He Ye (Lotus Leaf)

Submitted by yyh_staff on Tue, 2008-06-10 16:31.
Chinese Name: 
He Ye
English Name: 
Lotus Leaf
Functions and Usage: 
  • Treats summerheat patterns - fever, irritability, excessive sweating, scanty urine, diarrhea due to summerheat.
  • Raises and clears the spleen yang - diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, especially after summer-heat.
  • Stops bleeding - lower burner bleeding due to heat or stagnation, also for vomiting blood.
Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes): 
Dosage and Preparation Notes: 
  • Dosage: 9-15g
Channels Influenced: 
Temperature and Taste Properties: 
Contraindications: 
There are currently no contraindications listed.
Notes: 

There are no additional notes for this herb.

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