The efficacy and function of water lily

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know about water lily? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat it? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

[Other names] Shuixiang, Jiuweng, Tujinpi [bark name - Guangdong]

[Source] It is the flower bud of Cleistocalyx operculatus (Roxb.) Merr. et Perry, a plant of the Myrtaceae family. Its leaves, roots and bark are also used for medicinal purposes. In early summer, collect inflorescences with flower buds, wet them and pile them up for several days, dry them in the sun for a while, then pile them up and keep them in a stuffy place for 1 to 2 days, then dry them in the sun and keep them in a stuffy place again, until they are completely dry and turn black. In summer and autumn, dry branches are cut down, the rough bark and wood core are removed, and the second layer of bark is left to dry in the sun. The leaves are picked and dried in summer.

【Functions and indications】 Bitter, cold.

[Usage and Dosage] Clears away heat and relieves exterior symptoms, removes dampness and eliminates stagnation, and relieves inflammation and itching. Flower buds: colds and fever, bacterial dysentery, acute gastroenteritis, and indigestion. Root: Icteric hepatitis. Bark: Used externally to treat burns, leprosy, skin itching, and athlete's foot. Leaves: Used externally to treat acute mastitis.

[Note] 3 to 5 cents of flower buds, or use them as ingredients for herbal tea; 0.5 to 1 liang of roots; appropriate amount of bark and leaves for external use, mash the fresh ones or boil them in water.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan

Above we introduced the water lily and its characteristics. We can know that the water lily has very good efficacy and functions, and it has played a therapeutic and auxiliary therapeutic role in many diseases. I hope this will be helpful to everyone’s health.