Lotus node (Oujie)
Pharmaceutical Name: Nodus Nelumbinis
Rhizomatis.
Botanical
Name: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Fam. Nymphaeaceae)
Common Name: Lotus node.
Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The lotus rhizomes are dug in autumn or winter. The nodes of
the rhizomes are removed, cleaned and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet,
astringent and neutral.
Meridians: Liver, lung and stomach.
Functions: To promote healing and stop
bleeding.
Indications & Combinations: Hemorrhages,
especially cough with blood and vomiting with blood. Lotus node (Oujie) is used
with Bletilla tuber (Baiji), Biota tops (Cebaiye) and Imperata rhizome
(Baimaogen).
Dosage: 10-15 g.
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