微寒。主五邪，惊啼悲伤。烧之作灰，以酒或水和方寸匕，疗蚁 。又治疮癞及诸疰疾。
《药性论》云∶使。有大毒。治山瘴，疗疟恶疮。烧敷之。日华子云∶凉，有毒。治小儿惊
邪，女人鬼魅悲泣及痔漏，恶疮，疥癣。《简要济众》∶治产后血气上冲心，成血晕。一方∶
烧灰，与少肉豆蔻末、米饮调服。疗肠痔，又治
味咸，平，无毒。主心腹满痛气急，止痢，下淋。《海药》云∶和气清神，主肠风 痔。
陈氏云∶主甲疽， 疮，蛇蝎蜂螫，疥癣头疮。生∶南海。
味辛，温，无毒。主温中，心腹痛、呕吐，去口臭气。《药性论》云∶草豆蔻可单用。
能主一切冷气。陈藏器云∶去恶气，温中，中恶霍乱，心腹冷痛。日华子云∶豆蔻花无毒。
下气。止呕逆，除霍乱；调中，补胃气，消酒毒。又云山姜花，暖。调中下气，消食，杀酒
毒。
茎∶味甘，平，寒，无毒。主补中，养神，益气力，除百病。《药性论》云∶藕汁亦单
用。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。又云∶莲子性寒。主五不足，伤中，气绝，益十二经脉血气。生食微动气，蒸食，良。
其房，荷叶皆破血。陈藏器云∶藕，本功外，消食止泄，除烦，解酒毒。荷叶蒂∶主安胎，
去恶血、留好血，血痢。陈士良云∶莲子心疗血渴疾，产后渴疾。日华子云∶藕，温。止霍
乱，开胃消食，除烦止闷，口干渴疾，产后血闷。捣 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。莲子∶温，并
石莲∶益气，止渴，助心，止痢，治腰痛，泄精。莲花∶暖。镇心。忌地黄、蒜。荷叶∶止
渴，落胞，杀蕈毒，产后心肺躁。
性微寒。主治五邪（泛指各种致病因素），以及惊啼、悲伤等神志异常症状。将其烧成灰，用酒或水调和，每次服用一方寸匕（古代量器名，约2.7毫升），可治疗蚁瘘（一种类似瘘管的皮肤病）。又用于治疗疮癞及各类注病（指具有传染性或迁延难愈的疾病）。
《药性论》记载：作为使药使用。有大毒。治疗山瘴（南方山林间的湿热疫气），治疗疟疾和恶疮。将其烧后外敷。日华子说：性凉，有毒。治疗小儿惊邪，妇女鬼魅所致悲泣及痔漏、恶疮、疥癣。《简要济众方》记载：治疗产后血气上冲心胸，形成血晕。另一配方：将甲烧成灰，加入少量肉豆蔻末，用米汤调服。治疗肠痔，又治疗……
味咸，性平，无毒。主治心腹满痛、气急，止痢，通淋（治疗小便淋漓涩痛）。《海药本草》记载：调和气血，清心安神，主治肠风下血及痔疮。陈氏记载：主治甲疽（指甲周围化脓性感染）、痈疮、蛇蝎蜂螫伤、疥癣头疮。产地：南海。
味辛，性温，无毒。主治温中散寒，治疗心腹痛、呕吐，去除口臭。《药性论》记载：草豆蔻可单独使用。能主治一切冷气。陈藏器说：去除恶气，温中散寒，治疗中恶霍乱、心腹冷痛。日华子说：豆蔻花无毒。能降气。止呕逆，消除霍乱；调和脾胃，补胃气，解酒毒。又说山姜花，性暖。调和脾胃，降气，消食，解酒毒。
茎（藕）：味甘，性平、寒，无毒。主治补益中气，养神，益气力，除百病。《药性论》记载：藕汁也可单独使用。能消散瘀血。节：捣汁主治吐血不止，口鼻出血均有效。孟诜说：生吃藕主治霍乱后的虚渴烦闷。又说：莲子性寒。主治五脏不足，损伤中气，气绝，补益十二经脉的气血。生吃微动气，蒸熟吃较好。其房（莲蓬）、荷叶都能破血。陈藏器说：藕，除了原有功效外，还能消食止泻，除烦，解酒毒。荷叶蒂：主治安胎，去恶血、留好血，治疗血痢。陈士良说：莲子心治疗血渴疾，产后渴疾。日华子说：藕，性温。止霍乱，开胃消食，除烦止闷，治疗口干渴疾，产后血闷。捣碎外敷金疮及骨折，止剧烈疼痛。蒸煮食用大开胃口。节：性冷。解热毒，消瘀血，治疗产后血闷。与地黄一起生研取汁，加热酒和小便同服，效果很好。莲子：性温。并石莲：益气，止渴，助心，止痢，治腰痛，固精止泄。莲花：性暖。镇心安神。忌与地黄、蒜同食。荷叶：止渴，落胞（促进胎盘排出），杀蕈毒，治疗产后心肺烦躁。
Nature: Slightly cold. Indications: Governs five pathogenic factors (a general term for various致病 factors), as well as convulsive crying and sorrowful mental states. When calcined to ash, mixed with wine or water, and administered in doses of one square-inch spoon (an ancient measuring vessel, approx. 2.7 ml), it treats ant-like fistulas (a skin disease resembling a fistula). It is also used to treat sores, leprosy-like conditions, and various zhu diseases (referring to infectious or chronic refractory diseases).
