味甘平涩。气薄味浓。阳中之阴。降也。入手足太阴足阳明经。主治助脾气。利大肠
止渴并呕哕。宽胸膈。蔗。脾之果也。其浆甘寒。能泻火热。煎炼成糖。则甘温而助湿热
（濒湖）丹溪每用以助脾气。和中解酒毒。止渴利大小肠。益气。腊月置窖粪坑中。患天行
热狂人。绞汁服甚良。（嘉谟）最宜小儿食。能节蛔虫。不多食亦不发虚热动衄血。如吴瑞
所
胃
〔论〕 甘蔗助脾润燥之益为多。性殆甘温。其治呕哕反食。或系阴中之阳不足。以此
证原
之可
一名野葡萄藤。又名 。单名 者为果。郁李也。双名 。藤也。蔓叶花实。与葡
萄
枣
游风
其根藕。其实莲。其茎叶荷。凡莲实作种。迟生。藕芽作种。易发。根横行。初生曰 。
成节曰 。藕其总名。节分二茎。一上竖作叶。一横行即子。藕不偶不生。节节皆然。本曰
。茎曰蕖。叶曰茄。荷亦总名。其花合时曰菡。开时曰萏。壳曰房。实曰 。 心曰薏。
莲亦总名也。房中之 。从下生上。薏色青碧。即具卷荷二枝。倒折向上。中含花茁。从上
生下。 衣经秋正黑。入水必沉。卤盐煎之能浮。生山海间者。可百年不坏。人得食之。令
发
（之颐）
莲实
味甘涩。气平。入足太阴阳明。兼入手足少阴经。莲子石莲。性俱温。（日华子）嫩
性
白浊
功）莲
中含
故释氏
气。得稼
母气既和
清心莲子
薏以为种子
治去之。（
噤口。大危
味山药山萸
参肉蔻。水
熟。取出晒
石莲子
九月经霜后。采坚黑如石者。破房得之。堕水入泥者良。今肆中所货。一种状如榧
其味大苦。产广中树上。木实也。不宜入药。此物经秋正黑。入水必沉。卤盐煎之能浮
故。盖钟天一之灵。以发地二之德。见秋金之母。自然本色毕露。入水而炎上。一脉已
全归水性。密藏不出。无复浮理。惟以卤盐之本族柔之煎熬之火力迫之。自然生气流动
容终沉也。（之颐）
附方 清心宁神。用莲房中干石莲子肉。砂盆中擦去赤皮。留心为末。入龙脑。点汤服
之。白
末。每
莲子心（即 中薏）
味苦。气寒。主治清心去热。局方有用水浸裂。生取其心。以治心热。及
后作渴。暑热霍乱者。藏器有言。食莲子不去心。令人作吐。按治心肾之病。
同诸药以益脾。去心亦可。
附方 劳心吐血。莲子心七个。糯米二十一粒。为末。酒服。小便遗精。莲子心一撮。
为末。入辰砂一分。每服一钱。白汤下。日二。
莲须
味甘涩。气温。足少阴肾经药。亦能通手少阴经。主治镇心。固精。益气。能清心入
疗滑泄。乌须发。同黄柏砂仁沙苑鱼胶覆盆五味牡蛎生甘草作丸。治梦遗精滑最良。按
荷。其下旁行生藕。其叶之茎。色青中空而形仰。所谓象震之体者也。出水荷其旁茎生
吐于季夏。二茎并挺。是钟天一之灵。而透地二之德者也。华内黄须土色。盖水藉木气
于火。原不能离乎土。至华于季夏。则火德已透。而形且丽于土矣。水火交丽于土。诚所
镇心固精而益气者也。故古方固真补益多用之。义详总论。
藕
白花藕大而孔扁者。生食味甘。煮食不美。红花及野藕。生食味涩。煮蒸则佳。味甘气
平。入心脾胃三经。生者甘寒。熟者甘温。忌铁器。生食。解胸中热。散留血。止烦渴。捣
汁服。除烦清胃。治霍乱后虚渴。产后血闷。蒸食。消食止泄。开胃宽中。补五脏。实下焦。
蜜食。令人腹脏肥。不生诸虫。产后忌生冷物。独藕不忌。为能破血也。（诜）藕生于卑污。
而洁白自若。质柔而穿坚。居下而有节。孔窍玲珑丝纶内隐。自嫩 发为茎叶花实。又复生
芽。以续生生之脉。四时可食。令人心欢。可谓灵根矣。故其所主。皆心脾血分之疾。与莲
之功稍不同。时气烦渴。藕汁一盏。生蜜一合。和匀细服。霍乱烦渴。藕汁一钟。姜汁半钟
。和匀饮。上焦痰热。藕汁梨汁各半盏。和服。产后闷乱。血气上冲。口干腹痛。用藕汁生
地汁童便等分。煎服。小便热淋。藕汁生地汁葡萄汁各等分。每服半盏。入蜜温服。
藕节
味涩。气平。性冷。伏硫黄。捣汁饮。消瘀血。解热毒。止吐衄。及血淋下血血崩
血淋痛胀。以藕汁调发灰。每服二钱。三日后。血止痛除。冷痢。食湖蟹所致。用新
