| Family Name | Liliaceae |
| Scientific name | Ophiopogon |
| Common name | 麥冬 |
| Growth habit | Native to warm temperate to tropical east, southeast, and south Asia. |
| Leaf | Sessile or petiolate, linear to oblong, usually with a white stripe on the back |
| Flower | The racemes or degradation panicles |
| Fruit | The irregular crack and expose young seeds by the fruit early; usually mature seed blue, berry-like |
| More to learn | 1. food: digging underground expansion of the roots, wash full blister with salt after about two hours, porridge and steamed fresh or boiled. 2. Watch: is often planted in gardens, as the Chamber edge green plants. 3. the groundcovers: Evergreen, root depth strata in Ophiopogon, is an excellent ground cover. |
| Properties | Ophiopogon pendulums has diuretic properties that are useful in reducing fluid retention in the body caused by either heart or kidney disease. |
| Treats | The tuberous roots for medicinal purposes, animate Tianjin quench their thirst, lungs cough effect. |
| Reference | wikipedia wikipedia baike altMD |