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Herbs & Cultures

Yin tonics

Mai men dong yin zi

Ophiopogon Drink

Chinese name
麦门冬饮子
Group
Yin tonics
English name
Ophiopogon and Trichosanthes Combination

Dissolves phlegm and nourishes the lung yin.

Indications

Dissolves phlegm and moistens dry lungs: for chronic bronchitis, chronic cough and rough skin from diabetes.

Ingredients

IngredientsAmount
Mai men dong (ophiopogon)7 g
Kudzu root (ge gen)3 g
Licorice root (gan cao)1 g
Ginseng (ren shen)2 g
Raw rehmannia (sheng di huang)4 g
Trichosanthes root (tian hua fen)2 g
Fu ling (poria)6 g
Bamboo leaf (zhu ye)1 g
Zhi mu (anemarrhena)3 g
Schisandra (wu wei zi)1 g
Tongue
dry with a thin yellow coating
Pulse
rapid and thin