bulbus lilii (bai he, lily bulb, lilium) herbal medicines, herb slices (tonify the yin)

Pinyin

Bai He

Pharmaceutical

Bulbus Lilii

Botanical

Lilium brownii F.E. Brown var. colchesteri Wils.,Lilium pumilum DC.(Liliaceae)

Common Name

Lily Bulb

Brown’s Lily Bulb

Lilium

Class

Tonify

Subclass

Tonify the Yin

Details

Origin

China

Properties (characteristics)

Nature: Slightly cold. 

Taste: Sweet. 

Organ: Lungs, Heart. 

Toxicity: Non toxic. 

Preparation

The drug is collected in autumn, washed clean, heated with boiling water briefly, and dried in the sun or at low temperature. 

Actions

Chronic cough, blood-streaked sputum, difficult to solve chronic low grade fever, insomnia with abundance of dreams, inability to concentrate, restlessness, irritability, due to chronic febrile disease with yinxu (yin deficient)  Also for palpitations due to qixu (qi deficient) and yinxu (yin deficient).

Medical functions

•For treating of ulcer of the stomach: bai he, huang qi, pu gong ying, ban zhi liang, bai shao, wu yao , dan shen, dai zhe shi, honey baked. In case of constipation, add wine prepared da huang 10 g, vomiting acid add baked wa leng zi 20 g. Per prescription a day. Simmer till 300 c.c. Each time take 100 c.c. Treatment was 4 week. All healed.

•For treatment of pain in solar plexus because of spleen deficient.

•For treatment of Dengue Fever during frequent urination period.

•For treatment of neurasthenia.

•For treatment of boils.

Contraindications

Pasty stools due to Cold in the Middle Burner. Cough from Wind-Cold.