According to *Yao Xing Lun* (Treatise on Drug Properties): Used as an envoy drug. Possesses great toxicity. Treats mountain miasma (humid and hot epidemic qi in southern mountainous areas), malaria, and malignant sores. Apply externally after calcination. Ri Huazi stated: Cool nature, toxic. Treats pediatric convulsive pathogens, women's weeping caused by ghostly influences, hemorrhoids with leakage, malignant sores, scabies, and tinea capitis. *Jian Yao Ji Zhong Fang* (Brief Formulas for Saving the Masses) records: Treats postpartum blood and qi rushing up to the heart and chest, forming blood fainting. Another prescription: Calcinate the scales to ash, mix with a small amount of nutmeg powder, and take with rice gruel. Treats intestinal hemorrhoids, and also treats...
Flavor: Salty. Nature: Neutral. Non-toxic. Indications: Governs fullness and pain in the heart and abdomen,急促 breathing, stops dysentery, and promotes urination to relieve strangury. According to *Hai Yao Ben Cao* (Compendium of Sea Drugs): Harmonizes qi and blood, clears the mind and spirit, governs wind-intestinal bleeding and hemorrhoids. Chen Shi recorded: Governs onychia (purulent infection around the nail), carbuncles, bites from snakes, scorpions, and bees, scabies, and head tinea. Origin: South Sea.
Flavor: Pungent. Nature: Warm. Non-toxic. Indications: Warms the middle jiao, treats heart and abdominal pain, vomiting, and removes bad breath odor. *Yao Xing Lun* records: Caodoukou (Grass Cardamom) can be used alone. It can govern all types of cold qi. Chen Cangqi stated: Removes foul odors, warms the middle, treats zhong-e huoluan (sudden severe vomiting and diarrhea due to evil qi), and cold pain in the heart and abdomen. Ri Huazi stated: Doukouhua (Cardamom Flower) is non-toxic. It descends qi. Stops nausea and vomiting, eliminates huoluan; harmonizes the middle, tonifies stomach qi, and resolves alcohol toxicity. He also stated that Shanjianghua (Mountain Ginger Flower) is warm. Harmonizes the middle, descends qi, aids digestion, and resolves alcohol toxicity.
Stem (Lotus Root): Flavor: Sweet. Nature: Neutral, Cold. Non-toxic. Indications: Tonifies the middle, nourishes the spirit, boosts qi and strength, and eliminates hundred diseases. *Yao Xing Lun* records: Lotus root juice can also be used alone. It can dissipate stagnant blood. Nodes: Crushed into juice, they govern incessant hematemesis; effective for both oral and nasal bleeding. Meng Shen stated: Eating raw lotus root governs deficiency-thirst and restlessness after huoluan. He also stated: Lianzi (Lotus Seed) is cold in nature. Governs the insufficiency of the five viscera, damage to the middle qi, qi exhaustion, and benefits the qi and blood of the twelve meridians. Raw consumption slightly moves qi; steamed consumption is better. Its fruit case (Lianpeng/Lotus Pod) and leaves (Heye/Lotus Leaf) both break blood stasis. Chen Cangqi stated: Lotus root, besides its original functions, can aid digestion, stop diarrhea, eliminate vexation, and resolve alcohol toxicity. Lotus leaf stalk: Governs calming the fetus, removing bad blood while retaining good blood, and treating bloody dysentery. Chen Shiliang stated: Lianzixin (Lotus Plumule) treats blood-thirst diseases and postpartum thirst diseases. Ri Huazi stated: Lotus root, warm in nature. Stops huoluan, opens the appetite, aids digestion, eliminates vexation and stuffiness, treats dry mouth and thirst diseases, and postpartum blood stagnation. Crushed and applied externally to metal wounds and fractures, it stops violent pain. Steamed or boiled for consumption greatly opens the appetite. Nodes: Cold in nature. Resolves heat toxins, dissipates blood stasis, treats postpartum blood stagnation. Combined with Rehmannia root, crushed raw to extract juice, taken with hot wine and urine, yields good results. Lianzi (Lotus Seed): Warm in nature. And Shilian (Stone Lotus Seed): Benefits qi, stops thirst, assists the heart, stops dysentery, treats lower back pain, and secures essence to stop seminal emission. Lianhua (Lotus Flower): Warm in nature. Calms the heart and anchors the spirit. Contraindicated with Rehmannia root and garlic. Heye (Lotus Leaf): Stops thirst, expels the retained placenta, kills mushroom toxicity, and treats postpartum heart and lung restlessness.