Bitter Stone Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

苦石莲kǔ shí liánKushilian

Nelumbo nucifera · Plant

Nelumbo nucifera
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Indications

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may cause sedation; caution with central nervous system depressants.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bitter Stone Lotus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

DysenteryKnocks & FallsPoisonous Snake BiteRetching CounterflowSore & LichenStrangury-turbiditySwollen Welling AbscessWind-heat Common Cold

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bitter Stone Lotus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Transform Damp