Herbal Remedies Using Daylilies

One of my Daylilies beds in my garden this year.

 

For hundreds and hundreds of years, Chinese traditional medicine has used a tea made from the flowers of the daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva) to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While this has not been verified by Scientific research, it is reported that the daylily tea helps to cause forgetfulness concerning the traumatic event for the victim.

The tea from the daylily has been also used as a pain killer, fever reducer, sedative and for childbirth. However, there is no scientific research, that I have found, to back these claims up. To my way of thinking, the tea tastes good, so no harm can be done in trying it to treat the above conditions.

Some warning: While all parts of the daylily are edible, make very sure it is a daylily that you will be eating and not it's poisonous look alike...the Iris. Eating to many of the flowers can cause diarrhea. Also, there are reports that eating to many of the leaves, can cause hallucinations. Although, I have never found any documentation, that this has actually occurred or a reason why this would occur.

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Disclaimer: (Legal stuff my lawyer said I should include in this section of my blog.) I am not a doctor or a member of the medical community. The content of this post is solely from my own personal research and use and the information provided here has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This post is intended for educational purposes only and not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any condition or disease. Be sure to consult with a medical professional regarding the treatment of any condition or medical symptom you may experience.