Lotus Root
[Name]Lotus Root
[Flavor and Nature]Sweet, neutral.
[Meridian Tropism]Enter the Spleen and Stomach meridians.
[Efficacy]Raw use: clearing heat, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, dispersing stasis and sobering up; cooked use: strengthening stomach, nourishing spleen, nourishing yin, replenishing blood, promoting tissue regeneration, and stopping diarrhea.
[Indications]Feverish conditions with thirst, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hot urinary tract infections. Can be eaten raw, boiled, or made into medicinal dishes.