Ingredient: Lotus leaf (lian ye).
| Mandarin: 荷葉 Pin-Yin: He Ye English: Lotus Leaf Korean: 하엽 Romaji: Kayo Kanji: 荷葉 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Nelumbinis Folium
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Neutral, bitter, slightly sweet
Channels Entered:
- Heart, liver, spleen
Herb Actions:
- Targets patterns of summerheat, such as diarrhea, fever, irritability, profuse sweating, and scanty urination
- Lifts and clears the spleen yang
- Aids in reducing bleeding
Contraindications:
- None noted
Commonly Found In:
- None found