Mai Dong (Mai Men Dong) - Tonify Yin 
      LU, ST, HT (6-15g) | 
	
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      Mai Men Dong - That's what SHE said!!! 
      She said: 
      
        -  Without "My men Dong" I'd probably just sit here and smoke 
          tobacco incessantly  and eat incessantly.
 
        - When My Men Dong is around its easy to generate 
          fluids
 
        -  My Men Dong clears my HT heat  and eliminates 
          my irritability. 
 
	   
       
      She said "But I have to be careful with (cc: coughing 
      from wind-cold damp or damp-phlegm accumulation) and (cc: 
      diarrhea due to cold deficiency). 
      
  
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              English Name: ophiopogon 
               
		 
              Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Ophiopogonis 
            
		 Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, cool
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              Explanation of Key Words in this story... | 
         
         
          | smoke tobacco incessantly | 
          clears LU heat; nourishes LU yin | 
         
         
          | eat incessantly... generate fluids | 
          nourishes ST yin; generates fluids | 
         
         
          |  Clears HT... nourishes HT yin... eliminates 
            irritability  | 
          clears HT; nourishes HT yin; eliminates irritability | 
         
       	  
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		       Mai Men Dong Actions and Indications	  
        - Nourishes LU yin; clears LU heat (LU dryness or yin 
          injury with dry cough, thick sputum that is difficult to expectorate; 
          coughing of blood)
 
        - Nourishes ST yin; generates fluid (dry mouth due 
          to ST yin deficiency; constipation; xiao ke; hiccups and vomiting)
 
        - Clears HT heat; eliminates irritability (heat distrubing 
          shen, irritability due to yin deficiency or warm-febrile disease at 
          ying level , fever and irritability at night)
 
        - (cc: diarhea due to cold deficiency)
 
        - (cc: coughing from wind-cold damp or damp-phlegm accumulation)
 
       
		Special Notes:
		  - Use of this herb may cause drowsiness or sedation - use caution.
 
		 
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