What are the effects and functions of lily

I believe that in the hot summer, everyone will choose lily as a tonic food to go with dessert. In fact, lily is a product that is particularly suitable for drinking in summer and can clear away heat and reduce fire. Lily has many functions and effects, and many people may not be able to tell its specific functions. So today I will talk about lily in detail.

Lily can actually be considered a Chinese medicinal herb, which has certain health-preserving and therapeutic effects.

Today we will not talk about its beauty and nobility, but only talk about the effects and functions of lily, which are also reflected in its medicinal value. It tastes sweet and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing the heart and calming the mind, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and nourishing the essence and blood. It also has a certain regulating effect on symptoms such as restlessness, palpitations, and trance. It can also be made into Chinese patent medicines such as Baihua Paste and Lily Solid Gold Pills.

Nature and flavor: Lily is sweet and slightly cold. It enters the heart and lung meridians.

Functions and indications: Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, clears the heart and soothes the mind. It is used for chronic cough due to yin deficiency, blood in sputum, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, and mental confusion.

It has the effect of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is used for dryness and heat cough caused by lung yin deficiency, and blood in sputum, such as Baihua Paste. It is used to treat chronic cough due to lung deficiency, cough due to fatigue and hemoptysis, such as Baihe Gujin Decoction.

It has the effect of clearing the heart and calming the mind, and is used for residual heat from fever, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, and nightmares. When used as medicine, it is decocted and taken orally, 10~30g. It is best used raw to clear the heart, and roasted with honey to moisten the lungs.

Efficacy: Nourishes yin, clears away heat, and replenishes essence and blood.

Indications: Suitable for symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis such as low fever, night sweats, and weight loss.

Dosage and administration: 6g～12g.

Storage: Store in a ventilated and dry place.

Chinese patent medicine: Baihua ointment, Baihe Gujin pill

Medicinal food: lily porridge, lily and mung bean soup, lily meat.

How to eat lily

1. Lily and honeysuckle porridge

Wash 50 grams of lily bulbs; take 10 grams of honeysuckle, roast and grind into powder for later use. First wash 100 grams of polished rice, cook until the porridge is thick, then add the lily and cook for 10 minutes. Add the medicinal powder and appropriate amount of sugar before serving. It is suitable for people with sore throat and excessive "internal heat". Efficacy: Clears away heat, reduces inflammation, promotes the production of body fluids and quenches thirst.

2. Mung Bean and Lily Porridge

Add 100 grams of mung beans and an appropriate amount of polished rice or glutinous rice, add appropriate amount of water and cook until done. Then add 50 grams of washed fresh lilies and cook for a while. Before eating, add white sugar or rock sugar to taste. It is suitable for the treatment of dry cough in the throat, residual heat after fever, irritability and insomnia. Efficacy: Clears away heat, detoxifies, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling.

3. Steamed lily bulbs

Wash appropriate amount, steam and eat. Suitable for hepatitis, stomach disease, anemia, physical weakness and other symptoms. Efficacy: Nourishes Qi, nourishes Yin and moistens the lungs.

4. Lily and Lotus Seed Porridge

Add 30 grams of clean lily, 25 grams of lotus seeds, 100 grams of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of brown sugar, and cook into porridge. It is suitable for treating epigastric pain caused by weak spleen and stomach, and restlessness and insomnia caused by deficiency of heart and spleen or insufficient heart yin. Efficacy: Nourishes the stomach and relieves pain, nourishes the heart and calms the mind.

The above are some of the effects and dietary therapy of lily that the editor has compiled for you. In fact, lily is a nutritious tonic suitable for all ages, but it should be noted that patients with colds, colds, and coughs should remember not to eat lily. Also, patients with weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea, and constipation should not eat lily.