(Test) Oriental herb: He Ye
He Ye
Herbs that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
Channels: HT, LIV, SP
Properties: Bitter, Slightly Sweet, Neutral
Common: Lotus Leaf
Latin: Folium Nelumbinis Nuciferae
Actions:
- Relieves summerheat: for excessive sweating, fever, and irritability due to summerheat.
- Raises the clear yang of the spleen: especially effective in treating diarrhea due to summerheat, spleen deficiency, or in recovering from summerheat.
- Stops bleeding: for bleeding in the lower jiao from heat or stagnation, and for vomiting blood.
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Contraindications:
- Caution when bleeding is due to cold from deficiency. This herb may counteract Sclerotium Poriae Cocos (fu ling).
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Dosage:
- 9-15g, up to 30g if used alone or in a small formula. Used fresh to stop bleeding as a compress or wash. Part used = leaf.
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