Mondo grass
•Last Updated: September 28 2022
Ophiopogon japonicus is an evergreen perennial used in traditional Chinese medicine mostly for the treatment of cardivascular complications and inflammation.
Mondo grass is most often used for
Last Updated: September 28 2022
Note that Mondo grass is also known as:
- Dragon's Beard
- Mondo Grass
- Fountain Plant
- Monkey Grass
- Ophiopogon Japonicus
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2.^Wang LY, Wang Y, Xu DS, Ruan KF, Feng Y, Wang SMDG-1, a polysaccharide from Ophiopogon japonicus exerts hypoglycemic effects through the PI3K/Akt pathway in a diabetic KKAy mouse modelJ Ethnopharmacol.(2012 Aug 30)
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4.^Lan S, Yi F, Shuang L, Chenjie W, Zheng XWChemical constituents from the fibrous root of Ophiopogon japonicus, and their effect on tube formation in human myocardial microvascular endothelial cellsFitoterapia.(2013 Mar)
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14.^Extraction, purification, characterization and hypoglycemic activity of a polysaccharide isolated from the root of Ophiopogon japonicus.()
15.^Xu DS, Feng Y, Lin X, Deng HL, Fang JN, Dong QIsolation, purification and structural analysis of a polysaccharide MDG-1 from Ophiopogon japonicusYao Xue Xue Bao.(2005 Jul)
16.^Wang XM, Sun RG, Zhang J, Chen YY, Liu NNStructure and antioxidant activity of polysaccharide POJ-U1a extracted by ultrasound from Ophiopogon japonicusFitoterapia.(2012 Dec)
17.^Zhang J, Chen J, Wang D, Hu Y, Zhang C, Qin T, Liu C, Sheng X, Nguyen TLImmune-enhancing activity comparison of sulfated ophiopogonpolysaccharide and sulfated jujube polysaccharideInt J Biol Macromol.(2013 Jan)
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Primary Use
Cardiovascular Health