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Nelumbo folium, Lotus Leaf, He Ye 荷叶

He Ye (TCM)
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Nelumbo nucifera
Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829)

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Botanical name:
Nelumbo nucifera

Parts used:
Leaf, fresh or dried

Temperature & Taste:
Neutral (slightly Cool), Bitter, slightly Sweet

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Uses:
1. Clears Heat:

-Fever, Irritability, Excess Sweating
-Restlessness, Irritation (Da Ming)
-Thirst due to Fever
-especially for 'Summer-heat'; acute Heat disorders in Summer

2. Raises the Yang, Stops Leakage:
-Diarrhea from Spleen deficiency
-also used for Obesity

3. Stops Bleeding:
-Bleeding from the lower body from Heat
-Vomiting Blood
-abnormal Uterine Bleeding from Blood heat (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
-the carbonised leaf is especially used for Bleeding, especially for Blood in the stool or Uterine Bleeding
-Fresh leaf can be used for Bleeding from the Lungs

4. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis.
-traditionally also viewed as resolving Blood Stasis.
-"good for relieving abdominal pain due to blood distention" (Chen Cang Qi)
-"
promotes dispersion of placenta after delivery" (Chen Cang Qi)
-Blood stasis following Birth and Blood Stasis from Trauma (Li Shi Zhen)



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Dose:
Decoction of the Dried Leaf: 3–9 grams;

Preparation:
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
1. Summer-heat disorders:
i. Lotus leaf with ... available in PRO version
ii. Lotus leaf with ... available in PRO version
2. Bleeding from Heat, Lotus leaf with ... available in PRO version
3. Obesity, Lotus leaf with ... available in PRO version

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Cautions:
Generally Safe.
1. Not used in Cold-type Bleeding.

Main Preparations used:

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