捣烂。热酒调下。数服即愈。大抵藕能消瘀血。解热开胃。而又解蟹毒故也。猝暴吐
荷散。用藕节荷蒂各七个。入蜜少许。擂烂。水二钟。煎八分。去渣。温服。或为末
亦可。大便下血。用藕节晒干。研末。人参白蜜煎汤。调服二钱。日二服。金锁玉关
玉锁丹）治遗精白浊。心虚不宁。用藕节莲须莲子及心芡实山药茯苓茯神各二两。为末。金
樱子二斤捶碎。以水一斗。熬八分。去渣。再熬成膏。入少面和药。丸梧子大。每服七十丸。
米饮下。按兹证而用藕节。则节固非以破血为功者矣。又按藕之生食。能解热疗烦渴诸证。
必其白花而禀金气者。熟食。能开胃止泄补五脏实下焦。必其红花而禀火气者。总之。主心
脾血分之疾。藕节疗上下血溢较胜者。经曰。血者神气也。节则神气之所游行出入也。非皮
肉筋骨也。即此可悟藕节疗血之义矣。后详总论。
荷叶
主生发元气。裨助脾胃。散瘀血。消水肿。发痘疮。治吐咯衄血。及下血溺血血崩。产
后恶血损伤败血。令人瘦劣。单服可消阳水浮肿之气。阳水浮肿。败荷叶烧存性。研末。每
服二钱。米饮调下。日三服。产后心痛。恶血不尽也。荷叶炒香为末。每服方寸匕。沸汤或
童便调下。或烧灰。或煎汁皆可。吐血咯血。败荷叶蒲黄各一两。为末。每服二钱。麦冬汤
下。崩中下血。荷叶烧研半两。蒲黄黄芩各一两。为末。每空心酒服三钱。雷头风头面疙瘩
肿痛。憎寒发热。状如伤寒。病在三阳。不可过用寒药重剂。诛伐无过。清震汤主之。用荷
叶一枚。升麻五钱。苍术五钱。水煎温服。痘疮已出。复为风寒外袭。窍闭血凝。其点不长。
或变黑色。此为倒靥。必身痛四肢微厥。但温肌散邪。则热气复行。斑点自出。宜紫背荷叶
散。以荷叶能升发阳气。散瘀血。留好血。而僵蚕能解结滞之气也。（闻人规）洁古枳术丸。
用荷叶烧饭为丸。何也。夫足少阳胆经。是属风木。为仁化万物之根蒂也。人之饮食入胃。
营气上行。即少阳胆经之气。与三焦元气。同为生发之气者。荷叶挺生水土之下。清出污秽
之中。其色青。其形仰。其中空。象震卦之体。食药感此气之化。胃气何由不升乎。更以烧
饭和药。与白术协力滋养。补令胃浓。不致内伤。其利广大矣。（东垣）按藕能畅地道生育
之化。荷叶能达天道发育之功。义详总论。
荷蒂（一名荷鼻）
气味苦平。主治安胎。去恶血。留好血。止血痢。（并煮水服）
〔总论〕 阴阳兆于奇偶。奇偶者即坎离之中画也。荷华其根藕。不偶不生。节节皆然。
自其节分为三茎从下而上。是偶中有奇。天一之坎水上交于离。致其奇之用于上也。其实莲。
仁中之薏。还具卷荷二枝。倒折而上。中含华茁。从上生下。是奇中有偶。地二之离火下交
于坎。致其偶之用于下也。夫其生也偶在下。奇在上。即具既济之义矣。况离下而离中之坎
必致于上。坎上而坎中之离必致于下乎。此莲实所以能交心肾。安靖上下君相火邪也。本经
首主补中者。缘水土合德以立地。而天一之气。即是真阳。有出地之木。为阴中少阳。引阳
而升。使阴亦随之以升。乃成上行之地道焉。（肾脉至肺而下入胸中。脾脉亦至肺而注心中
。）又有在天之金。为阳中少阴。引阴而降。使阳亦随之以降。乃成下济之天道焉。水火之
交。丽于中土。水气达而土气亦达。火气畅而土气亦畅。斯其为补中也至矣。（水火之交。
丽于中土。而土又以木为用。经曰。少阳为枢。又曰。一阴为独使。惟荷叶之升发清阳。上
达胃气者似之。）盖其钟天一之灵。以透发地二之德。即一花实中。有终其水中之火以上行
。始其火中之水以下彻者。（即莲从藕根抽茎开花以及结实。皆自下而上。而实中之薏。包
含根茎花叶。形复倒垂。有归根复命之义也。）然则莲实殆能交水火以益土。更即益土而行
水火
（
思
而
降
于火者。）如莲
也。
