Introduction: A subsidiary of Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon japonicus is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. It is a plant of the genus Ophiopogon japonicus and Ophiopogon japonicus in the Liliaceae family, and its roots are used for medicinal purposes. It has the effects of nourishing the body, clearing away heat, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. So are there any side effects of taking Ophiopogon japonicus? Let’s learn about the vices of Ophiopogon japonicus.
Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes yin and promotes fluid production, moistens the lungs and clears the heart. It is used for dry cough caused by lung dryness, cough due to consumptive consumption, thirst in body fluids and wounds, upset and insomnia, internal heat quenching thirst, intestinal dryness and constipation, and pharyngeal diphtheria. It can also be used for yin deficiency and lung dryness, cough with sticky phlegm; heat damage to stomach yin or stomach yin deficiency, dry throat, thirst, dry stool; heart yin deficiency or heat in the heart meridian, upset, insomnia, red tongue and less fluid. In addition, Ophiopogon japonicus can improve immune function; have inhibitory effects on a variety of bacteria; can enhance the function of the pituitary adrenocortical system and improve the body; have anti-arrhythmic effects and expand peripheral blood vessels; can improve the ability to tolerate hypoxia; and have hypoglycemic effects. .
Side effects of Ophiopogon japonicus
Clinical experiments have proven that Ophiopogon japonicus is safe for clinical use, with little toxicity and no drug resistance. After all, everyone’s physical fitness is different. Some patients may have gastrointestinal symptoms such as belching, increased stools, and other gastrointestinal symptoms in the early stages of taking Ophiopogon japonicus. However, these symptoms generally disappear on their own after two weeks.
Ophiopogon japonicus is cold in nature and moist in nature, and has a good effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness. It is suitable for patients with symptoms of yin deficiency, internal heat, dry cough, and body fluid deficiency. It is not suitable for water-dampness and cold caused by spleen deficiency and failure to transport and transform. Signs of obvious dampness, phlegm and qi deficiency. In clinical practice, when using Ophiopogon japonicus as a tonic to replenish deficiency, attention should be paid to syndrome differentiation. Improper use will produce dampness and phlegm, resulting in adverse reactions such as excessive phlegm and weak appetite.
In addition, there are reports that taking Ophiopogon japonicus can cause allergic symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, palpitation, irritability, body erythema, and itching. Therefore, before taking Ophiopogon japonicus, you must understand its contraindications. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea, phlegm and dampness in the stomach, and severe cold and cough should not take Ophiopogon japonicus.
Medicinal prescriptions of Ophiopogon japonicus
1. Cough due to yin deficiency, hemoptysis, etc.: 9g each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus asparagus and Sichuan Fritillary scallop, 15g each of Adenophora japonicus and Rehmannia glutinosa, decocted in water Clothes.
2. Fever and upset: 9g each of Ophiopogon japonicus, gardenia, and bamboo leaves, 15g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 6g of lotus seed heart, decocted in water and taken.
3. Diabetes: 9g each of Codonopsis pilosula, Ophiopogon japonicus and Anemarrhenae, 15g each of Bamboo leaves and Trichosanthes, 12g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 6g each of Pueraria lobata and Huoshen, 3g each Schisandra chinensis and Licorice, decoction in water.
4. Yin deficiency, internal heat, lack of fluid and thirst: 9g each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Dendrobium, 12g each of Polygonatum odoratum and Radix Rehmanniae, decoct in water and take.
5.: Ophiopogon japonicus 9 grams, Astragalus membranaceus 9 grams, Codonopsis pilosula 10 grams, Wangzhu 10 grams, Polygonatum 10 grams, Trichosanthin 12 grams. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. It is effective for those with insufficient stomach yin.
6. Intestinal dryness, constipation, and easy bowel movements: 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 15 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, and 15 grams of Scrophulariaceae. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. It has a laxative effect.
7. In summer, you sweat a lot, are thirsty, and feel tired: 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 10 grams of ginseng, and 6 grams of Schisandra chinensis. Decoction in water, two doses per day. This method is also effective in treating symptoms of sweating, collapse, palpitation, and hypotension.
8. For acute, severe cough due to yin deficiency and dryness: 9 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus Asparagus, Anemarrhena, Fritillaria fritillary, and Radix Adenophora, and 12 grams Adenophora adenophora. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day.
9. Coronary heart disease and angina pectoris: 45 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, add water and boil into 30 to 40 ml, take it in divided doses for 3 to 18 months. It has certain effects on relieving angina pectoris, chest tightness and improving electrocardiogram.
10. It is used for symptoms such as insufficient lung yin, warm-dryness hurting the lungs, dry cough and gas reversal, dry throat and dry nose, etc., such as Qingzao Jiufei Decoction, that is, this product is combined with mulberry leaves, almonds, donkey-hide gelatin, Gypsum and other medicines can be used to treat symptoms of lung yin deficiency, hemoptysis due to labor-heat, and dry cough with sticky phlegm, such as Erdong ointment, which is divided into equal parts Ophiopogon japonicus and Asparagus, and honey is added to close the ointment.
11. For stomach yin deficiency, dry tongue and thirst, it can be used in combination with Adenophora adenophora, Radix Rehmanniae, Polygonatum odoratum, etc.
12. It is used to treat febrile diseases with pathogenic heat entering the camp, body heat at night, and irritability, such as Qingying Decoction. This product is combined with jujube seeds, raw rehmannia root, etc. to prevent and treat yin deficiency and heat, upset and insomnia. , such as the Heavenly King’s Heart-Building Pill.
13. To quench thirst: Pound the big bitter melon into juice, soak 2 liang of Ophiopogon japonicus, leave it overnight, remove the heart and mash the Ophiopogon japonicus, add Coptis chinensis (with the skin removed), grind into powder, and make balls, such as Wu Zi is big. Take 50 pills each time, after meals. Take it twice a day. It will be effective after two days.
14. Vomiting blood and nosebleeds: Take one pound of Ophiopogon japonicus (with the heart removed), mash it and extract the juice, add honey to it, mix thoroughly, and take it twice.
15. Bleeding between teeth: rinse your mouth with Ophiopogon japonicus decoction.
16. Throat sore: Use one or two liang of Ophiopogon japonicus, half a liang of Coptis chinensis, grind it into powder, add refined honey to make balls, as big as Wuzi. Take 20 pills each time and give Ophiopogon japonicus decoction.
17. Diarrhea and thirst: use 3 liang of Ophiopogon japonicus (heart removed) and 20 ebony meats, file them finely, add one liter of water, cook into seven pieces, drink carefully, it is effective.
18. Treatment of whooping cough: 20g each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Asparagus asparagus, 10g fresh bamboo leaves, and 15g lily. Decoction in water and take.
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