Ophiopogon Japonicus Lilyturf Root Ophiopogon Root Radix Ophiopogonis
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Sold as “Ophiopogon Japonicus Lilyturf Root Ophiopogon Root Radix Ophiopogonis Ophiopogon Ophiopogon Root Mai Dong (250 Grams /0.55 lbs)”
Ophiopogon japonicus (Scientific name: Ophiopogon japonicus (Linn. f.) Ker-Gawl.) is a perennial evergreen herb of the Liliaceae family, with thick roots, often swollen into oval or spindle-shaped small roots in the middle or near the end, The stem is very short, the leaf base is clumped, grass-like, the bracts are lanceolate, the apex is acuminate, the seeds are spherical, the flowering period is May-August, and the fruiting period is August-September. Ophiopogon japonicus is native to China, but also distributed in Japan, Vietnam, and India. It is cultivated in southern China and other places. Born in damp places on hillsides, under forests or by streams below 2000 meters above sea level.