Nelumbo Receptaculum, Lotus Receptacle, Lian Fang 莲房
Lian Feng (TCM)
Descourtilz, M.E., Flore médicale des Antilles, vol. 8 (1829)
Illustrations of Indian Botany, Wight, 1840Botanical 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, profuse Menstruation
-Threatened Miscarriage
2. Clears Damp-Heat, Stops Leakage:
-Childhood Diarrhea, especially from Heat and Damp during Summer
-Damp-type Rashes and Eczema
Dose:
Decoction: 4.5–9 grams
Preparation:
Charred to enhance its hemostatic effect.
Substitutes:
Lotus and Water Lily are very similar in use. In general the corresponding part of each plant can be used as a substitute.
Main Combinations:
1. Excess Menstruation or Uterine Bleeding, with Motherwort
2. Threatened Miscarriage, with Dang Gui and Rehmannia Shu Di Huang
Cautions:
None noted