Snow Lotus (Saussurea involucrata)
雪莲xuě liánXuelian
Saussurea involucrata · Plant
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Indications
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications; may lower blood glucose; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Snow Lotus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Absent PeriodsCold Rheum CoughImpotenceMenstrual DisorderUterus Cold & Abdominal PainIn Lumbus & Knees WeaknessWind-damp Impediment Pain
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Snow Lotus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Dispel Wind & Overcome DampQuicken Blood & Free MenstruationWarm Kidney & Invigorate Yang