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The Efficacy and Benefits of Drinking Lily Bulb Soaked in Water

Jan 07, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Lilium is sweet and moistening, mildly cold in nature to clear heat. It enters the lung meridian and can nourish lung yin, clear lung heat, and has the function of moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is particularly effective in alleviating dry cough with little phlegm, blood-streaked sputum caused by lung yin deficiency, as well as cough due to lung heat. Drinking it steeped in water can relieve dryness and reduce cough symptoms by moistening the lungs and promoting production of body fluids, thus supporting the recovery of lung function.

Drinking lily bulb steeped in water generally offers various health benefits, including moistening the lungs and relieving cough, calming the mind and inducing tranquility, clearing heat and cooling blood, nourishing stomach yin, and beautifying the skin.

1. Moisturize the Lungs and Relieve Cough

Lily bulb is sweet and moistening in nature, slightly cold, and clears heat. It enters the lung meridian and can nourish lung yin, clear lung heat, and has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough. Drinking lily-infused water helps moisten the lungs, generate body fluids, alleviate dryness in the lungs, relieve cough symptoms, and aid in restoring lung function.

2. Calm the Mind and Promote Tranquility

Lily bulb enters the heart meridian, nourishes heart yin, benefits heart qi, and possesses the effect of calming the mind and inducing tranquility. Drinking lily-infused water can be used to treat symptoms such as irritability, palpitations, insomnia, and frequent dreams. It nourishes the heart, relieves mental tension, regulates nervous system function, helps relax the body and mind, improves sleep quality, and makes it easier to achieve a peaceful sleep state.

3. Clear Heat and Cool Blood

Lily bulb is cold in nature and possesses the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, effectively clearing heat pathogens in the blood. Drinking lily-infused water may serve as an adjunctive treatment for various conditions caused by blood heat, such as hemoptysis and epistaxis caused by heat-induced erratic blood flow. By clearing heat and cooling blood, it helps normalize blood circulation and alleviate bleeding symptoms.

4. Nourish Stomach Yin

Lily bulb can nourish stomach yin. Drinking lily-infused water may help regulate symptoms caused by stomach yin deficiency, such as dull epigastric pain, lack of appetite despite hunger, and xerostomia. It can promote gastric juice secretion, enhance digestive function, relieve stomach yin deficiency and internal heat, improve the stomach's transformation and transportation functions, and help stimulate appetite.

5. Beautify the Skin and Nourish the Complexion

Lily bulb has beautifying and complexion-nourishing effects by moisturizing and relieving dryness, thus nourishing the skin. Drinking lily-infused water promotes skin cell metabolism, moisturizes the skin, makes the skin smoother and more delicate, reduces the formation of wrinkles, delays skin aging, and helps maintain healthy and beautiful skin.

It is recommended to use lily bulb steeped in water under the guidance of a physician, and excessive consumption should be avoided. A bland diet should be maintained in daily life, avoiding spicy and irritating foods.

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