Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Folium Nelumbinis Nuciferae |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Nelumbo Nucifera Gaertn. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kayo |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | hayop |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | ho4 yip6 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | xia 遐 ，lian ye 蓮葉. |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | lotus leaves |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | throughout China 中國各地。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, slightly sweet, neutral 苦﹐微甜﹐平。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, liver, spleen. 心﹐肝﹐ 脾。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | for: - fever, irritability, excessive sweating, scanty urine, diarrhea due to summer heat
- edema,
- dizziness,
- diarrhea due to pixu,
- stops bleeding in the urinary tract.
- nose bleeding,
- vomiting bleed
- hypertension.
主治﹕ - 暑濕泄瀉，煩躁﹐尿少﹐出汗多
- 水氣浮腫
- 眩暈，
- 脾虛泄瀉
- 尿道出血
- 衄血，
- 吐血﹐
- 血壓高。
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 9 ~ 15 g. Can be up to 30 g when being used by itself or with a few herbs. |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | not to use in cases of bleeding due to cold or deficiency. No compatible with fu ling. |