Lotus belongs to the family Nelumbo, which is the general name of two kinds of lotus. Also known as lotus, water hibiscus and so on. It is a perennial aquatic herb flower of lotus. Underground stems are long and thick, with long nodes and round leaves. Flowering from June to September, it is solitary at the top of the pedicel. There are many petals embedded in the receptacle hole, which are red, pink, white and purple, or have colored lines and edges. Nuts are oval and seeds are oval.

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According to Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus, lotus seed, lotus coat, lotus room, lotus whisker, lotus plumule, lotus leaf, lotus stalk and lotus node can all be used as medicine.

Lotus can promote blood circulation and stop bleeding, remove dampness and dispel wind, clear heart and cool blood, and relieve fever and detoxify. Lotus seeds can nourish the heart, kidney, spleen and intestine. Lotus beard can clear the heart and benefit the kidney, astringe essence and stop bleeding, relieve summer heat, relieve annoyance, promote fluid production and quench thirst. Lotus leaf can clear away heat, relieve summer heat, promote diuresis, strengthen yang, stop bleeding and lose weight. Among them, the ingredients of lotus leaf Zhen have a miraculous effect on cleaning the stomach, reducing fat and removing blood stasis. Lotus root can recharge your batteries, stop bleeding and remove blood stasis, and clear away heat and toxic materials. Lotus root can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, benefit water, purge fire and clear heart.

These traditional Chinese medicines come from the same plant, but different parts have different functions:

Lotus root knot stops bleeding and removes blood stasis; Lotus leaves clear summer heat and promote diuresis, promote hair growth and clear yang, and stop bleeding; Lotus stems clear away heat and relieve summer heat; Lotus leaf pedicle can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, eliminate dampness, prevent miscarriage and enrich blood; Lotus promotes blood circulation to stop bleeding, dispel dampness and dispel wind; Lotus room can remove blood stasis, stop bleeding and remove dampness; Lotus root must clear heart and benefit kidney, astringent essence and stop bleeding; Lotus seeds nourish the heart, kidney, spleen and intestine, and Hunan's "Xiang Lotus Seeds" is the most famous. Lotus coat can converge, and ginseng supplements spleen yin; Lotus plumule has the functions of clearing heart fire, clearing heat, stopping bleeding and astringent essence. Because there are many varieties of lotus, the efficacy of different varieties and different parts may be slightly different.

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Lotus)- Baidu Encyclopedia