What exactly does lily do?

Lily is a very common ingredient, especially in summer, it is often used. But lily is not only a food, but also a Chinese medicinal material, so lily has many functions. Many people know that lily has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, so in summer, it is combined with white lotus, mung beans, etc. to cook lily and lotus seed porridge or mung bean and lily soup. However, the effects of lily are far more than these. Let’s go into details below. Let’s introduce the function of lily.

Lily, also known as garlic potato, is named after the "hundred-scale synthesis" because its underground stems are composed of dozens of scales. Lily is derived from the dried fleshy scale leaves of Lilium lily and Lilium tenuifolia. It is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. It was first recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" and is listed as a medium-grade medicine. Materia Medica has been recorded in the past dynasties, and it is found both in domestic species and in the wild. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "The roots of lily are composed of many petals." Therefore, lily also means "a hundred years of good harmony" and "pepsia of everything". The Chinese have regarded it as an indispensable auspicious flower for weddings since ancient times. Its flowers and bulbous stems can be used as medicine, and it is a flower that can be used both as medicine and food.

Lily, its name comes from "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". Its nature and flavor are sweet and cold, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. It is used for chronic cough caused by yin deficiency, blood in sputum, deficiency, restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, dreaminess, and mental confusion. Lily not only has good medicinal value, but also is a good nutritional and health food, and has long been on the dining table of ordinary people.

The traditional Chinese medicine lily contains chemical components such as saponins, alkaloids, polysaccharides, phospholipids, proteins, amino acids, vitamins, starch and a large number of trace elements. Lily is a good vegetable and medicine. Lily is thick in texture, sweet and fragrant, sweet and refreshing, and rich in nutrients. Research shows that lily contains a variety of alkaloids and nutrients such as protein, fat, starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and multiple vitamins. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, relieving asthma, clearing away heat, nourishing the heart, and calming the mind. Therefore, lily has a good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as upset and insomnia, dry throat and sore throat, nose bleeding, fatigue, loss of appetite, low fever and insomnia, upset and thirst caused by the summer heat. It can also be used for heart fire and lung disease in summer. Treatment of acute and chronic eczema, dermatitis, prickly heat, acne and other skin diseases caused by heat.

The above introduces some effects of lily. After understanding the functions and effects of lily, you can use lily according to your own needs. There are many ways to make lily, such as lily mung bean porridge, lily lotus seed soup, lily tremella soup, steamed lily, Lily Huaishan Pork Liver Soup, Lily Steamed Eel, Lily Honey Juice, etc., you can choose according to your own taste.