Medicinal uses of lily

Pharmacological research shows that the lily plant contains starch, protein, fat, trace elements of colchicine, which has the effect of resisting HIV virus, treating tuberculosis, edema...

Lily. Photo: thucvatduoc.

According to Dr. Vo Van Chi, lily has another name which is wild garlic. The scientific name is Lililum brownii FE Brown ex Mill, var. viridulum Baker (L. brownii var, colchoesteri Wilson ex Elwes), belonging to the lily family Liliaceae.

Lily grows naturally as a herbaceous plant 0.5-1 m high, perennial. The bulb is large, opaque white, sometimes pinkish, nearly spherical, with smooth and brittle scales. The leaves grow alternately, lanceolate, with entire edges, 2-15 cm long, 0.5-3.5 cm wide. The inflorescence grows at the tip of the branch, consisting of 2-6 large, trumpet-shaped flowers 14-16 cm long, with 6 white or slightly pink petals. The capsule is 5-6 cm long, has 3 compartments, and contains many small, oval seeds.

This plant grows wild in grasslands and fields in mountainous areas above 1,000 m, and is also grown in some places for its edible bulbs. People grow it by cuttings like the method of growing onions and garlic. The plant is harvested every year, usually removing all the flowers to make the bulbs bigger. The plant flowers in May-July and bears fruit in August-October. In our country, lilydistributed in the provinces of Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Lang Son, Ha Giang, Kon Tum and also in neighboring China.

The part of the plant commonly used for medicinal purposes is the bulb, also known as lily. PeopleHarvest in autumn, wash, remove scales, boil in boiling water, remove and wash again with clean water to remove slime, then dry in the sun or with a dryer. Lily hasSweet taste, slightly cold, has the effect of moistening the lungs, stopping cough, clearing the mind, and calming the nerves. Many peoplePharmacological studies show that this plantContains starch, protein, fat, trace element colchicine, proven to have anti-HIV effect.

Many books on precious medicinal plants recordThe use of lily in treating tuberculosis, dry cough or cough with thick phlegm, coughing up blood, bronchitis, fever, nervous breakdown, palpitations, edema.Dosage from 6 to 515 g.

Dr. Vo Van Chi instructs on the following prescription to treat HIV/AIDS, dry cough, phlegm or phlegm with blood, yin deficiency and heat, and swollen palms: BAchyranthes, rehmannia glutinosa each 15g, Achyranthes root, white snake grass each 20g, Scrophularia root, white peony, Ophiopogon japonicus, licorice, and Platycodon grandiflorum each 10g. Put all ingredients in a pot to boil and drink every day.

According to VNE