney, Lung.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 824

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

Format of the digital image

image/jpeg

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM)

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.280

Item sets

Bulk Herbs

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