Cun Dong Ophiopogon Root Tuber Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Nourishes yin and generates fluids ... Cun Dong belongs to the Ophiopogon maidong stream used for thirst, dry mouth, and depletion of Lung-Stomach fluids after heat or chronic dryness.
Moistens the Lung and stops dry cough ... it is chosen for dry throat, scant sputum, and chronic cough patterns in which yin and fluid damage are central.
Clears Heart irritability ... traditional use extends to restlessness, poor sleep, and vexation when dryness-heat or yin depletion disturbs the Heart.

Mai Men Dong Tang ... classic Lung-Stomach dryness formula where maidong moistens, descends, and rebuilds fluids.
Sheng Mai San ... qi-and-yin restoring formula lineage in which maidong supports fluids and the Heart.
Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang ... classic dry-Lung pattern formula that highlights the moistening side of maidong.

Traditional herbology describes maidong as sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold, entering the Heart, Lung, and Stomach to nourish yin, generate fluids, moisten dryness, and relieve vexation.
This record keeps the Ophiopogon source explicit so the repo's Liriope-derived Shan Mai Dong page remains a meaningful parallel rather than a duplicate.