The efficacy and function of lotus root nodes

Traditional Chinese medicine culture is profound and extensive, and Chinese medicinal materials account for a large proportion of it. Do you know lotus root nodes? What are its effects and functions, and how to eat them? I believe many people are very interested in it. Let me tell you one by one below.

【English name】 NODUS NELUMBINIS RHIZOMATIS

【Alias】 Oujieba

[Source] This product is the dried rhizome nodes of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. Dig up the rhizomes (lotus roots) in autumn and winter, cut off the nodes, wash them, dry them in the sun, and remove the fibrous roots.

[Properties] This product is short cylindrical, slightly swollen in the middle, 2 to 4 cm long and about 2 cm in diameter. The surface is grayish yellow to grayish brown, with remaining rootlets and rootlet marks, and occasionally dark reddish brown scale leaf remnants. There are residual lotus roots at both ends, and the surface is wrinkled with vertical lines. It is hard and has many circular holes on the cross section. It has a faint smell and tastes slightly sweet and astringent.

[Preparation] Lotus root nodes : remove impurities, wash and dry.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, astringent, neutral.

[return through] return the liver, lung and stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】Hemostasis and blood stasis removal. Used for vomiting blood, coughing up blood, hematuria, and metrorrhagia.

【Usage and Dosage】 9-15g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

【Source】 "Medicine Properties"

The above are some basic functions of lotus root nodes introduced to you, as well as the methods of eating lotus root nodes, so that you will not make mistakes when eating them, and you can also make better use of the value of lotus root nodes.