Chinese: mai men dong
English: ophiopogon tuber
Pharmaceutical: Ophiopogonis Radix
Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
Standard Species: Ophiopogon japonicas (Thub.) Ker-Gawl.
Formulas Containing Bakumondo:

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)