Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber is the dried root tuber of Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl. ( F a m. Liliaceae).

Action: To nurish yin and promote the productuon of body fluid, to moisten the lung, and ease the mind.

Indications: Dry cough, phthisical cough; thrist due to impairment of body fluid; fidgetness and insommia; diabetes caused by internal heat; constipation; diphtheria.

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