| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Nelumbo nucifera |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 荷叶 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | HE YE |
| Herb name in English: | Hindu Lotus Leaf |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Neutral |
| Herb flavor: | Bitter,Astringent |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Liver,Lung,Spleen,Heart,Gallbladder |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | leaf |
| Herb effect: | To clear heat and resolve summerheat, upbear yang , cool blood and stanch bleeding. |
| Herb indication: | Summerheat-heat vexation and thirst, summerheat-damp diarrhea, spleen vacuity diarrhea, blood heat, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematochezia, flooding and spotting. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 4171 |
| HERB id: | HERB002191 |
| SymMap id: | SMHB00161 |