The efficacy and function of daylily

Do you know about daylily? It is a common medicinal material. It is usually used as raw material in many places. It can also treat many physical diseases. Let’s take a look at the relevant knowledge about daylily.

[Source] Hemerocallis fulva L. and H. flava L., plants of the genus Hemerocallis in the Liliaceae family, are used as medicine with their roots . Dig up in summer and autumn, remove the remaining stems and fibrous roots, wash off the soil and dry them in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and promotes diuresis, cools blood and stops bleeding. Used for mumps, jaundice, cystitis, hematuria, dysuria, lack of milk, irregular menstruation, epistaxis, and bloody stool. Used externally to treat mastitis.

[Usage and Dosage] 2 to 4 qian, apply an appropriate amount externally, mash and apply to the affected area.

【Remarks】 (1) The roots of the following plants of the same genus are also used for medicinal purposes. Lemon daylily Hemerocallis citrina Baroni; Pleated daylily (rapid gun, milk-inducing medicine) Hemerocallis plicata Stapf; Northern daylily (deer onion) Hemerocallis lilioasphodulus L.; Red daylily (small daylily) Hemerocallis minor Mill.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

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