Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Nelumbinis Plumula |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Nelumbo nucifera Gaerth. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | renshin |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | yonsim |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | lin4 sam1 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | yi 薏，ku yi 苦薏，lian yi 蓮薏，lian xin 蓮心，lian hua 蓮華。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | lotus plumule |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Mainly produced in Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang provinces. 主產湖南，湖北，福建，江蘇，浙江等地。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, cold. 苦，寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, lung, kidney. 心，肺，腎。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For treatment of high fever, delusion, over sweating, dry mouth and thirst, insomnia, spermatorrhea and hypertension. 溫病至極之高熱，神昏譫語，出汗過多，口乾口渴 ，失眠，遺精，高血壓。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Liensinine 蓮心鹼，isoliensinine 異蓮心鹼，neferine 甲基蓮心鹼， nuciferine 荷葉鹼，pronuciferine 前荷葉鹼，lotoflavin 牛角花素，methyl-corypalline 甲基紫堇杷靈， higenamine去甲基烏藥鹼， flavonoid 黃酮類：水 犀草甙，hyperin 金絲桃甙，butin 芸香甙等。
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Dosage: 每日用 量﹕ | for decoction: 3 g to 15 g. Concentrated extract: 0.5 ~ 2 g. 煎湯，3 克～15 克；浓 缩中药 0.5～2.0克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | For: promoting urination and bowel movements Name of formula: lian xin san 《source: Pu Ji Fang 》 Composition: lian xin 49 pieces, bake on earthen tile, make into powder. Add a little tea leaves, a spoon of honey and mix with drinking water. Make into one serving. 蓮心散《 方源：普濟方》: 主治: 大小便不通。 組成：蓮心49粒 （瓦上焙干，為末），建茶1小挑，蜜1匙。
以上作1服，水半盞，調勻服之。
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Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | 蓮子心提取液對超氧陰離子和羥自由基的清除作用
Scavenging Effects of Lotus Germ Extraction on Superoxide Anion and Hydroxyl Radical
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Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Not to use in cases of pixu (spleen deficient) 脾虛者忌服。 |