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味甘，平、寒，无毒。主补中养神，益气力，除百疾。久服轻身耐老，不饥延年。
一名水芝丹，一名莲。生汝南池泽。八月采。
陶隐居云∶此即今莲子，八月、九月取坚黑者，干捣破之。花及根并入神仙用。今云茎，
恐
即是根，不尔不应言甘也。宋帝时，太官作血 （音勘），庖人削藕皮误落血中，遂皆散不
凝
，医乃用藕疗血多效也。唐本注云∶《别录》云，藕，主热渴，散血，生肌。久服令人心欢
。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本图经云∶此生水中。叶名荷，圆径尺余。《尔雅》云∶荷，芙蕖。其
茎茄，其叶 ，其本 ，其华菡萏，其实莲，其根藕，其中的，的中薏是也。《尔雅》释曰∶
芙蕖，其总名也，别名芙蓉，江东人呼荷。菡萏，莲花也。的，莲实也。薏，中心也。郭云
∶，茎下白 在泥中者。今江东人呼荷华为芙蓉，北方∶人便以藕为荷，亦以莲为荷。蜀
人以藕为茄，或用其母为华名，或用根子为母叶号。此皆名相错，习俗传误，失其正体也。
陆
机疏云∶莲，青皮里白，子为的，的中有青为薏，味甚苦，故俚语云苦如薏，是也。药性论
云∶藕汁亦单用，味甘，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、不能食。其产后忌生冷物，惟藕不同生冷，为能破血故也
。又蒸食甚补五脏，实下焦。与蜜同食，令人腹脏肥，不生诸虫。亦可休粮。仙家有贮石莲
子及干藕经千年者，食之到妙矣。又云∶莲子，性寒，主五脏不足，伤中气绝，利益十二经
脉血气。生食微动气，蒸食之良。又熟去心，为末，蜡蜜和丸。日服三十丸，令人不饥。此
方
∶仙家用尔。又雁腹中者，空腹食十枚，身轻，能登高涉远。雁食，粪于田野中，经年尚生。
又或于山岩之中止息，不逢阴雨，经久不坏。又诸鸟、猿猴不食，藏之石室内，有得三百余
年者，逢此食，永不老矣。其房、荷叶，皆破血。陈藏器云∶藕实，莲也。本功外，食之宜
蒸，生则胀人腹。中薏，令人吐，食当去之。经秋正黑者名石莲，入水必沉，惟煎盐卤能浮
之。石莲，山海间经百年不坏，取得食之，令发黑不老。藕，本功外，消食止泄，除烦解酒
毒，压食，及病后热渴。又云∶荷鼻，味苦，平，无毒。主安胎，去恶血，留好血，血痢，
煮服之。即荷叶蒂也。又叶及房，主血胀腹痛，产后胎衣不下，酒煮服之。又主食野菌毒，
水
煮服之。郑玄云∶芙蕖之茎曰荷。的中薏，食之令人霍乱。陈士良云∶莲子心，生取为末，
以米饮调下三钱，疗血、渴疾。产后渴疾，服之立愈。日华子云∶藕，温。止霍乱，开胃消
食，除烦止闷，口干渴疾。止怒，令人喜。破产后血闷，生研服亦不妨。捣罾金疮并伤折，
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。又云∶莲子，温，并石莲。益气止渴，助心，止痢。治腰痛，治泄精，安心，
多食令人喜，又名莲的。莲子心，止霍乱。又云莲花，暖，无毒。镇心，轻身，益色，驻颜。
入香甚妙。忌地黄、蒜。又云荷叶，止渴，落胞，杀蕈毒，并产后口干，心肺燥，烦闷，入
药炙用之。
图经曰∶藕实茎，生汝南池泽，今处处有之。生水中，其叶名荷。谨按《尔雅》及陆机
疏
谓∶荷为芙蕖，江东呼荷。其茎茄；其叶 （加遐二音或作葭）；其本 （土笔切），茎下白
（
音若）在泥中者；其花未发为菡萏，已发为芙蓉；其实莲，莲，谓房也；其根藕，幽州人谓
之光旁，至深益大，如人臂；其中的。莲中子，谓青皮白子也。中有青，长二分，为薏，中
心苦者是也。凡此数物，今人皆以中药。藕，生食其茎，主霍乱后虚渴烦闷，不能食及解酒
食毒。花，镇心，益颜色，入香尤佳。荷叶，止渴，杀蕈毒。今妇人药多有用荷叶者。叶中
蒂，谓之荷鼻。主安胎，去恶血，留好血。实，主益气。其的至秋表皮黑而沉水者，谓之石
莲。陆机云∶可磨为豉，如米饭，轻身益气，令人强健。医人炒末以止痢，治腰痛。又治哕
逆，以实仁六枚，炒赤黄色，研末，冷熟水半盏，和服，便止。惟苦薏不可食，能令霍乱。
大抵功用主血多效。乃因宋太官作血 ，庖人削藕皮，误落血中，遂散不凝，自此医家方∶
用主血也。
圣惠方∶治时气烦渴。用生藕汁一中盏，入生蜜一合，令匀，分为二服。又方∶治食蟹
中毒。以
以火干
荷叶五斤，烧令烟尽，细研。食前以童子热小便一小盏，调三钱匕，日三服。又方∶益耳目，
补中，聪明强志。莲实半两，去皮心细研，先煮令熟；次以粳米三合作粥，候熟，入莲实，
搅匀
食之。千金方∶治坠马，积血心腹，唾血无数。干藕根末，酒服方寸匕，日三。肘后方∶
令易产。莲花一叶，书"人"字吞之，立产。经验后方∶主吐血咯血。以荷叶焙干为末，米汤
下
二钱匕。梅师方∶治产后余血不尽，奔上冲心，烦闷腹痛。以生藕汁二升饮之。孙真人∶莲
子
不去心食，成霍乱。食医心镜∶藉实，味甘，平，无毒。主补中养神，益气力，除百病。久
服令人
欢心，止渴去热，轻身耐老，不饥延年。其根止热渴，破留血，生肌。久服令人悦泽矣。救
急方
∶治产后血不尽，疼闷心痛。荷叶熬令香，为末，煎水下方寸匕。集验方∶治漆疮。取莲
叶干者
的成
可食，可摩以为饭，如粟饭。轻身养气，令人强健。又可为粥。唐书姜抚言服常春藤，使曰
发还须，则长生可致。藤生太湖最良。终南往往有之，不及也。帝遣使者至太湖，多取以赐
中朝老臣。又言终南山有旱藕，饵之延年。状类葛粉。帝作汤饼赐大臣。右骁卫将军甘守诚
，能订药石，曰∶常春者，千岁 也；旱藕，牡蒙也。方∶家久不用，抚易名以神之。太清
诸草木方∶七月七日采莲花七分，八月八日采根八分，九月九日采实九分，阴干捣筛，服方
寸
匕，令人不老。华山记华山顶有池，生千叶莲花，服之羽化。
衍义曰∶藕实，就蓬中干者为石莲子，取其肉，于砂盆中干，擦去浮上赤色，留青心为
末，
少入龙脑为汤点，宁心志，清神。然亦有粉红千叶、白千叶者皆不实。如此是有四等也。其
根
惟白莲为佳。今禁中又生碧莲，亦一瑞也。
藕实茎
味甘，性平、寒，无毒。主要功效为补益中气、养神，益气力，消除各种疾病。长期服用可使人身体轻盈、延缓衰老，不感饥饿且延年益寿。
又名水芝丹，又名莲。产于汝南的池塘沼泽地带。八月采收。
