Lotus stem

Lotus stem

(New materia medica)

[synonym] lotus root stalk.

[source] it is the petiole or petiole of water lily. The plant morphology is detailed in article.

[collection] take it from June to September, scrape it off with a knife, cut it into sections, dry it in the sun or use it fresh.

[medicinal material] the dried stem is nearly cylindrical, 20-60 cm long, 8-15 mm in diameter, with light brown yellow surface, longitudinal grooves of different depths and many spinous processes. The broken section is light pink white, and several channels of different sizes can be seen. It is light and easy to break, and dust flies out when breaking. Weak breath, weak taste. It is better to be dry, long, thick, brownish yellow, and free of soil and impurities.

It is produced in most parts of the country.

[chemical composition] it contains many alkaloids such as lotus alkaloid, proto alkaloid, resin and tannin.

Functions and indications: clearing heat and relieving heat, ventilating and draining water. Treatment of heat dampness, chest tightness, diarrhea, dysentery, gonorrhea, take down.

① New materia medica: "ventilate to dissipate heat, purge fire and clear heart. "

② According to the diet chart of suixiju: "ventilate and relax tendons, increase body fluid and quench thirst. Those who collect after frost can clear away heat and stop night sweats, and the more water they use, the more they will collapse and drench. "

③ Modern practical Chinese medicine: "it is a kind of astringent medicine. For chronic weak enteritis, chronic diarrhea, intestinal bleeding. The syndrome of chronic womb inflammation in women, red leucorrhea, spermatorrhea or nocturia in men. It's also an antidote. "

Dosage: 1-5 feet.

[prescription selection] for the treatment of heatstroke, dizziness, slight body heat and sweat, asthma and other syndromes: one coin and two cents, one coin, three coins for clothes, one coin (fried with ginger juice), two coins for almonds (peeled, pointed and ground), one coin and five cents, one coin and five cents for summer making, three coins for Yiyuan powder, fried with seven inches of lotus stem. Sweat more to remove Elsholtzia. (Shi Bing Lun)