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Lily
百合
Lily（lat. Lilium lancifolium）is a plant from the Liliaceae family. The parts of it which are used in TCM are mostly leaves and flowers.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Lilies are sweet and cold in nature. It returns to the heart and lung meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
The effects of lily include nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and tranquilizing the mind. It’s used to treat conditions such as dry cough caused by yin deficiency, chronic cough and spitting of blood, anxiety caused by yin deficiency, palpitations and insomnia.
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