陶隐居说：这就是现在的莲子，在八月、九月选取坚硬黑色的，晒干后捣碎。花和根也都被神仙家使用。现在所说的“茎”，恐怕指的就是根，否则不应说是甘味。宋朝皇帝时期，太官署制作血羹（音勘），厨师削藕皮时误落入血中，导致血全部散开不再凝固，医生于是发现用藕治疗出血症非常有效。《唐本草》注解说：《名医别录》记载，藕能主治热渴，散瘀血，生肌。长期服用令人心情欢悦。臣禹锡等人谨按《蜀本图经》记载：这种植物生长在水中。叶名为荷，圆径一尺多。《尔雅》说：荷，即芙蕖。其茎叫茄，其叶叫葭，其根叫蒻，其花叫菡萏，其果实叫莲，其中心叫的，的中心叫薏。《尔雅》解释：芙蕖是总名，别名芙蓉，江东人称为荷。菡萏是莲花。的，是莲实。薏，是中心部分。郭璞注：蒻，是茎下白色部分，生长在泥中的。现在江东人把荷花称为芙蓉，北方人直接把藕称为荷，也把莲称为荷。蜀地把藕称为茄，有的用母体作为花的名称，有的用根子作为母的叶子称号。这些都是名称错乱，习俗传误，失去了正体。陆机疏解说：莲，青皮里白，子称为的，的中有青色的是薏，味道很苦，所以俗语说“苦如薏”，就是这个意思。《药性论》说：藕汁也可以单用，味甘，能消散不散的瘀血。节捣汁，主治吐血不止，口鼻出血都能治疗。孟诜说：藕，生吃，主治霍乱后的虚渴、烦闷、不能进食。产后忌食生冷物，只有藕不同于生冷，因为它能破血的原因。又蒸着吃很补五脏，充实下焦。与蜜同吃，让人腹脏肥满，不生各种虫子。也可以辟谷。仙家有储存石莲子及干藕经过千年的，吃了达到妙境。又说：莲子，性寒，主治五脏不足，伤中气绝，利益十二经脉血气。生吃微动气，蒸着吃好。又熟后去心，研为末，用蜡蜜和丸。每天服三十丸，让人不饿。这个方子是仙家用法。又有雁腹中的莲子，空腹吃十枚，身体轻盈，能登高涉远。雁吃的莲子，排泄在田野中，经过一年还能生长。或者在山岩中休息，不逢阴雨，经久不坏。又鸟、猿猴不吃，藏在石室内，有得到三百多年的，遇到这种食物，永远不老。它的房、荷叶，都破血。陈藏器说：藕实，就是莲。除了本功外，食用宜蒸，生吃则胀人腹。中薏，令人呕吐，食用应当去掉。经过秋天变黑入水必沉的名为石莲，煎盐卤能使它浮起。石莲，山海间经过百年不坏，取得食用，使头发黑不老。藕，除了本功外，消食止泻，除烦解酒毒，压制食物积滞，以及病后热渴。又说：荷鼻，味苦，平，无毒。主治安胎，去恶血，留好血，治血痢，煮服。就是荷叶蒂。又说叶及房，主治血胀腹痛，产后胎衣不下，酒煮服。又主治野菌毒，水煮服。郑玄说：芙蕖的茎叫荷。的中薏，吃之令人霍乱。陈士良说：莲子心，生取研末，用米饮调下三钱，治疗血证、渴疾。产后渴疾，服用立即痊愈。日华子说：藕，温。止霍乱，开胃消食，除烦止闷，口干渴疾。止怒，令人喜悦。治产后血闷，生研服也无妨。捣碎敷金疮并伤折，止暴痛。蒸煮吃，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，都有效。又说：莲子，温，包括石莲。益气止渴，助心，止痢。治腰痛，治泄精，安心，多吃令人喜悦，又名莲的。莲子心，止霍乱。又说莲花，暖，无毒。镇心，轻身，益色，驻颜。入香甚妙。忌地黄、蒜。又说荷叶，止渴，落胞，杀蕈毒，并产后口干，心肺燥，烦闷，入药炙用。
《图经》说：藕实茎，产于汝南池泽，现在到处都有。生长在水中，其叶名为荷。谨按《尔雅》及陆机疏解认为：荷为芙蕖，江东呼荷。其茎叫茄；其叶叫葭；其根叫蒻，茎下白色部分（音若）在泥中的；其花未发为菡萏，已发为芙蓉；其果实莲，莲，指房；其根藕，幽州人称为光旁，越深越大，像人的手臂；其中的。莲中子，指青皮白子。中有青色，长二分，为薏，中心苦的是。凡此数物，现在人都作为中药。藕，生吃其茎，主治霍乱后虚渴烦闷，不能进食及解酒食毒。花，镇心，益颜色，入香尤佳。荷叶，止渴，杀蕈毒。现在妇人药多有使用荷叶的。叶中蒂，称为荷鼻。主治安胎，去恶血，留好血。实，主治益气。其的至秋表皮黑而沉水的，称为石莲。陆机说：可磨为豉，如米饭，轻身益气，令人强健。医人炒末以止痢，治腰痛。又治呃逆，用实仁六枚，炒赤黄色，研末，冷熟水半盏，和服，便止。惟苦薏不可食，能令霍乱。大抵功用主血多效。乃因宋太官作血羹，厨师削藕皮，误落血中，遂散不凝，自此医家方才用主血。
圣惠方：治时气烦渴。用生藕汁一中盏，入生蜜一合，令匀，分为二服。又方：治食蟹中毒。用火干荷叶五斤，烧令烟尽，细研。食前以童子热小便一小盏，调三钱匕，日三服。又方：益耳目，补中，聪明强志。莲实半两，去皮心细研，先煮令熟；次以粳米三合作粥，候熟，入莲实，搅匀食之。千金方：治坠马，积血心腹，唾血无数。干藕根末，酒服方寸匕，日三。肘后方：令易产。莲花一叶，书"人"字吞之，立产。经验后方：主吐血咯血。以荷叶焙干为末，米汤下二钱匕。梅师方：治产后余血不尽，奔上冲心，烦闷腹痛。以生藕汁二升饮之。孙真人：莲子不去心食，成霍乱。食医心镜：藉实，味甘，平，无毒。主补中养神，益气力，除百病。久服令人欢心，止渴去热，轻身耐老，不饥延年。其根止热渴，破留血，生肌。久服令人悦泽矣。救急方：治产后血不尽，疼闷心痛。荷叶熬令香，为末，煎水下方寸匕。集验方：治漆疮。取莲叶干者。的成可食，可摩以为饭，如粟饭。轻身养气，令人强健。又可为粥。唐书姜抚言服常春藤，使曰发还须，则长生可致。藤生太湖最良。终南往往有之，不及也。帝遣使者至太湖，多取以赐中朝老臣。又言终南山有旱藕，饵之延年。状类葛粉。帝作汤饼赐大臣。右骁卫将军甘守诚，能订药石，曰：常春者，千岁藟也；旱藕，牡蒙也。方家久不用，抚易名以神之。太清诸草木方：七月七日采莲花七分，八月八日采根八分，九月九日采实九分，阴干捣筛，服方寸匕，令人不老。华山记华山顶有池，生千叶莲花，服之羽化。
衍义说：藕实，就在蓬中干的为石莲子，取其肉，于砂盆中干，擦去浮上赤色，留青心为末，少入龙脑为汤点，宁心志，清神。然亦有粉红千叶、白千叶者皆不实。如此是有四等也。其根惟白莲为佳。今禁中又生碧莲，亦一瑞也。
Orealis Rhizome (Ou Shi Jing)
The flavor is sweet, the nature is neutral and cold, and it is non-toxic. It primarily tonifies the middle jiao (middle energizer), nourishes the spirit (Shen), augments qi and strength, and eliminates various diseases. Long-term consumption makes the body light, delays aging, prevents hunger, and prolongs life.
