Lily Bulb Formula
Chinese Therapuetic Effects:
Strengthen the lung
Nourish Yin
Stops coughing
Therapuetic Actions:
Strengthen the lung
Nourish Yin
Stops coughing
Therapuetic Actions:
- Dry Cough, dry throat, dry nose
- Bronchitis, pharyngitis, corpulmonale, tuberculosis, pneumothorax
- Wheezing, hot palms and soles, night sweats, chronic sore throat
Lily Bulb Formula is the traditional Bai He Gu Jin Tang formula used to nourish and moisten the lungs. Lily (bai he) moistens the lungs and clears heat. Raw and cooked rehmannia (sheng and shu di huang) clears heat, supplements the yin. Ophiopogon (mai men dong) nourishes yin. Scrophularia (xuan shen) clears heat and brings fluid to the lungs. Platycodon (jie geng) and fritillaria (chuan bei mu) stop coughing. Tang kuei (dang gui) and white peony (bai shao) nourish the blood to benefit the yin. Licorice (gan cao) harmonizes and detoxifies.
Additional Formulas
For dry cough with heat signs use Tremella and American Ginseng For loose stools or indigestion combine Lily Bulb formula with Quiet Digestion or use
Tremella and American Ginseng