Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. [Asparagaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dwarf lily turf	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
dwarf lily-turf	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
dwarf lilyturf	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dwarf lilyturf tuber	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
dǒng nǎng	Other	Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
fountain plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese snake's-beard	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
japanischer schlangenbart	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
jiē qián cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jiǔ yè mài dōng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
liriope tuber	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
liriopis seu ophiopogonis tuber	Pharmaceutical	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
liriopis tuber	Pharmaceutical	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
mai dong	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
mai men dang	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mai men dong	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
maidong	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
mondo grass	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mondo-grass	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
monkey grass	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
muguet du japon	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mài mén dōng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
màidōng	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
mạch môn	Other	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
ophiopogon	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ophiopogon root	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
ophiopogon tuber	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
ophiopogonis radix	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ophiopogonis tuber	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
opium ipecac powder	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
ormskägg	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pêlo-de-urso	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
radix ophiopogonis	Pharmaceutical	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
rumput mondo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
snake's-beard	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
yán jiē cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
アヘン・トコン散	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
バクモンドウ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
沿阶草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
阶前草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
韭叶麦冬	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
麥冬	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麥門冬	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
麦冬	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
麦门冬	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
whole plant		Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013)
tuber	dried root tuber	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Tuber		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Radix		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
root tuber	dried root tuber	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root tuber, tuberous root		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
root	enlarged part of the root	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
root tuber		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
tuber		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Tuberous roots		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Root		Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
root	enlarged parts of the root	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
tuber		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
root tuber		Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
tuber		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 29 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ophiopogon ohwii Okuyama J. Jap. Bot. 13: 35 (1937).
Anemarrhena cavaleriei H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 24: 37 (1915), nom. illeg.
Convallaria graminifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 254 (1796).
Convallaria japonica Thunb. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 3: 208 (1780).
Convallaria japonica var. minor Thunb. Fl. Jap.: 253 (1784).
Flueggea anceps Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 18 (1838).
Flueggea angulata Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 18 (1838), nom. illeg.
Flueggea japonica (Thunb.) Rich. Neues J. Bot. 2(1): 9 (1807).
Flueggea japonica var. minor (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 308 (1829).
Liriope gracilis (Kunth) Nakai Index Seminum (TI, Tokyo) 1919-1920: 33 (1920).
Mondo gracile (Kunth) Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 148 (1934).
Mondo gracile var. brevipedicellatum Koidz. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 148 (1934).
Mondo japonicum (Thunb.) Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 7: 42 (1921).
Mondo longifolium Ohwi Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 45 (1934).
Mondo stolonifer (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Farw. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 7: 42 (1921).
Ophiopogon argyi H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 77 (1910).
Ophiopogon chekiangensis Koiti Kimura & Migo J. Jap. Bot. 57: 313 (1982).
Ophiopogon gracilis Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 298 (1850).
Ophiopogon gracilis var. brevipedicellatus (Koidz.) Nemoto Fl. Japan, Suppl.: 1067 (1936).
Ophiopogon japonicus var. caespitosus Okuyama J. Jap. Bot. 26: 318 (1951).
Ophiopogon japonicus var. elevatus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 699 (1891).
Ophiopogon japonicus var. umbrosus Maxim. Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 7: 327 (1869).
Ophiopogon merrillii Masam. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 90 (1937).
Ophiopogon stolonifer H.Lév. & Vaniot in A.A.H.Léveillé, Liliac. & C.Chine: 16 (1905).
Polygonastrum compressum Moench Suppl. Meth.: 268 (1802).
Slateria coerulea Siebold ex Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 143 (1867).
Slateria japonica (Thunb.) Desv. J. Bot. (Desvaux) 1: 244 (1809).
Tricoryne acaulis D.Dietr. Syn. Plant. 2: 1152 (1840).
Tricoryne caulescens D.Dietr. Syn. Plant. 2: 1152 (1840).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ophiopogon japonicum (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Ophiopogon japonicus	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L. F.) Ker Gawler	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f) Ker-Gawl.	Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl.	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker-Gawl.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L.) K'er-Gawl.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L.) Ker.-Gawl.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L.f.) Ker Gawl.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of Limu Mountains, China (Zheng et al., 2013) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
Ophiopogon japonicus (L.f.) Ker.-Gawl.	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawler	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawl.	GAP Prod. of TCM Herbs in China (Zhang et al., 2010) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Gawler	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker-Grawl.	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Ophiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawl.	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Ophiopogon japonicus Ker-Gawler	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Ophiopogon japonicus Ker.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Ophiopogon japonincus	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Ophiopogon ohwii Okuyama	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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