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Bai He百合

Bulbus LiliiLily Bulb

Auch bekannt alsBrown's Lily Bulb · Lilium

Kategorie
Kräuter, die das Yin tonisieren
Temperaturverhalten
leicht kalt
Geschmack
süß, leicht bitter
Leitbahnbezug
Herz, Lunge
Dosierung
9–30 g

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Übliche Dosen

Dosierung
9–30 g
Tincture
2–5 ml

Wirkungen & indikationen

Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat and stops coughing
  • Dry coughs or sore throat, hemoptysis, due to Lung Yin Deficiency, dry Lungs or Lung Heat
  • Especially useful for Lung Yin Deficiency
Clears Heat from the Heart and calms the Spirit
  • Intractable low-grade fever, insomnia with much dreaming, restlessness and irritability in the aftermath of febrile disease
  • Heart Fire
  • Palpitations due to insufficiency of Qi and Yin
Nourishes Stomach Yin and harmonizes the Middle *Jiao*
Pain associated with Stomach Yin Deficiency

Kontraindikationen

  • Exercise caution for cough due to Wind-Cold or Phlegm.
  • Exercise caution in the early stage of a cough.
  • Contraindicated in diarrhea from Spleen or Stomach Deficiency.

Wechselwirkungen

It can extend the sedative duration of barbiturates, antihistamines, narcotic analgesics, benzodiazepines, and similar drugs.

Kombinationen

  • Phlegm-Heat blocking the Lungs and damaging the Fluids, causing cough and wheezing.

  • Childhood cough marked by Phlegm clogging the chest with throat dysfunction.

  • Cough with Blood-streaked sputum, hot palms and soles, and night sweats from Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency.

  • Cough from Wind-Heat occurring during pregnancy.

  • Chronic cough from Lung Heat, typically with Blood-streaked sputum.

  • Chronic dry cough and sore throat with Blood-streaked sputum from Lung Yin Deficiency or consumption.

  • Palpitations, irritability, insomnia, and scanty dark urine from lingering Heat.

  • Irritability and mental disorientation from Yin Deficiency or from Heat lingering in the late stage of a febrile disease; dry cough with vexation and agitation following a warm disease; Lily disease.

  • Cools the Heart and addresses both Qi and Blood to restore harmony between Ying and Wei following a warm febrile disease.

  • Dry cough.

  • Bronchiectasis with hemoptysis.

  • Palpitations, insomnia, restlessness, dark urine, and poor concentration following a febrile illness.

  • Trouble falling asleep and staying asleep.

  • Dark urine; dysuria.

  • Vomiting; hiccups.

Anmerkungen

  • Some sources credit this herb with a diuretic effect.
  • It appears frequently in formulas addressing dry, hacking cough.
  • It relieves febrile chest oppression manifesting as dry, hacking cough, palpitations, and restlessness.
  • One source holds that it nourishes Heart Yin.
  • Sweet and cold in nature, it moistens without becoming cloying.
  • Externally, it can be applied to swellings and ulcers, as is true of many Yin-tonifying herbs of the Lily family.
  • The fresh herb, crushed into a paste, can be applied topically to sores that have not ulcerated.
  • It is also said to tonify Qi and Blood.
  • Used alone, it can address Lung abscess.
  • It is also credited with inhibiting cancer-cell growth.
  • Commonly cooked into porridge as a food to nourish Lung Yin.
  • It addresses mental disorientation, palpitations, insomnia, and a sensation of constraint stemming from Yin Deficiency or from disharmony between Ying and Wei following an externally contracted illness.
  • It is said to support the Spleen in order to keep the Lungs clear, checking cough and promoting urination.
  • Bai He and Rx. Adenophorae/Glehniae Sha Shen both nourish Yin, clear the Lungs, moisten Dryness, and stop cough, and both treat dry cough. Sha Shen is better suited to boosting the Stomach, generating fluids, and relieving thirst, along with clearing the Lungs and expelling Phlegm, whereas Bai He moistens the Lungs, stops hemoptysis, clears the Heart, and settles the Spirit.
  • Honey-prepared Lily Bulb Mi Zhi Bai He moistens the Lungs, stops cough, and tonifies Lung Qi more strongly, and is used for chronic cough from Lung Deficiency.
  • Lily Root Bai He Gen is favored for easing apprehension and anxiety, and also treats dysuria and edema.
  • Tradition holds that drinking Lily Flower Tea, or eating the petals, helps dispel worry and sorrow.
  • Bai He also helps a range of psychological and cardiac disturbances tied to Heart Yin Deficiency, including palpitations, deep cardiac pain with a hollow feeling in the chest, insomnia, excessive dreaming, vexation, agitation, and neurasthenia.
  • For a predominantly dry cough, the honey mix-fried form is preferred.
  • When vexation, agitation, or insomnia predominate, the raw, unprocessed herb should be used.

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