Chinese Herbal Medicines Dried Lily Chinese Herbal Supplements

High-quality Chinese herbal medicine Dried lily

Dried lily is the dried fleshy scale leaf of a plant in the Liliaceae family and has high medicinal value. It has the functions of detoxification, regulating the spleen and strengthening the stomach, promoting diuresis and eliminating accumulation, calming the mind and soothing the spirit, and promoting blood circulation. It is mainly used to treat labor cough, hemoptysis, restlessness, palpitations and other conditions, and has a special effect on treating diseases of the lung meridians and maintaining health and anti-aging.

According to pharmacological research, dried lily bulbs have the effect of increasing white blood cells, and thus have good therapeutic effects on various types of cancer. Those with wind-cold exterior syndrome should avoid using it. Its traditional Chinese medicine, lily, has the best efficacy and is a dual-purpose lily for both medicine and food.

Lily is a material with homology in both medicine and food. It is slightly cold in nature and sweet in taste, with the effects of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, clearing the heart, and calming the nerves. It is commonly used to treat conditions such as yin deficiency and dry cough, as well as insomnia and excessive dreaming. The medicinal dosage is usually 6-12 grams (dried product), and fresh products can be used up to 15-30 grams, subject to adjustment based on constitution and symptoms.
一. Efficacy and Applicable Scenarios
1. Nourishing yin and moistening the lungs
It is suitable for dry cough due to lung dryness, blood in phlegm, such as throat discomfort caused by dry autumn, or as an auxiliary conditioning for tuberculosis patients.
It can be combined with medicinal materials such as Fritillaria thunbergii and Ophiopogon japonicus to enhance the effect of moistening the lungs.
2. Calm the mind and soothe the nerves
Improve restless insomnia, palpitations, and excessive dreaming, suitable for sleep disorders caused by menopausal syndrome or anxiety.
It is often used in combination with semen ziziphi spinosae and lotus seeds.
3. Nourishing the stomach and promoting the secretion of body fluid
Alleviate dry mouth and throat, stomach yin deficiency, such as thirst symptoms caused by diabetes or fluid depletion after a heat illness.
二. Usage and Dosage
1. Medicinal use
For decoction and oral administration: 6-12 grams for dried products, 15-30 grams for fresh products. It can be decocted in water or made into pills or powders.
Incompatibility: Use with caution for those with cold and wind-related coughs, as well as those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold. Avoid taking with warm and hot medications.
2. Dietary therapy
Lily Congee: Cook 30 grams of fresh lily with 100 grams of glutinous rice to make congee, suitable for daily conditioning of yin deficiency constitution.
Lily Snow Fungus Soup: Stewed with snow fungus and rock sugar, it can alleviate dry skin caused by autumn dryness.
三. Precautions
1. Prohibited groups
People with cold-induced coughs and excessive, thin, white phlegm should avoid using this product as it may worsen their symptoms.
Individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold (such as prone to diarrhea and intolerance to cold) should reduce the dosage or combine it with warm-natured ingredients such as ginger.
2. Adverse reactions
Overconsumption may lead to abdominal distension and diarrhea. It is recommended to blanch fresh products to remove their cold nature before consumption.
3. Special groups
It is recommended that pregnant women, children, and patients with chronic diseases consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner before use.
If you need to treat specific diseases (such as severe insomnia or respiratory diseases) with lily, it is recommended to combine professional traditional Chinese medicine treatment based on syndrome differentiation to avoid delaying the condition by self-medication.