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| For: Heat stroke with diarrhea • Bloody vomit |
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Other Names: Ou Ye
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| Pharmacopeias: Shi Liao Ben Cao |
| Nelumbo nucifera is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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Category: Clear Heat Resolve Toxins  |
| English: Lotus Leaves Pinyin: He Ye Pharmaceutical: Folium Nelumbinis |
| Organs: Heart • Liver • Spleen Temperature: Neutral |
| Taste: Bitter • Slightly Sweet Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Summer heat • Sinking clear yang • Bleeding • Bleeding in lower burner due to heat or stagnation |
Actions: Clear summer heat • Stop diarrhea • Raise clear Spleen yang • Stop bleeding • Dry dampness
Key 2nd Actions: Summer Heat • Raise Yang Qi • Stop Bleeding • Stop Diarrhea |
| Indications: Summer heat • Sinking clear yang • Bloody diarrhea • Bloody vomit • Excessive sweating, irritability, scanty urine and diarrhea that comes with summer heat |
| Contraindications: hematochezia or bloody dysentery from deficiency cold |
| Typical Dosage: 3g to 10g • Dried He Ye is better at clearing heat • Charred He Ye is better at stopping bleeding Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Leaves. Good quality: big, unfragmented, green leaves without moldy spots.{25} |
| Notes: Bitter & slightly sweet[Bensky], Bitter & Astringent[Chen] • The lotus plant has 8 herbs (He Ye, Lian Fang, Lian Zi, He Di, He Geng, Ou Jie, Lian Zi Xin, Lian Xu) |
| Dui Yao |
| ■ HE YE/ LU DOU for summer heat. |
| Formulas with He Ye |
| Shi Hui San |
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| Be cautions with all medicine.
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| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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