Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
Lian Xu 莲须
Stamen Nelumbinis Lotus Stamen
Also known as Jin Ying Cao
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Astringe, Stabilize, Bind
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Astringent, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- HT, KI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Stamen Nelumbinis
- Chinese
- 莲须
- Tone Marks
- lián xū
- Also Known As
- Jin Ying Cao
Chinese Herb Actions
- Astringes the Kidneys Stops leakage of body fluids from Kidney Deficiency
- Clears the Heart Used for excessive dreaming at night.
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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