This product is the fleshy scale leaf of the perennial herb Lily Bulb (Lilium brownii F. E. Brown var. viridulum Baker) or Slender-leaf Lily Bulb (L. pumilum DC.) of the Lily Bulb family. It is produced throughout the country, with a larger production in Hunan and Zhejiang. It is harvested in autumn, washed, the scale leaves are peeled off, briefly scalded in boiling water, and then dried. It is used raw or honey-fried.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, slightly cold. act on lung and heart channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing yin and moistening the lungs to relieve cough, clearing the heart and calming the spirit.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for dryness-heat cough due to lung yin deficiency and chronic cough disease, hemoptysis, etc. It can enrich yin, clear the lung, moisten dryness, and relieve cough. For dryness-heat cough and hemoptysis, it is often combined with Coltsfoot Flower in medicinal combinations, such as Jisheng Fang Flowers Ointment; for lung deficiency chronic cough disease, hemoptysis due to overstrain, it is often paired with Unprocessed Rehmannia Root 黃, Scrophularia Root, Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb, etc., such as Lily Bulb Metal-Securing Decoction.
2. Used for residual heat in Rebing, palpitations due to fright, insomnia, and dreamfulness. It can clear the heart and tranquilize the spirit. It is often paired with Anemarrhena, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root 黃, such as Lily Bulb Anemarrhena Decoction, Lily Bulb and Rehmannia Decoction.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Rihuazi Bencao: "Calms the mind, stabilizes the gallbladder, enhances intelligence, nourishes the five zang-organs. Treats epilepsy, crying, manic shouting, palpitation due to fright."
2. Bencao Gangmu Shiyi: "Clears phlegm-fire, tonifies deficiency and damage."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 10-30g. For clearing heart fire, use raw; for moistening the lungs, use honey-fried.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Lily Bulb contains various alkaloids such as colchicine, as well as starch, protein, and fat. The decoction has a cough-suppressing effect on ammonia-induced cough in mice and can counteract histamine-induced asthma in toads. Additionally, it exhibits anti-hypoxic effects.