It is also known as Shui Zhi Dan (Water Lotus Pill) or Lian (Lotus). It grows in the ponds and marshes of Runan. It is harvested in August.
Tao Hongjing stated: This is what is now called Lian Zi (Lotus Seed). In August and September, select those that are hard and black, dry them, and pound them to break them open. The flowers and roots are also used by immortals. What is referred to here as "stem" (Jing) is likely the root; otherwise, it should not be described as having a sweet flavor. During the reign of the Song Emperor, when the Imperial Kitchen prepared congealed blood soup (Xue Gan, pronunciation kan), a cook accidentally dropped lotus peel into the blood while peeling lotus rhizomes, causing the blood to disperse and fail to coagulate. Physicians then discovered that using lotus to treat bleeding disorders was highly effective. The *Tang Bencao* commentary notes: The *Bie Lu* states that lotus treats heat-induced thirst, disperses blood stasis, and generates flesh. Long-term consumption brings joy to the heart. Minister Yuxi et al. respectfully followed the *Shu Ben Tu Jing*, stating: This plant grows in water. The leaf is named He (Lotus leaf), with a diameter of over one chi. The *Erya* states: He is Fu Qu. Its stem is Jia, its leaf is Jia, its root is Ruo, its flower is Han Dan, its fruit is Lian, its center is Di, and the center of Di is Yi. The *Erya* explains: Fu Qu is the general name, also known as Fu Rong, called He by people in Jiangdong. Han Dan is the lotus flower. Di is the lotus seed. Yi is the center. Guo Pu's annotation: Ruo is the white part below the stem, located in the mud. Now, people in Jiangdong call the lotus flower Fu Rong, while people in the North directly call the rhizome He, and also call the seed Lian He. People in Shu call the rhizome Jia, sometimes using the mother plant as the name for the flower, or the root as the name for the mother leaf. These are all errors in naming due to custom and transmission, losing the correct form. Lu Ji's commentary states: Lian has green skin and white interior; the seed is called Di; inside Di, the green part is Yi, which tastes very bitter, hence the colloquial saying "bitter like Yi." The *Yao Xing Lun* states: Ou Zhi (Lotus juice) can also be used alone; it is sweet in flavor and can dissipate stagnant blood. Pounded juice from the nodes treats persistent hematemesis (vomiting blood) and epistaxis (nosebleeds). Meng Shen stated: Eating raw lotus treats post-dysentery deficiency-thirst, irritability, and anorexia. Postpartum women should avoid raw/cold foods, but lotus is an exception because it breaks blood stasis. Steamed lotus strongly tonifies the five zang organs and fills the lower