Do you use Daylily / Hemerocallis (Fl / Rx)?

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Hi All,

 

Do any of you use Daylily / Hemerocallis (Fl / Rx)?

 

LATIN: Hemerocallis spp (citrine / citrina / fulva / flava / plicata /

lilioasphodulus / minor)

 

COMMON NAME: Lily Bud; Daylily / Common Yellow Daylily; Daylily Rx;

Small Day lily; dried Fl bud / Rx of several common Hemerocallis (Lily) spp;

aka Tigerlily Stem; though called Tigerlily, they are NOT tiger lilies (Lilium

tigrinum)

 

PINYIN NAMES: Huanghuacai ( " Yellow flower Veg " ); Jinzhencai ( " Golden

Needle Veg " ); Xuancaohua ( " Daylily Grass Flower " ); Wangyoucao ( " Forget

Worry Hb " ); Lianzhupao , Xianaiyao( " Promote Milk Hb " ); aka:

Beihuanghuacai; Hongxuan; Huanghuacaigen; Lilu; Lucong;

Ningmengxuancao; Xiaoxuancao ; Xuancaogen; Zheyexuancao

 

TEMP: Cold / Cool

 

TASTE: Rx: bitter; Bud / Fl: Sweet

 

CHANNELS: Rx: SP; LU; Bud / Fl: LU & LI;

 

DOSE: 8-16g; as Topical: qs ,pulped & applied to affected area

;

 

ACTIONS: Fl / Bud used in Chinese cooking as veg / food; Rx / Bud as

medicine; Clear Heat & Diuretic; Diuretic~Drain Damp; Clear Damp Heat;

Clear Xue Heat & Haemostat; Reduce Swelling & Stop Pain; Calm Shen;

Relax Mind (HT / chest); Anxiolytic; euphoric; forget vexation & worry; ease

homesickness; Aid Sleep; brain tonic; Lactagogue; Digestive; As Topical to

Tx mammary abscess;

 

CLINICAL USES: Lin Pattern, dysuria w cystitis, urine red & difficult ,

oedema, menses irregular ; bleeding (haematochezia; haematuria,

epistaxis ); hypolactia; icterus; Chest-HT-Diaphragm / Emotions

Oppressive Heat; mumps, mastitis; can be cooked w chicken / lean pork w

other vegs; slightly bitter and sour; after first rehydrating it in water and

discarding this water, you can boil it in water for 20-30min & drink the liquid

as a tea, adding sugar / honey to taste; dose 30g/d 1h before bedtime; may

take a few days to take effect; c 2tbs / dose; for hypertension, cook 2tbs Rx

+ equal amount of water chestnuts; simmer for a long time; drink as tea; for

haematochezia & / haematuria, make soup of same amount of Fl / Rx + 1tbs

of Mu'er (wood ear fungus) + some pork; for dysphonia, take 2tbs of dried Fl

simmered w water + sugar; hold fluid in mouth for a long time before

swallowing; for oedema, grind dry Rx & add it to rice soup and take this bid;

Stop Pain in menorrhalgia, tenesmus, prolapsed rectum & mild cases of

icterus and dysentery; most common use of this vegetable is w cloud fungus

/ Mu'er as in Hot and Sour Soup; together, they are used in stir-fry dishes,

most commonly in Buddha´s Delight or all vegetarian dish

 

CAUTIONS: related to Lilu (Veratrum spp); overdose can be TOXIC; cats

are very susceptible to Hemerocallis & Lilium toxicity; toxicity can cause

dilated pupils, respiratory inhibition, insomnia & death

 

Best regards,