Dried Lily Bulb Bai He 500g Natural Sulfur-Free Edible Gansu Sweet Lily Bulb Slices for Tea Soup and Congee

Dried Lily Bulb, known in TCM as Bai He (百合), from Lilium brownii, is the peeled and dried scale bulb of the lily plant. In TCM theory it is sweet and slightly cold in nature and traditionally associated with the heart and lung channels. These pale ivory slices are a common edible botanical for home kitchens, valued in traditional practice for moistening and calming qualities. Suitable for teas, soups, congee, and gentle everyday herbal cooking.

Key Selling Points

• Edible dried lily bulb slices sold as a food-grade agricultural product
• Botanical source Lilium brownii with Chinese name Bai He (百合)
• Naturally sulfur-free drying with no bleaching treatment
• Sweet Gansu-type lily bulbs selected for plump whole scales
• Versatile for herbal tea, soup, congee, and dessert cooking

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale ivory to light yellow with firm, slightly translucent scales and a clean starchy aroma. When simmered or steeped, the slices typically soften to a mild, gently sweet taste with a smooth, faintly starchy texture.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep with chrysanthemum or goji berries for a mild herbal tea
• Simmer in soups with pear, snow fungus, or pork
• Cook into rice congee with lotus seed and red dates
• Add to sweet desserts and herbal dessert soups

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice, Bai He is a familiar kitchen herb for autumn and dry-season cooking. It is commonly simmered in nourishing soups, cooked into congee with lotus seed and lily bulb pairings, or steeped as a light tea. Home cooks often combine it with snow fungus, pear, or rock sugar in sweet herbal desserts, and it is a standard ingredient in gentle family-style tonic recipes.

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