jiao. Consumed with honey, it fattens the abdominal viscera and prevents parasitic infections. It can also be used for grain avoidance (Bi Gu). Immortals store Shi Lian Zi (Stone Lotus Seeds) and dried lotus rhizomes for thousands of years; consuming them yields miraculous effects. Furthermore, Lian Zi is cold in nature, treating deficiencies of the five zang organs, severance of middle qi, and benefiting the qi and blood of the twelve meridians. Raw consumption slightly agitates qi, whereas steaming is better. Cooked seeds, dehearted and powdered, mixed with wax and honey into pills, taken thirty times daily, suppress hunger. This formula is used by immortals. Seeds found in wild goose bellies, eaten on an empty stomach (ten seeds), make the body light and enable climbing high and traveling far. Geese excrete these seeds in fields, where they remain viable for a year. Resting in mountain rocks without rain, they do not decay for long periods. Birds and monkeys do not eat them; stored in stone caves for over three hundred years, consuming them prevents aging. The pods and leaves break blood stasis. Chen Cangqi stated: Ou Shi is Lian. Besides its main functions, it should be steamed before eating; raw consumption causes abdominal distension. Yi causes vomiting and should be removed. Those turning black after autumn and sinking in water are named Shi Lian; they sink in water but float in brine. Shi Lian, enduring for centuries in mountains and seas, turns hair black and prevents aging when consumed. Besides its main functions, lotus rhizome aids digestion, stops diarrhea, relieves irritability, resolves alcohol toxicity, reduces food stagnation, and treats post-illness heat-thirst. He Bi (Lotus calyx/stem base) is bitter, neutral, and non-toxic. It calms the fetus, removes bad blood, retains good blood, and treats bloody dysentery when boiled. This refers to the lotus leaf stalk base. Leaves and pods treat blood distension and abdominal pain, and retained placenta postpartum, taken with wine. They also treat wild mushroom poisoning when boiled. Zheng Xuan stated: The stem of Fu Qu is called He. Eating Di and Yi causes dysentery. Chen Shiliang stated: Lian Xin (Lotus plumule), taken fresh and powdered, mixed with rice water (three qian), treats blood disorders and thirst. Postpartum thirst is cured immediately. Ri Huazi stated: Lotus is warm. It stops dysentery, opens the stomach, aids digestion, relieves irritability, and treats dry mouth/thirst. It soothes anger and induces joy. It treats postpartum blood stagnation; raw pounded juice is safe. Applied externally to metal wounds and fractures, it stops acute pain. Steamed/cooked, it greatly opens the stomach