Lilium brownii, Bai He 百合 Brown’s Lily, Hong Kong LilyBai He (TCM) Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, (1845) Lilium browniiBury, E., A selection of Hexandrian plants, 1831 Lilium brownii(Photo by Denis Barthel) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Lilium spp. L. brownii (syn. L. japonicum) L. lancifolium L. pumilum Other local varieties used include L. davidii, L. concolor, L. longiflorum, L. distichumThis is quite possibly synonymous with the western White Lily, L. candidum. Parts used: Bulb; scale leaves removed, boiled briefly, then dried. Temperature & Taste: Cool, moist, Sweet, slightly Bitter Classifications: H. Nourish the HeartN. 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: Decoction:…

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