Medicinals

hé yè gěng / 荷叶梗 / 荷葉梗 / lotus leafstalk

Latin pharmacognostic name: Nelumbinis Petiolus

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Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

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

Properties: Bitter; balanced.

Channel entry: spleen and stomach channels.

Indications:

Hé yè gěng frees qì and loosens the chest, harmonizes the stomach, and quiets the fetus. It treats external contraction of summerheat-damp, oppression in the chest, pregnancy vomiting, and stirring fetus. Hé yè gěng is also used to check flooding and vaginal discharge.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: Used in decoctions, in doses of 10–15g.

See also:

hé gěng (荷梗 Nelumbinis Petiolus seu Pedicellus, lotus stalk)

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