appetite. Nodes are cold. They resolve heat toxins and dissipate blood stasis. For postpartum blood stagnation, mixed with fresh Rehmannia juice, hot wine, and urine, it is effective. Lian Zi is warm, including Shi Lian. It tonifies qi, stops thirst, benefits the heart, stops dysentery, treats lower back pain, seminal emission, and calms the mind. Excessive consumption brings joy; it is also called Lian Di. Lian Xin stops dysentery. Lian Hua (Lotus flower) is warm and non-toxic. It calms the heart, lightens the body, enhances complexion, and preserves youth. Excellent for incense. Avoid with Rehmannia and garlic. He Ye (Lotus leaf) stops thirst, expels retained products, kills mushroom toxins, and treats postpartum dry mouth, heart/lung dryness, and irritability; it is used medicinally after stir-frying.
The *Tu Jing* states: Ou Shi Jing grows in Runan ponds and marshes but is now ubiquitous. Growing in water, its leaf is named He. Following the *Erya* and Lu Ji's commentary: He is Fu Qu, called He in Jiangdong. Its stem is Jia; its leaf is Jia; its root is Ruo, the white part below the stem (pronounced ruo) in the mud; its unopened flower is Han Dan, opened flower is Fu Rong; its fruit is Lian (referring to the pod); its root is Ou, called Guang Pang in Youzhou, growing larger and deeper like a human arm; the inner part is Di. The seed within Lian has green skin and white kernel. The green part inside, two fen long, is Yi, which is bitter at the center. All these parts are used as Chinese medicine today. Raw lotus stem treats post-dysentery deficiency-thirst, irritability, anorexia, and resolves food/alcohol toxins. Flowers calm the heart, enhance complexion, and are excellent in incense. Lotus leaves stop thirst and kill mushroom toxins. Many women's medicines now use lotus leaves. The stalk base of the leaf is called He Bi. It calms the fetus, removes bad blood, and retains good blood. The fruit tonifies qi. Those Di that turn black and sink in water in autumn are called Shi Lian. Lu Ji said: They can be ground into paste like rice, lightening the body, tonifying qi, and strengthening health. Physicians fry and powder them to stop dysentery and treat lower back pain. They also treat hiccups: six seeds fried until reddish-yellow, powdered, mixed with half a cup of cool cooked water, stopping the condition immediately. Only bitter Yi should not be eaten, as it causes dysentery. Generally, its efficacy in treating blood disorders is significant. This originated when the Song Imperial Kitchen prepared blood soup, and a cook dropped lotus peel into it, causing dispersion and preventing coagulation; thus, physicians began using it for blood disorders.
