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| Chinese Name |
Baihe |
| Latin |
Bulbus Lilii |
| English Name |
Lily Bulb |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that tonifies yin |
| Source |
Dried fleshy scale leaf of Lilium lancifolium Thunb. , Lilium brownie F. E. Brown var. viridulum Baker or Lilium pumilum DC. |
| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, cold; Heart, Lung |
| Actions |
To nourish yin and moisten the lung, and calm the mind |
| Indications |
Deficiency of yin with chronic cough and bloody sputum, fidgets, palpitation, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep and absent-mindedness, in addition, used for peptic ulcer
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| Special Usage |
Processed with honey it strengthens the ability to moisten the lung and stop cough.
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains colchicin, protein, fat, etc. |
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