There are some medicinal and food items, such as lily and yam, which have the effect of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs (nourishing the lungs by replenishing the yin fluid in the body).
Lily, which is sweet and cold in nature, belongs to the lung and heart meridians and has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs (moisturizing the lungs by replenishing the lung fluid), clearing the heart and tranquilizing the mind (stabilizing the mind by dispelling internal heat), and is used in treating yin deficiency and dryness of coughing, coughing and hemoptysis with exertion, deficiency vexation (vexation caused by deficiency heat in the body), palpitations, insomnia, excessive sleepiness, and mental trance. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not clear.
Yam is sweet and flat in nature, belonging to the spleen, lung and kidney meridians, with the ability to nourish the spleen and stomach, promote the production of fluid and benefit the lungs, tonify the kidney and astringe the essence, used in the treatment of deficiency of the spleen, less food, diarrhea for a long time, asthma and cough of lung deficiency, spermatorrhea, dyspareunia, dysuria, deficiency of heat and thirst. Bran-fried Yam tonifies the spleen and strengthens the stomach, and is used in treating spleen deficiency with little food, diarrhea with loose stools (thin and unformed stools), and excessive leucorrhea. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not known.
It is recommended to consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner or pharmacist for specific dosage before use, and not to consume it blindly on one’s own.