1. Efficacy and function of dried lily:
(1) Stop cough and moisten lung: lily contains mucus, which has the effect of moistening lung, clearing heat and detoxifying. It is often effective in treating dry lung or wind heat cough in traditional Chinese medicine.
(2) Nourishing Yin and Blood: Lily enters the heart meridians and is cold in nature. It can purify the mind and remove boredom, nourish yin and blood, and can be used to recover residual heat after fever, become absent-minded, lose sleep and dream, suppress mood, and cry.
(3) Beauty care: lily is white and beautiful, which is beneficial to the basic metabolism of skin cells. Eating lily often has certain beauty and skin care effects.
2. How to eat dried lily:
(1) Lily porridge: take 50g of lily powder and 60g of stem rice, clean the lily flower and rice respectively, put them into the pot, put water, and simmer with a gentle fire. When the lily and stem rice are soft and rotten, add sugar properly, and then you can take it. It is especially suitable for the middle-aged and elderly, and those who have palpitations, insomnia, low fever and love anger due to weak constitution after illness. In addition, white fungus is added to the lily porridge, which is very useful for nourishing yin and moistening the lung; Adding mung beans can improve the effect of clearing heat and removing fire.
(2) Lily soup: remove the residue of lily flower and wash it. After repeated immersion in cold water, put it into the pot. The tap water is boiled to rot. Add a proper amount of white granulated sugar and take it with the soup. It can be used as the top grade of diet therapy for tuberculosis patients. Although it is a little bitter and astringent when taking it, if you feel it with your heart, it will be bitter and sweet, which will give you endless aftertaste; If you put it in the refrigerator for a while, it is also a good iced drink.