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The dried fleshy scale leaves of Lilium lancifolium, L. brownii var. viridulum, or L. pumilum (Liliaceae). Enters the Heart and Lung channels. Sweet and slightly cold; nourishes Lung yin to treat vacuity-cough and dryness, and clears the Heart to calm vacuity-vexation and insomnia. Zhang Zhongjing devoted a chapter of the Jin Gui Yao Lue to 'bai he disease,' for which this herb is the principal remedy.
清心安神，退虚热
润肺止咳之力增强，多用于肺虚久咳
煎服6–12g；蜜炙润肺止咳力增；鲜品用量加倍。
Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.
Protective guidance only — when to avoid or use with caution. This block deliberately omits pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric dosing: any such use must be managed by a qualified TCM practitioner or appropriate specialist.
风寒咳嗽及中寒便溏者忌服。脾胃虚寒、痰湿壅盛者慎用。
性偏寒润，风寒外感咳嗽及脾虚便溏者不宜。百合病所用本品，张仲景《金匮要略》有百合知母汤、百合地黄汤等方。
味甘，平。主邪气腹胀心痛，利大小便，补中益气。
中品
@misc{bencaodian-bai-he,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Bǎi Hé 百合 (Lily Bulb) — Lilii Bulbus},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/bai-he},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
百合富含甾体皂苷、多糖及微量生物碱，具有润肺止咳、镇静及免疫调节作用；动物实验显示其水提物有抗抑郁样效果。
Lilii Bulbus is rich in steroidal saponins, polysaccharides, and trace alkaloids, with demulcent antitussive, sedative, and immunomodulatory activity; aqueous extracts show antidepressant-like effects in animal models.
Bensky 描述百合主治肺阴虚燥咳及心阴虚烦躁失眠。
Bensky describes use for lung yin vacuity dry cough and heart yin vacuity with restlessness and insomnia.
陈氏药理学指出百合多糖可增强免疫功能，水提物在小鼠强迫游泳实验中显示抗抑郁活性。
Chen & Chen note that Lilium polysaccharides enhance immune function and extracts show antidepressant activity in the mouse forced-swim test.
This section is provided for academic reference only and does not constitute medical advice.