莲肉
得茯苓、山药、白术、枸杞子良。
甘、涩、温。入足太阴、手少阴经气分。交心肾，浓肠胃，固精气，强筋骨，补虚损，
利耳目。除寒湿，止脾泄久
痢，白浊梦遗，及女人崩带，一切血病。得茯苓、丁香，治产后呕逆。得乳香，治白浊。得
浮萍、生姜，治小儿热渴。
得甘草，治赤浊。配龙骨、益智仁，等分为末，治遗精白浊。（一方配白茯苓。）配肉果，治
胃虚呕吐。佐参、连，治噤
口痢疾。米饮调服，治产后血竭。猪肚为丸，益脾肺虚损。
止痢，炒用。补脾，蒸用。清心，生用。摄肾，不去皮。其皮又补脾阴。多服令人气滞。
大便燥结者勿用。
莲薏
即莲子内绿心
苦，寒。清心热，滋血渴。得糯米，止劳心吐血。得辰砂，治小便遗精。
莲蕊须
忌地黄、葱、蒜。
甘、涩、温。入手足少阴经。交构水火，会合木金。固精止泻，疗崩带，清心气。得川
柏，治欲火梦遗。
莲花
忌地黄、葱、蒜。
苦、甘、温。破血。酒调末服，治跌扑损伤，呕血不止。（干荷花为末，酒服，神效。）
莲房
一名莲蓬壳
苦、涩、温。入足厥阴经血分。消瘀散血。治血胀腹痛，及胞衣不下，
止血崩、下血、溺血。得香附炭，治产后血崩。配荆芥炭，止血崩。入肝经药，治便血。烧
存性研末，入麝香少许，米饮下，治小便血淋。调井底泥，涂天泡疮。
陈久者良。下胞，酒煎。止血，烧炭。
石莲子
得茯苓、山药、枸杞子、白术良。
苦，寒。清火敛热。实脾胃，止泻痢及淋浊诸症。
九月霜降后采。黑坚如石而沉水者，为石莲子。今药肆中石莲，产广东树上，大苦大寒，
不
堪入药。
Lotus Seed Meat (Lian Rou)
It is effective when combined with Poria (Fuling), Dioscorea Rhizome (Shanyao), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu), and Lycium Fruit (Gouqizi).
Sweet, astringent, warm. Enters the Qi level of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. It facilitates communication between the Heart and Kidney, thickens the intestines and stomach, secures essence and qi, strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies deficiency and damage, and benefits the ears and eyes. It dispels cold-dampness, stops chronic diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency and long-standing dysentery, treats leukorrhea and nocturnal emission, as well as metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women, and all kinds of blood disorders. When combined with Poria and Clove (Dingxiang), it treats postpartum vomiting and regurgitation. When combined with Frankincense (Ruxiang), it treats leukorrhea. When combined with Duckweed (Fuping) and Fresh Ginger (Shengjiang), it treats heat-induced thirst in children.
When combined with Licorice Root (Gancao), it treats red turbidity. When mixed with Oyster Shell (Longgu) and Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit (Yizhiren) in equal parts and powdered, it treats nocturnal emission and white turbidity. (Another prescription combines it with White Poria.) When combined with Nutmeg (Rouguo), it treats vomiting due to Stomach deficiency. When used as an assistant with Ginseng (Shen) and Coptis Rhizome (Lian), it treats aphagous dysentery. Taken with rice water, it treats exhaustion of blood after childbirth. Made into pills with Pig Stomach, it benefits deficiency and damage of the Spleen and Lung.
To stop diarrhea, stir-fry before use. To tonify the Spleen, steam before use. To clear the Heart, use raw. To secure the Kidney, do not remove the skin. The skin itself also tonifies Spleen Yin. Excessive intake causes stagnation of Qi. It should be avoided by those with dry and hard stools.
Lotus Plumule (Lian Yi)
This refers to the green embryo inside the lotus seed.
Bitter, cold. Clears Heart heat, nourishes blood-related thirst. When combined with Glutinous Rice (Nuomi), it treats hematemesis due to mental overexertion. When combined with Cinnabar (Chensha), it treats enuresis and nocturnal emission.
Lotus Pistil Filaments (Lian Rui Xu)
Contraindicated with Rehmannia Root (Dihuang), Scallion (Cong), and Garlic (Suan).
Sweet, astringent, warm. Enters the Hand-Shaoyin and Foot-Shaoyin meridians. Facilitates the interaction of Water and Fire, harmonizes Wood and Metal. Secures essence and stops diarrhea, treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, clears Heart Qi. When combined with Phellodendron Bark (Chuanbai), it treats nocturnal emission due to excessive sexual desire.
Lotus Flower (Lian Hua)
Contraindicated with Rehmannia Root (Dihuang), Scallion (Cong), and Garlic (Suan).
Bitter, sweet, warm. Breaks up blood stasis. Taken with wine in powder form, it treats injuries from falls and blows, and continuous hematemesis. (Powdered dried lotus flower taken with wine is highly effective.)
Lotus Pod (Lian Fang)
Also known as Lotus Capsule Shell.
Bitter, astringent, warm. Enters the Blood level of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Dissolves blood stasis and disperses blood. Treats abdominal distension and pain due to blood, retained placenta, metrorrhagia, lower bleeding, and hematuria. When combined with Charred Cyperus Rhizome (Xiangfu Tan), it treats postpartum metrorrhagia. When combined with Charred Schizonepeta Spike (Jingjie Tan), it stops metrorrhagia. Used in liver-meridian prescriptions, it treats hematochezia. Calcined until carbonized, ground into powder, mixed with a small amount of Musk (Shexiang), and taken with rice water, it treats bloody strangury. Mixed with mud from the bottom of a well and applied topically, it treats bullous impetigo.
Aged ones are better. For expelling the placenta, decoct in wine. For stopping bleeding, char into carbon.
Stone Lotus Seed (Shi Lian Zi)
It is effective when combined with Poria (Fuling), Dioscorea Rhizome (Shanyao), Lycium Fruit (Gouqizi), and Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu).
Bitter, cold. Clears fire and restrains heat. Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, stops dysentery and stranguria/turbidity syndromes.
Harvested after the Frost Descent solar term in September. Those that are black, hard as stone, and sink in water are called Stone Lotus Seeds. The "Stone Lotus" currently sold in pharmacies, produced on trees in Guangdong, is extremely bitter and cold, and unsuitable for medicinal use.