Botanical Name: Lilii Bulbus
Bai He
Category: Tonify the Yin
Taste: Sweet, Slightly Bitter
Temperature: Slightly Cold
Channels Entered: Heart, Lung
Dosage: 9-30g
Cautions & Contraindications:
- None noted
Actions & Indications:
- Moistens the Lungs, clears heat, and stops coughs: for dry Lung or Lung-heat coughs and sore throat. Especially useful when a chronic cough due to Lung heat has injured the yin.
- Clears the Heart and calms the spirit: for such symptoms as intractable low-grade fever, insomnia, restlessness, and irritability in the aftermath of a febrile disease. Also for palpitations brought on by insufficiency of qi and yin.