He Ye荷葉
Folium NelumbinisLotus Leaf
- Catégorie
- Herbs that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity; Herbs that Clear Heat and Relieve Summerheat
- Nature
- neutre
- Saveur
- amer, légèrement doux
- Tropisme
- Cœur, Foie, Rate
- Méridiens secondaires
- Estomac
- Posologie
- 3–15 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 3–15 g
- Fresh
- 30 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Relieves Summerheat
- Summerheat and Dampness with fever, irritability, excessive sweating, scanty urine and especially diarrhea
- Raises and clears Spleen *Yang*
- Spleen Yang Deficiency diarrhea especially in the aftermath of Summerheat
- Removes Stagnation and stops bleeding
- Bleeding in the Lower Jiao due to Heat or Stagnation
- Hematemesis (adjunctive)
Contre-indications
Not to be used for bleeding caused by Cold or Deficiency.
Incompatibilités
Its action counteracts Poria, Fu Ling.
Notes
- Caul. Nelumbinis, the Lotus Stem Lian Geng, shares the leaf's actions but additionally frees and moves Qi within the chest. It treats Summerheat-Dampness marked by a stifling chest sensation with diarrhea, as well as Summerheat presenting with vaginal discharge or painful urinary dysfunction. Its effects include unblocking Qi, relaxing the sinews, lifting Yang fluids, easing thirst, clearing Heat, reducing night sweats, moving water, and resolving irregular uterine bleeding together with painful urination.
- According to one source, He Ye relieves Food Stagnation and astringes Jing.
- A different source credits He Ye with dispersing Blood and raising Yang.
- Fresh Lotus Leaf, Xian He Ye, or Raw Lotus Leaf, Sheng He Ye, has a more pronounced Summerheat-cooling effect and stops bleeding caused by Heat in the Blood, making it particularly suited to nosebleed and hematemesis.
- Charred Lotus Leaf, He Ye Tan, has an enhanced hemostatic action and is paired with other herbs to address irregular menstrual bleeding or Blood and pus seen in dysenteric disorders; applied externally, it is used on sores discharging yellowish fluid and on weeping eczema.
- Calyx Nelumbinis, He Ye Di, lifts Yang Qi, bolsters the Spleen's transporting and transforming functions, dispels Dampness, and harmonizes the Stomach.