Lotus bract root

Lotus bract root

(collection of common folk herbs)

[synonym] Hongling age.

[source] it is the root of the family Mitsui. For plant morphology, please refer to "lotus bud".

[collection] harvest from August to September and dry in the sun.

Bitter, cold.

① Lu Chuan's materia medica: "bitter, cold. "

② "Guangxi records of traditional Chinese medicine": "it tastes light and slightly sweet, has a flat nature and is non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: clearing heat and removing dampness. Treatment of lung heat, cough, hemorrhoids, bleeding, dysentery, rheumatism, bone pain.

① Lingnan medicine collection record: "treating cough. "

② "Collection of commonly used folk herbal medicines": treating hemorrhoids and bleeding. "

③ "Lu Chuan's materia medica:" it can relieve heat toxin and facilitate urination. Cure dysentery. "

④ "Records of Guangxi Traditional Chinese medicine": "clearing away heat and dampness, treating heat cough, fire dryness, tendons and bones, sores and ulcers. "

⑤ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "invigorating blood. Treatment with disease, hemorrhoids, hernia, insomnia. "

⑥ "Guangxi Folk commonly used herbs": "treatment of rheumatism, bone pain, jaundice. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Decoction (or water and wine), 1-3 Liang; or grinding powder.