Lilies, also known as strong Shu, leeks, shandan, inverted fairy, heavy Mai, atrium, Moro, heavy box, Zhongfeng flower, lily garlic, master garlic, garlic brain potatoes, night flowers, etc., is the lily family lily genus (scientific name: Lilium) perennial herbaceous bulbous plants, native to China, mainly distributed in eastern Asia, Europe, North America and other temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, the world has been found to have at least 120 varieties! There are at least 120 species found worldwide, 55 of which are produced in China. So what are the effects and contraindications of lily of the valley.

First, the efficacy and role of the lily and contraindications

1, moisturize the lungs and relieve cough: fresh lily containing mucus, with moisturizing and clearing the role of heat, Chinese medicine with the treatment of lung dryness or lung heat cough and other diseases can often be effective.

2, tranquilize the heart and mind: Lily into the heart meridian, the nature of the cold, can clear the heart in addition to the annoyance, tranquilize the heart and mind, used for fever after the fever is not eliminated, trance, insomnia, sleeplessness, depression, like sadness and crying and other conditions.

3, beauty: lily white and delicate, fresh products rich in mucus and vitamins, skin cell metabolism is beneficial, eating lily, have a certain beauty effect.

4, anti-cancer: Lily contains a variety of alkaloids, leukopenia has a preventive effect, can elevate blood cells, chemotherapy and radiotherapy cytopenia has a therapeutic effect. Lily in the body can also promote and enhance the monocyte system and phagocytosis, improve the body's humoral immunity, so the lily has a good effect on a variety of cancer prevention.

5, quench the thirst and moisturize the dry: bronchial bad people eat lily help improve the condition.

6, nourishing cure: Lily has a good nutritional tonic function, especially for the weak after the disease, neurasthenia and other diseases are very beneficial.

7, auxiliary treatment: Lily in the clinical order is commonly used in leukemia, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer and other diseases. Auxiliary treatment.

Second, lily food taboos

wind-cold cough, cold bleeding, spleen and stomach people avoid eating lilies.

And from the experiments on rodents, dogs, found that a long time / large doses of consumption will lead to lung, kidney damage and the effect on white blood cells, wild lily whole platelets, even if the consumption of lily has a certain degree of toxicity, it is recommended to consult a physician before use.

Direct contact with raw bulbs may cause itching of the skin, and ingestion of raw bulbs may cause vomiting and diarrhea.

When the lily is eaten, it is important to pay attention to whether one's constitution is its suitable people, and whether the consumption of it will have a conflict on the constitution, like wind-cold cough, deficiency and cold bleeding.