Lily flower soup cures insomnia.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the flower has a neutral nature, a sweet and slightly bitter taste, and is used to moisten the lungs, relieve coughs, nourish the body, replenish qi, clear the heart, and calm the nerves.

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Lily bulb and pork: 30g lily bulbs, 30g lotus seeds, 25g lean pork, season to taste. Wash the lily bulbs, blanch them in boiling water, drain, and julienne. Cut the lean pork into pieces. Wash the lotus seeds. Simmer the lotus seeds and pork until cooked, then add the lily bulbs and simmer until tender. Season to taste. Divide and eat throughout the day to treat insomnia.

Lily flowers + honey: Cook 60-90g of fresh lily flowers with 1-2 tablespoons of honey, and eat before bed. Alternatively, boil 20g of lily flowers in 50ml of wine in a double boiler and drink warm once in the evening. Uses: Moisturizes the lungs, clears heat, calms the nerves, and is used for insomnia accompanied by hot hands and feet, restlessness in the chest and abdomen, constipation, and night sweats.

Mixed lily and lily bulb: 15g mixed lily bulb, 15g lily bulb, 60g rice. Wash the mixed lily bulb thoroughly, decoct it well, strain the liquid, discard the residue, add the rice and simmer until it becomes a porridge. When almost done, add the lily bulb and simmer for a little longer. Eat in the evening. Uses: Clears the heart and moistens the lungs, relieves depression and calms the nerves; used for insomnia caused by psychological weakness.

Alternatively, take 60g of lily flowers and 60g of honeysuckle flowers. Dry both and grind them into a powder. Every night before going to bed, take 6g with wine. Uses: Clears heat, moistens the lungs, relieves depression, and calms the nerves.

Pig's Blood and Lily Flowers: 30g fresh lily flowers, 100g pig's blood, 250g tofu, 15g sesame seeds, 15g crushed garlic, 2g peppercorns, broth and seasonings to taste. Wash the lily flowers, trim the petals, blanch them in boiling water, then soak them in cold water for 1 hour. Boil the tofu and pig's blood, then cut them into pieces. Bring the broth to a boil, then add the lily flowers, tofu, pig's blood, sesame seeds, and crushed garlic. Add seasonings to taste, simmer over low heat for a short while, and serve as a daily soup. Uses: Nourishes the heart and blood, clears the lungs, and calms the nerves.

Chicken Egg and Lily Flower Soup: 35g fresh lily flowers, 4 chicken eggs, 35g onion, vegetable oil and seasonings to taste. Wash the lily flowers, blanch them in boiling water, drain, and finely chop; beat the eggs in a bowl, add seasonings; wash and finely chop the onion. Heat oil in a pan over high heat, add the lily flowers and stir-fry briefly, then add the eggs and onion, simmer over low heat until cooked through, serve hot. Uses: Clears the lungs, relieves cough, moisturizes and nourishes the skin.

Crucian carp and lily flowers: 25g fresh lily flowers, 2 crucian carp (500g), vegetable oil, fresh ginger, wine, and seasonings to taste. Trim the lily petals and wash them. Clean the crucian carp, removing the internal organs. Heat vegetable oil in a pan until very hot, then fry the crucian carp briefly. Add enough water, lily flowers, and seasonings, then simmer over low heat until cooked. Serve hot. Uses: Strengthens the spleen, replenishes qi, calms the mind and soothes the nerves.

Additionally, patients with insomnia can use the following decoction: 15g of lily bulb, 15g of sour jujube seed, and 9g of Polygala root. Or 15g of lily bulb and 6g of Anemarrhena rhizome, decocted and drunk.

Lily, also known as wild garlic, khẻo ma (Tay), kíp pá (Thai), and cà ngái dòi (Dao), is a herbaceous plant, 0.5-1m tall. It has a large, white, perennial bulb. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, and have entire margins. The inflorescence grows at the end of the branch, consisting of 3-5 large, trumpet-shaped white flowers. The fruit is a 3-compartment capsule containing many small seeds. The plant grows wild in grasslands and on the edges of cultivated fields in high mountainous areas.

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