Lilium brownii, Bai He 百合

Brown’s Lily, Hong Kong Lily
Bai He (TCM)
Picture Lilium brownii
Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, (1845)

Picture Lilium brownii
Bury, E., A selection of Hexandrian plants, 1831

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Botanical name:


Lilium spp.
  1. L. brownii (syn. L. japonicum)
  2. L. lancifolium
  3. L. pumilum

Parts used:


Bulb; scale leaves removed, boiled briefly, then dried.

Temperature & Taste:


Cool, moist, Sweet, slightly Bitter

Classifications:


H. Nourish the Heart
N. Tonic Medicines

Uses:


1. Nourish Yin, Moisten the Lungs:
-chronic Cough, dry Cough, Cough from deficiency
-Hemoptysis, Tuberculosis
-used where Lung Heat has damaged Lung Yin
-Sore Throat from excess Heat and dryness
-Cough from pathogenic Heat (Zhen Quan)

2. Clears Heat, Nourishes Yin, Calms the Heart and Spirit:
-Fidgeting, Restlessness, Absent-mindedness
-Irritability following febrile diseases
-Insomnia, Dream-disturbed Sleep
-Palpitations associated with Yin deficiency and Heat
-“enhances willpower and nourishes the Five Viscera” (Da Ming)
-“good for treating manic-depressive psychosis with crying” (Da Ming)

3. Promotes Urine:
-“facilitates Urine and Stool” (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
-“relieves puffy Edema” (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
-the Western White Lily bulb (L. candidum) is used for Edema


Dose:


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Comment:


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Preparation:


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Main Combinations:


1. Cough:
i. from Phlegm-Heat, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
ii. Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
iii. Lung Yin Deficiency, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
iv. Lung Deficiency, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
v. Lung Heat with Yin deficiency and Blood-streaked Sputum, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
2. Dry Cough with Blood-streaked Sputum, Consumption, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
3. Consumptive Cough, shortness of Breath, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
4. Palpitations with Irritability:
i. Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
ii. Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
iii. Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
5. Irritability, Mental disorientation from excess Heat, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
6. Mild cases of Insomnia, Palpitations, Restlessness, Irritability:
i. Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
ii. Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version
7. Yin Deficient Heat with Agitation, Insomnia, Lilium Bai He with … available in PRO version

Major Formula:


Bai He Gu Jin Tang
Ge Jie Ding Chuan Wan
Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin

Cautions:


None noted.

Main Preparations used:



  • Extra Info
  • Research
GENERAL / REVIEW
–Genus Lilium: A review on traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology