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In traditional Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus tuber, known ==Chemical Composition==The new steroidal glucosides were established as mai men dong (Chinese: 麥門冬20R,25R)-26-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-3β, is the cardinal herb for yin deficiency. According to the Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica26-dihydroxycholest-5-en-16, the herb is sweet22-dioxo-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (1) and 26-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-furost-5-en-3β, slightly bitter and slightly cold14α, enters the heart17α, lung22α, and stomach channels and nourishes 26-pentaol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (3) on the yin basis of the stomach, spleen, heart, and lungs and clears heat and quiets irritability. Liriope spicata is used spectroscopic data as well as a substitute.chemical evidence<ref name="chemical composition"/>
*<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://enwww.wikipediapfaf.org/wikiuser/Ophiopogon_japonicus plant.aspx?latinname=Ophiopogon +japonicus - Wikipedia"Cultivation details"]</ref></references>
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[[File:MonkeyGrass-3001.jpg|thumb|right|''Fountainplant'', ''Ophiopogon japonicus'']]
'''Fountainplant''' (dwarf lilyturf,<ref name="int"/> '''mondograss, Ophiopogon japonicus, monkeygrass'''; Japanese: リュウノヒゲ ryu-no-hige ("dragon's beard") or ジャノヒゲ ja-no-hige ("snake's beard")) is a species of Ophiopogon native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam.
== Description Uses== It is an evergreen{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, sod-forming perennial plant. The leaves are linear{{Uses|Blotches}}, 20–40 cm long. The flowers are white through pale lilac{{Uses|Pimples}}, borne in a short raceme on a 5–10 cm stem. The fruit is a blue berry 5 mm diameter. Underground{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, this species has large stolens with tuberous roots.{{Uses|Sore throats}}
== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
== References Common names== {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Perennial plant}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between and Foliage Sheen is Matte}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White, Lavender|5-20|Flower Interest is Showy and }} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|Fruit Color is Blue Violet|Single}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers a sandy soil[<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|lowland and foothills}}, {{Commonly seen|slopes and along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|moist and shady places}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://plantswww.usdatandfonline.govcom/coredoi/profile?symbol=OPJA abs/10.1080/10286020.2014.935348 "Ophiopogon japonicuschemical constituents"]</ref></references>
<ref name== External Links =="Leaf">[http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/ophiopogon-japonicus-kyoto/ "plant charecteristics"]</ref>
==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23274777 Chemical constituents from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X12003528 Chemical constituents from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus]
* [https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Ophiopogon-%20japonicus-Mondo-Grass Ophiopogon japonicus gardenia.net]
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ophiopogon+japonicus Ophiopogon japonicus on useful trophical plants]
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