Lotus node (Oujie)
Pharmaceutical Name: Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis.
Botanical Name: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Fam. Nymphaeaceae)
Common Name: Lotus node.
Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The lotus rhizomes are dug in autumn or winter. The nodes of the rhizomes are removed, cleaned and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet, astringent and neutral.
Meridians: Liver, lung and stomach.
Functions: To promote healing and stop bleeding.
Indications & Combinations: Hemorrhages, especially cough with blood and vomiting with blood. Lotus node (Oujie) is used with Bletilla tuber (Baiji), Biota tops (Cebaiye) and Imperata rhizome (Baimaogen).
Dosage: 10-15 g.
