微寒。主五邪，惊啼悲伤。烧之作灰，以酒或水和方寸匕，疗蚁 。又治疮癞及诸疰疾。
《药性论》云∶使。有大毒。治山瘴，疗疟恶疮。烧敷之。日华子云∶凉，有毒。治小儿惊
邪，女人鬼魅悲泣及痔漏，恶疮，疥癣。《简要济众》∶治产后血气上冲心，成血晕。一方∶
烧灰，与少肉豆蔻末、米饮调服。疗肠痔，又治
味咸，平，无毒。主心腹满痛气急，止痢，下淋。《海药》云∶和气清神，主肠风 痔。
陈氏云∶主甲疽， 疮，蛇蝎蜂螫，疥癣头疮。生∶南海。
味辛，温，无毒。主温中，心腹痛、呕吐，去口臭气。《药性论》云∶草豆蔻可单用。
能主一切冷气。陈藏器云∶去恶气，温中，中恶霍乱，心腹冷痛。日华子云∶豆蔻花无毒。
下气。止呕逆，除霍乱；调中，补胃气，消酒毒。又云山姜花，暖。调中下气，消食，杀酒
毒。
茎∶味甘，平，寒，无毒。主补中，养神，益气力，除百病。《药性论》云∶藕汁亦单
用。能消瘀血不散。节，捣汁主吐血不止，口鼻并皆治之。孟诜云∶藕生食之主霍乱后虚渴
烦闷。又云∶莲子性寒。主五不足，伤中，气绝，益十二经脉血气。生食微动气，蒸食，良。
其房，荷叶皆破血。陈藏器云∶藕，本功外，消食止泄，除烦，解酒毒。荷叶蒂∶主安胎，
去恶血、留好血，血痢。陈士良云∶莲子心疗血渴疾，产后渴疾。日华子云∶藕，温。止霍
乱，开胃消食，除烦止闷，口干渴疾，产后血闷。捣 金疮并伤折，止暴痛。蒸煮食大开胃。
节∶冷。解热毒，消瘀血，产后血闷。合地黄生研汁，热酒并小便服，并得。莲子∶温，并
石莲∶益气，止渴，助心，止痢，治腰痛，泄精。莲花∶暖。镇心。忌地黄、蒜。荷叶∶止
渴，落胞，杀蕈毒，产后心肺躁。
Nature: Slightly cold. Indications: Governs five pathogenic factors (a general term for various致病 factors), as well as convulsive crying and sorrowful mental states. When calcined to ash, mixed with wine or water, and administered in doses of one square-inch spoon (an ancient measuring vessel, approx. 2.7 ml), it treats ant-like fistulas (a skin disease resembling a fistula). It is also used to treat sores, leprosy-like conditions, and various zhu diseases (referring to infectious or chronic refractory diseases).
According to *Yao Xing Lun* (Treatise on Drug Properties): Used as an envoy drug. Possesses great toxicity. Treats mountain miasma (humid and hot epidemic qi in southern mountainous areas), malaria, and malignant sores. Apply externally after calcination. Ri Huazi stated: Cool nature, toxic. Treats pediatric convulsive pathogens, women's weeping caused by ghostly influences, hemorrhoids with leakage, malignant sores, scabies, and tinea capitis. *Jian Yao Ji Zhong Fang* (Brief Formulas for Saving the Masses) records: Treats postpartum blood and qi rushing up to the heart and chest, forming blood fainting. Another prescription: Calcinate the scales to ash, mix with a small amount of nutmeg powder, and take with rice gruel. Treats intestinal hemorrhoids, and also treats...
Flavor: Salty. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Indications: Governs fullness and pain in the heart and abdomen,急促 breathing, stops dysentery, and promotes urination to relieve strangury. According to *Hai Yao Ben Cao* (Compendium of Sea Drugs): Harmonizes qi and blood, clears the mind and spirit, governs wind-intestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids. Chen Shi recorded: Governs onychia (purulent infection around the nail), carbuncles, bites from snakes, scorpions, and bees, scabies, and head tinea. Origin: South Sea.
Flavor: Pungent. Nature: Warm. Non-toxic. Indications: Warms the middle jiao, treats heart and abdominal pain, vomiting, and removes bad breath odor. *Yao Xing Lun* records: Caodoukou (Grass Cardamom) can be used alone. It can govern all types of cold qi. Chen Cangqi stated: Removes foul odors, warms the middle, treats zhong-e huoluan (sudden severe vomiting and diarrhea due to evil qi), and cold pain in the heart and abdomen. Ri Huazi stated: Doukouhua (Cardamom Flower) is non-toxic. It descends qi. Stops nausea and vomiting, eliminates huoluan; harmonizes the middle, tonifies stomach qi, and resolves alcohol toxicity. He also stated that Shanjianghua (Mountain Ginger Flower) is warm. Harmonizes the middle, descends qi, aids digestion, and resolves alcohol toxicity.
Stem (Lotus Root): Flavor: Sweet. Nature: Neutral, Cold. Non-toxic. Indications: Tonifies the middle, nourishes the spirit, boosts qi and strength, and eliminates hundred diseases. *Yao Xing Lun* records: Lotus root juice can also be used alone. It can dissipate stagnant blood. Nodes: Crushed into juice, they govern incessant hematemesis; effective for both oral and nasal bleeding. Meng Shen stated: Eating raw lotus root governs deficiency-thirst and restlessness after huoluan. He also stated: Lianzi (Lotus Seed) is cold in nature. Governs the insufficiency of the five viscera, damage to the middle qi, qi exhaustion, and benefits the qi and blood of the twelve meridians. Raw consumption slightly moves qi; steamed consumption is better. Its fruit case (Lianpeng/Lotus Pod) and leaves (Heye/Lotus Leaf) both break blood stasis. Chen Cangqi stated: Lotus root, besides its original functions, can aid digestion, stop diarrhea, eliminate vexation, and resolve alcohol toxicity. Lotus leaf stalk: Governs calming the fetus, removing bad blood while retaining good blood, and treating bloody dysentery. Chen Shiliang stated: Lianzixin (Lotus Plumule) treats blood-thirst diseases and postpartum thirst diseases. Ri Huazi stated: Lotus root, warm in nature. Stops huoluan, opens the appetite, aids digestion, eliminates vexation and stuffiness, treats dry mouth and thirst diseases, and postpartum blood stagnation. Crushed and applied externally to metal wounds and fractures, it stops violent pain. Steamed or boiled for consumption greatly opens the appetite. Nodes: Cold in nature. Resolves heat toxins, dissipates blood stasis, treats postpartum blood stagnation. Combined with Rehmannia root, crushed raw to extract juice, taken with hot wine and urine, yields good results. Lianzi (Lotus Seed): Warm in nature. And Shilian (Stone Lotus Seed): Benefits qi, stops thirst, assists the heart, stops dysentery, treats lower back pain, and secures essence to stop seminal emission. Lianhua (Lotus Flower): Warm in nature. Calms the heart and anchors the spirit. Contraindicated with Rehmannia root and garlic. Heye (Lotus Leaf): Stops thirst, expels the retained placenta, kills mushroom toxicity, and treats postpartum heart and lung restlessness.