Dried Lily Bulb Bai He 百合 500g Hunan Longshan Edible Herbal Slices for Soup Tea and Congee

Dried Lily Bulb, known in TCM as Bai He (百合), from Lilium brownii, is the dried fleshy scale bulb of the lily plant. This food-grade herb from Longshan, Hunan is traditionally classified as slightly cold in nature with sweet flavor, entering the heart and lung channels. In TCM theory it is traditionally associated with nourishing yin and moistening the lung. Suitable for soups, congee, and herbal teas.

Key Selling Points

• New-crop dried lily bulb slices from Longshan, Hunan, a recognized lily-growing region
• Known in TCM as Bai He (百合), sourced from Lilium brownii bulb scales
• Traditionally associated with moistening the lung and calming the spirit in TCM theory
• Carefully dried and sorted whole slices with a clean milky-white appearance
• Versatile food-grade ingredient for soups, congee, desserts, and herbal teas

Quality & Sensory

Typically ivory to pale yellow in color with firm, slightly translucent curved slices. The aroma is mild and faintly sweet, and when simmered the slices turn soft and tender with a gentle, subtly sweet and starchy taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into soups with pork, chicken, or lotus seed
• Cook into congee with rice and goji berries
• Steep as a mild herbal tea with rock sugar
• Add to sweet desserts and herbal dessert soups

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice, Bai He is a common household ingredient for autumn and dry-season cooking. It is frequently paired with tremella, lotus seed, goji berries, or pear in sweet soups and congee, and added to savory double-boiled soups. Traditionally valued in TCM for supporting lung and heart comfort through daily food use.

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