Ingredient: Lilii bulbus (bai he).
FUNCTIONS: Nourishes lung yin, controls cough, quiets heart, pacifies spirit, promotes urination.*
* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
| Mandarin: 百合 Pin-Yin: Bai He English: Lily Korean: 백합 Romaji: Byakugo Kanji: 百合 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Lilii Bulbus
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold
Channels Entered:
- Heart, lung
Herb Actions:
- Moistens the lungs, clears heat, alleviates cough
- Calms the spirit
- Enriches lung yin and clears heart
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with cold in the middle sinking downward
- Not recommended for those with wind-cold fettering the exterior with cough due to lung qi inability to disseminate
Commonly Found In:
- Magnolia Flower & Gypsum Formula and Lily Combination