Sheng Hui Fang: Treats epidemic fever with irritability and thirst. Use one zhong of fresh lotus juice, add one he of raw honey, mix well, divide into two doses. Another formula: Treats crab poisoning. Dry five jin of lotus leaves over fire until smoke disappears, grind finely. Before meals, take three qian bi mixed with a small cup of hot urine from a young boy, three times daily. Another formula: Benefits ears and eyes, tonifies middle, sharpens intelligence and willpower. Half liang of lotus seeds, peeled and dehearted, finely ground; boil first until cooked; then make porridge with three he of japonica rice; when cooked, add lotus seeds, mix well, and eat. Qian Jin Fang: Treats injuries from falling off horses, accumulated blood in chest/abdomen, and profuse spitting of blood. Take powdered dry lotus root, one cun bi with wine, three times daily. Zhou Hou Fang: Facilitates childbirth. Swallow one lotus flower leaf inscribed with the character "Ren" (Person) to induce immediate delivery. Jing Yan Hou Fang: Treats hematemesis and hemoptysis. Bake lotus leaves until dry, powder, and take two qian bi with rice soup. Mei Shi Fang: Treats incomplete expulsion of residual blood postpartum, rushing up to the heart, causing irritability and abdominal pain. Drink two sheng of fresh lotus juice. Sun Simiao: Eating lotus seeds without removing the heart causes dysentery. Shi Yi Xin Jing: Jie Shi (Lotus seed), sweet, neutral, non-toxic. Tonifies middle, nourishes spirit, augments qi and strength, eliminates hundred diseases. Long-term consumption brings joy, stops thirst, clears heat, lightens the body, delays aging, prevents hunger, and prolongs life. Roots stop heat-thirst, break stagnant blood, and generate flesh. Long-term consumption beautifies the complexion. Jiu Ji Fang: Treats incomplete postpartum blood expulsion, painful chest oppression. Fry lotus leaves until fragrant, powder, decoct in water, and take one cun bi. Ji Yan Fang: Treats lacquer dermatitis. Take dried lotus leaves. Di can be eaten or ground into rice-like paste. Lightens body, nourishes qi, strengthens health. Can also be made into porridge. Tang Shu records Jiang Fu stating that consuming Chang Chun Teng (Evergreen Vine) restores gray hair, leading to longevity. Vines from Taihu Lake are best. Zhongnan Mountain has some, but inferior. The Emperor sent envoys to Taihu to collect them for senior ministers. Also mentioned Gan Ou (Dry Lotus) in Zhongnan Mountain, which prolongs life and resembles Polygonum multiflorum starch. The Emperor made soup cakes for ministers. General Gan Shoucheng, knowledgeable in materia medica, stated: Chang Chun is Qian Sui Lei (Millennium Creeper); Gan Ou is Mu Meng. Alchemists rarely used them, so Fu renamed them to mystify them. Tai Qing Zhu Cao Mu Fang: Collect lotus flowers on July 7th (7 parts), roots on Aug 8th (8 parts), fruits on Sep 9th (9 parts), dry in shade, powder, take one cun bi, prevents aging. Hua Shan Ji records a pool on Mount Hua producing thousand-petaled lotuses; consuming them leads to ascension.
Yan Yi states: Ou Shi dried within the pod is Shi Lian Zi. Take the meat, dry in a clay basin, rub off red surface color, keep the green heart, powder it, add a little Borneol, and take as a tea decoction to calm the mind and clear the spirit. However, pink and white thousand-petaled varieties do not produce seeds. Thus, there are four types. White lotus roots are best. Recently, green lotuses have grown in the imperial palace, which is also an auspicious sign.