甘蔗：味甘、平、涩。气薄味浓。属阳中之阴。主降。入足太阴脾经、足阳明胃经及手太阴肺经。主治助脾气，利大肠，止渴，并治呕吐呃逆。宽胸膈。甘蔗是脾的果实。其汁液甘寒，能泻火热。煎炼成糖后，则变为甘温而助湿热（濒湖）。丹溪常用它来助脾气，和中，解酒毒，止渴，利大小肠，益气。腊月将其置于窖粪坑中，患天行热病狂躁者，绞汁服用效果很好（嘉谟）。最适宜小儿食用，能节制蛔虫，不多食也不会引发虚热或动衄血。如吴瑞所言……（原文此处有缺漏）
木龙（郁李/野葡萄藤相关描述）：又名野葡萄藤。单名“木龙”指果实，即郁李。双名指藤蔓。蔓叶花果与葡萄相似……（原文此处夹杂枣、游风等字，似为排版错乱或引用其他条目，依文意翻译可见部分）
莲藕：其根为藕，其果为莲，其茎叶为荷。凡以莲实作种，生长迟缓；以藕芽作种，容易萌发。根横生，初生曰“蔤”，长成节状曰“藕”。藕是总称。每节分出两茎，一向上竖长成为叶，一横向生长即为子藕。藕不偶合则不能生长，节节皆如此。本根曰“葑”，茎曰“蕖”，叶曰“茄”，荷也是总称。其花未开时曰“菡萏”，盛开时曰“芙蓉”（注：原文此处字迹模糊或省略，依常识补全语境，但严格按原文只译可见字，原文为“壳曰房，实曰莲子，心曰薏”）。莲也是总称。房中的种子从下往上生长，薏色青碧，即包含卷曲的荷叶二枝，倒折向上，中间含有花蕾。从上往下生成，红衣经过秋天变黑，入水必沉，用卤盐煎煮则能浮起。生于山海间的，可百年不坏。人吃了它，能使头发……（之颐）
莲子：味甘、涩。气平。入足太阴、阳明经，兼入手足少阴经。石莲子和莲子性都温。（日华子）嫩莲子……（原文此处有缺漏）白浊……功……莲中含……故释氏……气，得稼……母气既和……清心莲子……薏以为种子……治去之。（噤口，大危）味山药山萸参肉蔻，水熟，取出晒……石莲子。九月经霜后，采摘坚硬黑色如石的，破房得到。堕入水中沉入泥底的为好。现在市场上售卖的一种形状像榧子，味道极苦，产于广中树上，是木实，不宜入药。此物经秋正黑，入水必沉，卤盐煎之能浮。盖因钟聚天一之灵气，以发显地二之德行，见秋金之母，自然本色毕露。入水而炎上，一脉已全归水性，密藏不出，无复浮理。唯有以卤盐之本族柔之，煎熬之火力迫之，自然生气流动，终不能沉也。（之颐）附方：清心宁神。用莲房中干石莲子肉，在砂盆中擦去赤皮，留莲心研末，入龙脑，点汤服之。白……末，每……
莲子心（即莲中薏）：味苦，气寒。主治清心去热。局方有用开水浸裂，生取其心，以治心热，及……后作渴，暑热霍乱者。藏器说，吃莲子不去心，令人作吐。按治疗心肾之病，同诸药以益脾，去心亦可。附方：劳心吐血，莲子心七个，糯米二十一粒，研末，酒服。小便遗精，莲子心一撮，研末，入辰砂一分，每服一钱，白汤下，日二服。
莲须：味甘、涩，气温。足少阴肾经药，亦能通手少阴经。主治镇心，固精，益气，能清心入……疗滑泄，乌须发。同黄柏、砂仁、沙苑蒺藜、鱼胶、覆盆子、五味子、牡蛎、生甘草作丸，治梦遗精滑最好。按……荷，其下旁行生藕，其叶之茎，色青中空而形仰，所谓象震卦之体者也。出水荷其旁茎生……吐于季夏，二茎并挺，是钟天一之灵，而透地二之德者也。华内黄须土色，盖水藉木气……于火，原不能离乎土，至华于季夏，则火德已透，而形且丽于土矣。水火交丽于土，诚所……镇心固精而益气者也。故古方固真补益多用之。义详总论。
藕：白花藕大而孔扁者，生食味甘，煮食不美。红花及野藕，生食味涩，煮蒸则佳。味甘气平，入心、脾、胃三经。生者甘寒，熟者甘温。忌铁器。生食，解胸中热，散留血，止烦渴，捣汁服，除烦清胃，治霍乱后虚渴，产后血闷。蒸食，消食止泄，开胃宽中，补五脏，实下焦。蜜食，令人腹脏肥，不生诸虫。产后忌生冷物，独藕不忌，为能破血也。（诜）藕生于卑污，而洁白自若，质柔而穿坚，居下而有节，孔窍玲珑丝纶内隐，自嫩……发为茎叶花实，又复生芽，以续生生之脉，四时可食，令人心欢，可谓灵根矣。故其所主，皆心脾血分之疾，与莲之功稍不同。时气烦渴，藕汁一盏，生蜜一合，和匀细服。霍乱烦渴，藕汁一钟，姜汁半钟，和匀饮。上焦痰热，藕汁梨汁各半盏，和服。产后闷乱，血气上冲，口干腹痛，用藕汁、生地汁、童便等分，煎服。小便热淋，藕汁、生地汁、葡萄汁各等分，每服半盏，入蜜温服。
