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Bai He / Lily Bulb
Bai He
Taste: Sweet, Slighly Bitter • Temperature: Slighly Cold • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yin

Dosage

9-30g

Actions

1. Moistens the Lungs, clears heat, & stops cough: for dry Lung or Lung-heat coughs & sore throat.

2. Clears the Heart & calms the spirit: for such symptoms as intractable low-grade fever, insomnia, restlessness, & irritability in the aftermath of a febrile disease. Also for palpitations brought on by insufficency of qi yin.

Meridians

Heart, Lung

Cautions

Contraindicated in cases of cough due to wind-cold or phlegm, or in those with diarrhea due to Spleen or Stomach deficiency (since it is a cold, moistening herb).