Lotus Node

Latin name: Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis

Chinese Name: Ou-Jie (Lotus Node)

Traditional Uses

Actions: Astringes, controls bleeding

Applications: Pulmonary and gastric hemorrhage, epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, dysentery, functional bleeding, hematemesis

Pharmacology

The herb shortens bleeding time.

Reference: Hung-yen Hsu, Ph.D. and Associates: Oriental Materia Medica A Concise Guide 1986, Keats Publishing