Herb

Lily Bulb (Bai he)

百合bai he
1 sourceBulbus Lilii

Nourishes yin and moistens the lung to relieve cough, and clears the heart and quiets the spirit, relieving abdominal distension, vexation and heat.

Used in 5 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·百合·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主邪气腹胀心痛，利大小便，补中益气；除浮肿、胪胀、痞满、寒热；养阴润肺、清心安神。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·百合·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·百合·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·百合·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.