What is Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber or Radix Ophiopogonis?

Contents

• Basic Botanical Info of Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber.
• Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber Plant Description.
• Properties and Taste of Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber.
• Phytochemicals of Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber.
• Functions of Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber.
• Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber:Pharmacology.
• Indications and Combinations of Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber.
• Application Case Study.Mai Dong Grass Sleeping Formula.
• Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber Cautions and Contraindications.
• Research Update:Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber.Ophiopogon.

Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber Plant Description.

Fusiform, with two ends slightly tapering, 1.5-3 cm long, 3-6 mm in diameter. Externally yellowish-white, finely winkled longitudinally. Texture tough, fracture yellowish-white, translucent, stele small. Odour, slightly aromatic; taste, sweetish and bitterish.
 Storage:Preserve in a cool and dry place, protected from moisture.
 Habitat: Mainly output from Sichuan,Zhejiang.Wide spread to Jiang Xi,Anhui,Zhejiang,Fujian,Sichuan,Guizhou,Yunnan,GuangXi province of China.

 Character:prefers warm and moisture,the main region of Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber such as Sichuan,Zhejiang averaged temperature 16~17 deg C whole yearly.annual rainfall over than 1000 mm,bear cold,strong to be alive when temperature as low as 10 deg C below zero,but growth inhibited,also good habitat at mountain area and north of China with lower temperature,but root comes smaller in size.Concealing needed when plant growing,leaves grows yellow under strong light which no good for plant growing,too much concealing make plant growing too fast and not good.Not prefer to aridity and waterlogging.

 Dwarf Mondo Grass, Ophiopogon japonicus, is an ornamental grass which grows to 4" in height and is closely related to the liriope. It is also known as Dwarf Lilyturf, Mondo Grass Dwarf and Monkey Grass.This perennial evergreen grows in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. It spreads by underground stems or tubers. This plant is widely used in rock gardens, seashore plantings, borders and groundcovers. It is intolerant of full sun.
 

 Dwarf Mondo Grass is a beautiful clumping dark grass that typically grows anywhere from four- to six-inches tall; the variety Nana grows just three-inches tall. An ornamental grass ideal for low traffic plantings, rather than a grass you might use to create a lawn, Dwarf Mondo is also known as Dwarf Lilyturf, Mondo Grass Dwarf and Monkey Grass.
 Mondo Grass is native only to China, is not actually a grass but a lily. This perennial evergreen grows in dense, slowly spreading clumps, preferring average, medium wet, well-drained soil in filtered sun to full shade , it is intolerant of full sun. It spreads by underground stems or tubers and can be easily propagated by division.

 Dwarf Mondo is hardy and will tolerate extreme dry conditions like those seen in Davis and is still frost tolerant to -15 Deg C. The leaves of Dwarf Mondo are somewhat finer than seen in other species and any blooms are hidden. Giant Mondo (O. jaburan has longer, broader leaves and the flowering stems can be up to 60cm (2') long,it is more clump-forming, tolerates only light frosts and has a weeping habit. Black Mondo (O. planiscapus "Nigrescens") has purple-black strap like leaves.

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• 1.What is Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber or Radix Ophiopogonis?

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♣ last edit date:14th,Oct.2010.