Hindu Lotus Leaf-Base
Nelumbo Nucifera
He Ye Di

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; astringent; neutral

Part(s) used

Leaf-base

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear summerheat and eliminate damp, dispel stasis and stanch bleeding, quiet fetus.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Summerheat-damp diarrhea, blood dysentery, flooding and spotting, stirring fetus in pregnancy.