藕节：味涩，气平，性冷。伏硫黄。捣汁饮，消瘀血，解热毒，止吐衄，及血淋、下血、血崩、血淋痛胀。以藕汁调发灰，每服二钱，三日后，血止痛除。冷痢，食湖蟹所致，用新……捣烂，热酒调下，数服即愈。大抵藕能消瘀血，解热开胃，而又解蟹毒故也。猝暴吐……荷散。用藕节、荷蒂各七个，入蜜少许，擂烂，水二钟，煎八分，去渣，温服。或为末亦可。大便下血，用藕节晒干，研末，人参白蜜煎汤，调服二钱，日二服。金锁玉关（玉锁丹）治遗精白浊，心虚不宁，用藕节、莲须、莲子及心、芡实、山药、茯苓、茯神各二两，为末。金樱子二斤捶碎，以水一斗，熬八分，去渣，再熬成膏，入少面和药，丸梧子大，每服七十丸，米饮下。按兹证而用藕节，则节固非以破血为功者矣。又按藕之生食，能解热疗烦渴诸证，必其白花而禀金气者。熟食，能开胃止泄补五脏实下焦，必其红花而禀火气者。总之，主心脾血分之疾。藕节疗上下血溢较胜者，经曰：血者神气也，节则神气之所游行出入也，非皮肉筋骨也。即此可悟藕节疗血之义矣。后详总论。
荷叶：主生发元气，裨助脾胃，散瘀血，消水肿，发痘疮，治吐咯衄血，及下血、溺血、血崩。产后恶血损伤败血，令人瘦劣。单服可消阳水浮肿之气。阳水浮肿，败荷叶烧存性，研末，每服二钱，米饮调下，日三服。产后心痛，恶血不尽也。荷叶炒香为末，每服方寸匕，沸汤或童便调下。或烧灰，或煎汁皆可。吐血咯血，败荷叶、蒲黄各一两，为末，每服二钱，麦冬汤下。崩中下血，荷叶烧研半两，蒲黄、黄芩各一两，为末，每空心酒服三钱。雷头风头面疙瘩肿痛，憎寒发热，状如伤寒，病在三阳，不可过用寒药重剂，诛伐无过，清震汤主之。用荷叶一枚，升麻五钱，苍术五钱，水煎温服。痘疮已出，复为风寒外袭，窍闭血凝，其点不长，或变黑色，此为倒靥，必身痛四肢微厥，但温肌散邪，则热气复行，斑点自出，宜紫背荷叶散，以荷叶能升发阳气，散瘀血，留好血，而僵蚕能解结滞之气也。（闻人规）洁古枳术丸，用荷叶烧饭为丸，何也？夫足少阳胆经，是属风木，为仁化万物之根蒂也。人之饮食入胃，营气上行，即少阳胆经之气，与三焦元气，同为生发之气者。荷叶挺生水土之下，清出污秽之中，其色青，其形仰，其中空，象震卦之体。食药感此气之化，胃气何由不升乎？更以烧饭和药，与白术协力滋养，补令胃浓，不致内伤，其利广大矣。（东垣）按藕能畅地道生育之化，荷叶能达天道发育之功，义详总论。
荷蒂（一名荷鼻）：气味苦平。主治安胎，去恶血，留好血，止血痢。（并煮水服）
〔总论〕 阴阳兆于奇偶，奇偶者即坎离之中画也。荷华其根藕，不偶不生，节节皆然。自其节分为三茎从下而上，是偶中有奇，天一之坎水上交于离，致其奇之用于上也。其实莲，仁中之薏，还具卷荷二枝，倒折而上，中含华茁，从上生下，是奇中有偶，地二之离火下交于坎，致其偶之用于下也。夫其生也偶在下，奇在上，即具既济之义矣。况离下而离中之坎必致于上，坎上而坎中之离必致于下乎？此莲实所以能交心肾，安靖上下君相火邪也。本经首主补中者，缘水土合德以立地，而天一之气，即是真阳，有出地之木，为阴中少阳，引阳而升，使阴亦随之以升，乃成上行之地道焉。（肾脉至肺而下入胸中，脾脉亦至肺而注心中。）又有在天之金，为阳中少阴，引阴而降，使阳亦随之以降，乃成下济之天道焉。水火之交，丽于中土，水气达而土气亦达，火气畅而土气亦畅，斯其为补中也至矣。（水火之交，丽于中土，而土又以木为用，经曰：少阳为枢，又曰：一阴为独使，惟荷叶之升发清阳，上达胃气者似之。）盖其钟天一之灵，以透发地二之德，即一花实中，有终其水中之火以上行，始其火中之水以下彻者。（即莲从藕根抽茎开花以及结实，皆自下而上，而实中之薏，包含根茎花叶，形复倒垂，有归根复命之义也。）然则莲实殆能交水火以益土，更即益土而行水火……（思而……降于火者。）如莲也。
