Dried Lily Bulb Bai He 百合 500g Sulfur-Free Herb Slices for Tea Soup and Congee

Dried Lily Bulb, known in TCM as Bai He (百合), from Lilium brownii, prepared from the bulb scales. These sulfur-free dried slices are sun-dried and traditionally valued for moistening the lungs and calming the spirit. In TCM theory, Bai He is sweet and slightly cold, entering the heart and lung channels. Commonly simmered in soups, congee, and herbal teas.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Bai He (百合) dried lily bulb scales from Anhui
• Botanical source Lilium brownii, a classic TCM lung and heart herb
• Sulfur-free sun-dried processing preserves natural color and aroma
• Ready-to-cook slices for soups, congee, and herbal teas
• 500g value pack suitable for regular household herbal use

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale ivory to light yellow with flat, slightly curved scales and a firm, dry texture. The aroma is mild and faintly sweet, and cooked lily bulb tastes gently sweet with a soft, starchy finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into sweet soups with rock sugar and pear
• Cooked in congee with rice and lotus seed
• Added to herbal decoctions with Ophiopogon and Rehmannia
• Steeped as a mild herbal tea with chrysanthemum

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Bai He is traditionally used to nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and ease restlessness of the heart spirit. It is a common ingredient in autumn and dry-season cooking, paired with tremella, pear, lotus seed, or Ophiopogon in soups and congee. Classic formulas such as Bai He Gu Jin Tang feature it in lung-nourishing decoctions.

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