Vermilion Lotus (Podophyllum emodi)

朱砂莲zhū shā liánZhushalian

Podophyllum emodi · Plant

Podophyllum, standing in for Podophyllum emodi
This photo shows Podophyllum, not Podophyllum emodi: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Walther Otto Müller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains podophyllotoxin; may be toxic in high doses; can cause severe digestive upset; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Abdominal PainHypertensionLower Blood PressureIn Joints Due To Rheumatalgia PainPoisonous Snake BiteQi Stagnation & Distention In Stomach DuctStomachacheSummerheat-damp DiarrheaOf Welling Abscess & Boil Swelling

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinMove Qi & Relieve Pain