Sugarcane: Sweet, neutral, and astringent in taste. Thin in qi and rich in flavor. It is Yin within Yang and has a descending nature. It enters the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian, and Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. It treats assisting Spleen Qi, benefiting the Large Intestine, relieving thirst, and treating vomiting and hiccups. It broadens the chest and diaphragm. Sugarcane is the fruit of the Spleen. Its juice is sweet and cold, capable of draining fire and heat. When boiled down into sugar, it becomes sweet and warm, thereby aiding damp-heat (Binhu). Danyang often uses it to assist Spleen Qi, harmonize the middle, resolve alcohol toxicity, relieve thirst, benefit the Small and Large Intestines, and tonify Qi. Placed in a cellar manure pit in the twelfth lunar month, its juice is effective for patients suffering from epidemic febrile diseases with mania (Jiamo). It is most suitable for children to eat, as it can regulate roundworms; eating it in moderation will not induce deficiency heat or cause nasal bleeding. As Wu Rui stated... (Text missing here)
Mulong (Related to Prunus japonica / Wild Grape Vine): Also known as wild grape vine. The single name "Mulong" refers to the fruit, which is Prunus japonica (Yuli). The double name refers to the vine. The vines, leaves, flowers, and fruits resemble those of grapes... (The original text contains scattered characters like Jujube, Youfeng, indicating layout errors or citations of other entries; translating visible parts based on context).
