Herb

Lotus (Lian ou)

莲藕lian ou
1 sourceSemen Nelumbinis

The seed nourishes the heart and kidney and astringes essence to check diarrhea; the rhizome cools the blood, disperses stasis, engenders fluids and relieves thirst.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十三·水果·莲藕·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：补中养神，益气力，除百疾；久服轻身耐老延年；莲子养心益肾、固精止泻，藕凉血散瘀、生津止渴。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，涩，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·莲藕·气味（莲实）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·莲藕·气味（莲实）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十三·水果·莲藕·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.