Ophiopogon japonicus

Ophiopogon japonicus

(Handbook of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army)

[synonym] shuangmuling and zhisheling (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual of Guangzhou Air Force).

[source] it is the whole plant of Celastrus orbiculatus.

[plant morphology] Ophiopogon japonicus

Grassy vines, several meters long. Stem glabrous, slightly compressed, cylindrical, axillary tendrils. Leaves opposite or nearly opposite, leathery, oblong, 6-14 cm long and 2-6 cm wide, apex rounded or emarginate, base rounded or obtuse, entire, glandular dots and pubescence below; 2 oblong glands at the upper end of petiole. Flowers bisexual, white, 3.5-5 cm in diameter, 1-2 axillary; pedicel 2.5-4.5 cm long; bracts and bracteoles very small, linear, basal; calyx lobes 5, narrowly oblong, outer puberulent; petals 5, oblong; accessory corolla composed of many filiform lobes, purplish or yellow, 1.2-1.5 cm long; stamens 5, filaments connate, close to pistil stalk, anthers oblong; ovary 5 Style 3, densely pilose. The berry is nearly spherical, 1.2-2 cm in diameter, pink green. Seeds grayish yellow, flat, with small pits. The flowering period is from January to April.

It grows on hillsides, hills, shrubs or forest valleys. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[nature and taste] Manual of common Chinese herbal medicine published by Guangzhou Army: "hard work, cool. "

[functions and indications] ① the manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Army: "clearing heat and detoxifying. It can cure snake bite and furuncle. "

② Guangzhou Air Force "commonly used Chinese herbal medicine manual": "detoxification, stomach. Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcer, gangrene, carbuncle. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.2-1 Liang. External use: tamping.