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百合 Baihe
Chinese Name |
百合 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Baihe |
English Name |
Greenish lily Bulb Liy Bulb |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Lilii Bulbus |
Category |
Leaves
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Origin |
The dried fleshy bulb of Lilium lancifolium Thunb, Lilium brownie F. E. Brown var. viridulum Baker, or Lilium pumilum DC. (Liliaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi. |
Macroscopic Features |
Lilium lancifolium Thunb: Bulb is 2~3.5cm long, 1.5~3cm wide, 1~3cm thick; externally milky white to pale yellowish-brown; 3~8 longitudinal lines, hard and brittle texture; when broken apart, it presents with a flat fractured surface, horn-like; faint odor; taste slightly bitter. Lilium brownie F. E. Brown var. viridulum Baker: Bulb is long oval, with pointed apex and relatively wide base; wavy pieces that slightly curve inward; 1.5~3cm long, 0.5~1cm wide, about 4mm thick; 3~5 veins, some not obvious; externally white to pale yellow, translucent and smooth, hard and brittle texture; easily broken, with flat fractured surface, horn-like; faint odor; bitter taste. Lilium pumilum DC: Bulb is about 5.5cm long, 2.5cm wide, 3.5mm thick; relatively dark; vein is not obvious. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has evenly thick flesh, yellowish-white, hard texture, few veins. |
Properties |
Sweet; cold |
Functions |
Nourishes yin, moistens the lung, clear the heart, calms the spirit. Apply to lingering cough induced by yin deficiency, bloody sputum, deficient restlessness and terror, insomnia and dreaminess, absent-mindedness. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00340
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