Medicinal
materials of Liriope Root/Radix Liriopes
Liriope
Root is the dried root tuber of Liriope apicata (Thunb.) Lour. var. prolifera
Y. T. Ma or Liriope muscari (Desne) Baily (Fam. Liliaceae).
Action:
To nurish yin and promote the production of body fluid, to moisten
the lung, and to ease the mind.
Indications:
Dry cough, phthisical cough; thirst due to impairment of body fluid; fidgetness
and insomnia; diabetes caused by internal heat; constipation.