Lotus Leaf – 1 lb (454 g)

Lotus Leaf, known in Chinese as 荷叶 (Héyè) and scientifically as Folium Nelumbinis, is a valued herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This TCM herb has been traditionally used to support natural wellness, maintain vitality, and encourage holistic balance. At TCMforyou.com, we provide premium-quality Lotus Leaf carefully sourced to preserve its therapeutic properties.

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[Overview] This herb is the leaf of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., a plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. It is widely distributed across most regions of China. The leaves are harvested in summer and autumn, with petioles removed, then sun-dried until about 70-80% dry, folded into semicircular or fan shapes, and dried. Fresh leaves or young tender leaves (called “Heqian”) are also used.

[Properties] Bitter and astringent in taste, neutral in nature. It enters the Heart, Liver, and Spleen meridians.

[Actions] Clears heat and relieves summer heat; raises clear yang; disperses blood stasis and stops bleeding.

[Applications]
1. Used for summer-heat warm diseases or external wind-heat syndromes. For symptoms such as summer-heat thirst, dizziness, and headache, it is often combined with fresh honeysuckle flower, watermelon rind, hyacinth bean flower, etc., as in Qing Luo Yin formula. For external wind-heat with headache and sore throat, it can be used with mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum.
2. Used for summer-dampness or spleen deficiency diarrhea. For summer-damp diarrhea, it is often combined with aromatic herbs like Xiang Ru and Huo Xiang. For spleen and stomach weakness with poor digestion and abdominal distension, it can be cooked with rice or taken as pills with Bai Zhu and Zhi Shi, as in Zhi Zhu Wan.
3. Used for various bleeding disorders. For hematemesis or hemoptysis, it can be used alone as a roasted powder or combined with Sheng Di Huang, Ce Bai Ye, and Ai Ye, as in Si Sheng Wan. For metrorrhagia or menorrhagia, it can be combined with Pu Huang and Huang Qin.

[Dosage and Administration] Internal use: decoct 3–9 g (15–30 g if fresh, 3–6 g if charred lotus leaf); or used in pills or powders. External use: appropriate amount, pounded and applied topically or decocted for washing. For hemostasis, the charred form is preferred.

[Cautions] Use with caution in patients with qi and blood deficiency.

[Modern Research]
1. Chemical Constituents: Lotus leaf contains nuciferine, norcoclaurine, liensinine, armepavine, annonaine, pronuciferine, magnoflorine, dextrorotatory N-methylasimilobine, dehydronuciferine, dehydroliensinine, dehydroarmepavine, N-methylisococlaurine, among others. It also contains liensinine glycosides, quercetin, isoquercitrin, vitamin C, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, and tannins.
2. Pharmacological Effects: Alkaloids from lotus leaf have antispasmodic effects on smooth muscle; liensinine in small doses stimulates respiration; intravenous injection can cause blood pressure reduction, with higher doses leading to paroxysmal convulsions.
3. Clinical Reports: For dyslipidemia, oral capsules made from lotus leaf water extract were administered at 4 capsules per dose, three times daily. In a treatment of 30 cases, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels significantly decreased after treatment (P < 0.001, < 0.05, < 0.001 respectively), with no significant difference compared to treatment with lovastatin. [Journal of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Medicine, 2003, 12(4): 294]