Herbs that Clear and Relieve Summerheat
He Ye 荷叶
Folium Nelumbinis Nuciferae Lotus Leaf
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Slightly Sweet, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Folium Nelumbinis Nuciferae
- Chinese
- 荷叶
- Tone Marks
- hè yè
Chinese Herb Actions
- Relieves Summerheat For excessive sweating, fever, and irritability due to Summerheat.
- Raises the Clear Yang of the Spleen Especially effective in treating diarrhea due to Summerheat, Spleen deficiency, or in recovering from Summerheat.
- Stops Bleeding For bleeding in the Lower Jiao from heat or stagnation, and for vomiting Blood.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 9-15 grams, up to 30 grams if used alone or in a small formula.
- Part used: leaf.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Caution when bleeding is due to cold from deficiency. This herb may counteract Sclerotium Poriae Cocos (fu ling).
Chinese Herb Notes
- Used fresh to stop bleeding as a compress or wash.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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