Chinese: mai men dong
English: ophiopogon tuber
Pharmaceutical: Ophiopogonis Radix
Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
Standard Species: Ophiopogon japonicas (Thub.) Ker-Gawl.
Ophiopogon japonicas (Thub.) - Nakatomi Memorial Medicinal Garden, Saga, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Ophiopogon planiscapus Nakai - Morino Medicinal Herb Garden, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
