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Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang 莲房

Lian Feng (TCM)
Picture
Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829)

Picture
Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840

Botanical name:
Nelumbo nucifera

Parts used:
Receptacle

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter

Classification:
L. Stop Bleeding:

Uses:
1. Clears Blood Stasis, Stops Bleeding:
-Blood in the Urine
-Uterine Bleeding
-Threatened Miscarriage

2. Clears Damp-Heat, Stops Leakage:
-Childhood Diarrhea, especially from Heat and Damp during Summer
-Damp rashes including Eczema


DOSE:
4.5–9 grams

Main Combinations:
1. Excess Menstruation or Uterine Bleeding, with Motherwort
2. Threatened Miscarriage, with Dang Gui and Rehmannia Shu Di Huang


Cautions:

Main Preparations used:

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