06/22/2026
NAME: BAI HE - 百合 - BULBUS LILII - LILY BULB
Pharmaceutical Latin: Bulbus Lilii
Common English: Lily Bulb, Brown's Lily Bulb, Lilium
How does Lily Bulb help in Chinese Medicine?
Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat and stops coughing: Dry coughs or sore throat, hemoptysis, due to Lung Yin Deficiency, dry Lungs or Lung Heat
Clears Heat from the Heart and calms the Spirit: Intractable low-grade fever, insomnia with much dreaming, restlessness and irritability in the aftermath of febrile disease
Heart Fire: Palpitations due to insufficiency of Qi and Yin
Nourishes Stomach Yin and harmonizes the Middle Jiao:Pain associated with Stomach Yin Deficiency
Herbal medicine reference: Americandragon.com
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