Lily is the lily of the genus Liliaceae, or the fleshy bulb of lily. It is my country's traditional export specialty, and Chinese people's self-consumption has also been rising year after year. Lily itself has a collection of ornamental, edible and medicinal values. There are more than 100 species of lilies in the world, and there are more than 60 species in my country. According to their growth years, lilies can be divided into annual, biennial and perennial lilies. There are many excellent varieties across the country, such as Yixing lily, also called tiger lily and bitter lily. It is an annual and propagates in splits, with a yield of about 700 kilograms per mu, and the height can exceed 1,000 kilograms; Hunan musk lily is also called dragon tooth lily and pink lily. Gansu sweet lily, also known as Sichuan lily, can produce a yield of up to 1,500 kilograms per mu after three years of planting.

Nutritional analysis

In addition to starch, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins B1, B2, C and other nutrients, lily also contains some special nutrients, such as Colchicine and other alkaloids. These ingredients act comprehensively on the human body and not only have good nutritional and nourishing effects, but also have certain preventive and therapeutic effects on various seasonal diseases caused by the dry climate in autumn. According to traditional Chinese medicine, fresh lily has the effects of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, and is very beneficial to people who are weak after illness.

Therapeutic effects

Lily is sweet and slightly bitter, neutral in nature, and enters the heart and lung meridian; Effective;

It is mainly used to treat long-term cough due to yin deficiency, blood in the sputum, sore throat and aphonia; in the late stage of febrile disease, residual heat is not cleared, or emotional disturbance, deficiency, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia and dreaminess, trance, and carbuncle .

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Lily is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature. Guixin, Lung meridian.

Functions and Indications

Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, clears the heart and calms the mind. It is used for chronic cough caused by yin deficiency, blood in the sputum, deficiency, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, dreaminess, and trance.

It has the effect of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is used for dry and hot cough with lung yin deficiency and blood in the phlegm, such as Baihua ointment. To treat chronic cough due to lung deficiency and hemoptysis due to labored cough, use Baihe Gujin Decoction.

It has the effect of clearing away the heart and calming the nerves, and is used for the residual heat of febrile disease, deficiency, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia and dreaminess, etc. For medicinal use, decoction, 10-30g. It can be used raw to clear the heart, and used as honey to moisten the lungs.

Efficacy

Nourishes yin, clears away heat, nourishes essence and blood.

Indications

Suitable for low-grade fever, night sweats, weight loss and other symptoms of tuberculosis.