Ophiopogon Root Extract (Ophiopogon japonicus; Mai Men Dong) 8 fl oz: HH
Ophiopogon root, Lilyturf root Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy: "These results suggest that Radix Ophiopogonis improves airway mucociliary clearance and that the improvement may, at least in part, be ascribed to the amelioration of airway mucus secretion." To nourish the yin and moisten the lungs; 2. To strengthen the stomach and promote the production of body fluids; 3. To clear heat in the heart and relieve irritability It is indicated for dry cough due to impairment of Yin caused by dryness of the lung, for thirst due to consumption of the body fluid caused by febrile diseae, for excessive heat due to Yin deficiency, for vexation and restlessness, and for other syndromes. To treat dry cough with little sputum due to impairment of the lung caused by dry heat, the herb is often used in combination with straight ladybell root, mulberry leaf, gypsum and other herbs for clearing heat from the lung to moisten dryness. Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy (ISSN: 1522-8940) Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Cover Date: 2002 Evaluation of a Mucoactive Herbal Drug, Radix Ophiopogonis, in a Pathogenic Quail Model Page Range: 49 - 56 DOI: 10.1300/J157v02n04_05 Shusheng Tai PhD, Feng Sun PhD MD, Darryl W O'Brien PhD, Megan S Lee BSc, J. Gustavo Zayas MD MSc, Malcolm King PhD FCCP We investigated the effect of Radix Ophiopogonis on airway mucociliary clearance and mucus secretion in anesthetized quails. The oral administration of 10 g/kg of Radix Ophiopogonis significantly increased tracheal mucociliary transport velocity (MTV). Moreover, either 10 g/kg or 3 g/kg of Radix Ophiopogonis markedly attenuated the human neutrophil elastase (HNE)-induced decrease in MTV. Furthermore, we found that 10 g/kg of Radix Ophiopogonis significantly abolished the HNE-induced increases in fucose and protein contents of tracheal lavage, whereas Radix Ophiopogonis at the same dose only significantly decreased the protein content in the control group. These results suggest that Radix Ophiopogonis improves airway mucociliary clearance and that the improvement may, at least in part, be ascribed to the amelioration of airway mucus secretion.