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Latin pharmacognostic name: Nelumbinis Semen

Alternate Chinese names: 石莲肉 shí lián ròu; 莲子肉 lián ròu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

Use: Alimentary

Category: Astringing agents / Intestine-astringing diarrhea-checking agents

Properties: As for 莲子. This is the seed within the fruit.

Indications:

Quality: Large plump hard seeds with black seed coats are the best.

Product Area: Produced chiefly Húnán, Húběi, Fújiàn, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, and Jiāngxī, with Húnán producing the best and Fújiàn producing the most; also produced in Shāndōng, ānhuī, Shānxī, Hénán, Liáoníng, Hēilóngjiāng, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi).

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