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[[File:MonkeyGrass-3001.jpg|thumb|right|''Fountainplant'', ''Ophiopogon japonicus'']]
 
[[File:MonkeyGrass-3001.jpg|thumb|right|''Fountainplant'', ''Ophiopogon japonicus'']]
  
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'''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.
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'''Fountainplant''' is a species of Ophiopogon native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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It is an evergreen, sod-forming perennial plant. The leaves are linear, 20–40 cm long. The flowers are white through pale lilac, borne in a short raceme on a 5–10 cm stem. The fruit is a blue berry 5 mm diameter. Underground, this species has large stolens with tuberous roots.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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In traditional Chinese medicine Ophiopogon japonicus tuber, known as mai men dong (Chinese: 麥門冬), is the cardinal herb for yin deficiency. According to the Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, the herb is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly cold, enters the heart, lung, and stomach channels and nourishes the yin of the stomach, spleen, heart, and lungs and clears heat and quiets irritability. Liriope spicata is used as a substitute.
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==Chemical Composition==
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The new steroidal glucosides were established as (20R,25R)-26-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-3β,26-dihydroxycholest-5-en-16,22-dioxo-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (1) and 26-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-furost-5-en-3β,14α,17α,22α,26-pentaol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (3) on the basis of spectroscopic data as well as chemical evidence<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== References ==  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Fountainplant}}
  
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<references>
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==Properties==
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<ref name="int">[https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=OPJA  "Ophiopogon japonicus"]</ref>
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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</references>
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Perennial plant}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between and Foliage Sheen is Matte}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White, Lavender|5-20|Flower Interest is Showy and }}
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===Fruit===
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{{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}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers a sandy soil[<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Lowland}}, {{Commonly seen|Slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|Along streams}}, {{Commonly seen|Moist and Shady places}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Ophiopogon japonicus1.jpg
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Monkey grass.jpg
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Monkey grass plugs.jpg
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20040413 Ophiopogon japonicus.JPG
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Ophiopogon japonicus patch.jpg
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MonkeyGrass-3001.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10286020.2014.935348 Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/ophiopogon-japonicus-kyoto/ Plant charecteristics]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiopogon_japonicus Ophiopogon japonicus - Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Ophiopogon+japonicus Cultivation details]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23274777 Chemical constituents from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus]
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X12003528 Chemical constituents from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus]
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* [https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Ophiopogon-%20japonicus-Mondo-Grass Ophiopogon japonicus gardenia.net]
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ophiopogon+japonicus Ophiopogon japonicus on useful trophical plants]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Asparagaceae]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 10 June 2020

Fountainplant, Ophiopogon japonicus

Fountainplant is a species of Ophiopogon native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The new steroidal glucosides were established as (20R,25R)-26-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-3β,26-dihydroxycholest-5-en-16,22-dioxo-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (1) and 26-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(25R)-furost-5-en-3β,14α,17α,22α,26-pentaol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-d-glucopyranoside (3) on the basis of spectroscopic data as well as chemical evidence[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Fountainplant


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

Evergreen Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between and Foliage Sheen is Matte

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long White, Lavender 5-20 Flower Interest is Showy and

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
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 {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers a sandy soil[[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland, Slopes, Along streams, Moist and Shady places.

Photo Gallery

  • Ophiopogon japonicus1.jpg
  • Monkey grass.jpg
  • Monkey grass plugs.jpg
  • 20040413 Ophiopogon japonicus.JPG
  • Ophiopogon japonicus patch.jpg
  • MonkeyGrass-3001.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Plant charecteristics
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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