Lotus Node (Oujie)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis |
| Botanical Name: | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. |
| Common Name: | Lotus node |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Yaoxing Lun |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The lotus rhizomes are dug in autumn or winter. The nodes of the rhizomes are removed, cleaned and dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sweet, astringent and neutral |
| Meridian: | Liver, lung and stomach |
| Functions: | To promote healing and stop bleeding |
| Indications and Combinations: | Hemorrhages, especially cough with blood and vomiting with blood. *Use with Bletilla tuber (Baiji), Biota tops (Cebaiye) and Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen). |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |