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Pin Yin: he ye
Common name: lotus leaf
Botanical family: Nymphaeaceae
Botanical name: Nelumbo nuciferae Gaertn.
Primary action: Clear Summer Heat
Secondary actions:
Stop Bleeding
Temperature: neutral
Taste: bitter, slightly sweet
Entering Channel: Ht, Lv, Sp
Actions:
Clears Summer Heat; used for heat effusion (fever), vexation, excessive sweating, scanty urine, and especially for diarrhea due to Summer Heat.
Raises the Spleen Yang and alleviates diarrhea.
Stops bleeding; used for bleeding in Lower Burner due to Heat and Stagnation, and for vomiting of blood.
(See
Summer Heat;
Spleen Qi Sinking;
Blood Heat
.)
Dosage:
3-5 qian; up to 10 qian if used alone.
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