| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Nelumbo nucifera |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 莲子心 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | LIAN ZI XIN |
| Herb name in English: | Hindu Lotus Plumule |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Cold |
| Herb flavor: | Bitter |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Spleen,Heart,Kidney |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | dried plumule and radicle in seed |
| Herb effect: | To clear heart fire, clear liver fire, stanch bleeding, secure essence. |
| Herb indication: | Heat entering pericardium, clouded spirit with delirious speech, non-interaction of heart and kidney, insomnia and emission, blood ejection due to blood heat, hypertension. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 5124 |
| HERB id: | HERB003378 |
| SymMap id: | SMHB00244 |