Lotus Root: Its root is the lotus root (Ou), its fruit is the lotus seed (Lian), and its stems and leaves are lotus leaves (He). Using lotus seeds as seedlings results in slow growth, while using lotus root buds leads to easy sprouting. The roots grow horizontally; newly born ones are called "Mi", and those formed into nodes are called "Ou". Ou is the general term. Each node divides into two stems: one grows vertically upwards to become leaves, and the other grows horizontally to become baby lotus roots. Lotus roots do not grow without pairing; this applies to every node. The main root is called "Feng", the stem "Qu", the leaf "Qie", and He is also a general term. The flower bud before opening is called "Handan", and when fully open, "Furong" (Note: Original text omits specific terms, translating visible words strictly). The shell is called "Fang", the fruit "Lianzi", and the heart "Yi". Lian is also a general term. The seeds inside the receptacle grow from bottom to top. The Yi is greenish-blue, containing two curled lotus leaf branches that fold upwards, holding the flower bud inside. Generated from top to bottom, the red skin turns black after autumn, sinks in water, but floats when boiled with brine. Those growing in mountains and seas can last for a hundred years without decay. Eating them makes hair... (Zhiyi)
Lotus Seed: Sweet and astringent in taste. Neutral in qi. Enters the Foot Taiyin and Yangming meridians, and additionally the Hand and Foot Shaoyin meridians. Stone lotus seeds and regular lotus seeds are both warm in nature. (Rihua) Young lotus seeds... (Text missing here) White turbidity... Efficacy... Contains in lotus... Thus Buddhist... Qi, obtains grain... Mother's qi is harmonious... Qingxin Lianzi... Yi as seed... Treat by removing it. (Guanjin, critical condition). Taste Yam, Cornus, Ginseng, Nutmeg, boil in water, take out and dry... Stone lotus seed. After frost in the ninth lunar month, harvest those hard and black like stone, obtained by breaking the receptacle. Those that sink into mud in water are good. What is sold in markets now is a type shaped like Torreya nucifera, extremely bitter in taste, produced on trees in Guangzhong, a woody fruit, unsuitable for medicinal use. This substance turns black in autumn, sinks in water, but floats when boiled with brine. It gathers the spiritual energy of Tianyi (Number One of Heaven) to manifest the virtue of Di'er (Number Two of Earth), revealing its natural color as the mother of Autumn Metal. Entering water, it rises with fire, yet its pulse belongs entirely to Water nature, hiding densely without floating properties. Only through the softening action of brine (its own kind) and the forcing power of boiling does the vital qi flow naturally, preventing it from sinking. (Zhiyi) Attached Formula: For clearing heart and calming spirit. Use dried flesh of stone lotus seeds from the lotus receptacle, rub off the red skin in a mortar, keep the lotus heart, grind into powder, add Borneol, and take with tea. White... Powder, each dose...
Lotus Plumule (i.e., Yi in the lotus seed): Bitter in taste, cold in qi. Treats clearing the Heart and draining heat. The Bureau Formula uses soaking in water until cracked, taking the fresh heart to treat Heart heat, and subsequent thirst, summerheat cholera. Zangqi stated that eating lotus seeds without removing the heart causes vomiting. Regarding treating Heart and Kidney diseases, when used with other herbs to benefit the Spleen, removing the heart is acceptable. Attached Formula: For hematemesis due to mental overwork, use seven lotus plumules and twenty-one glutinous rice grains, grind into powder, take with wine. For nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea, use a pinch of lotus plumules, grind into powder, add one fen of Cinnabar, take one qian per dose with white decoction, twice daily.
Lotus Stamen: Sweet and astringent in taste, warm in qi. A herb for the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, also communicating with the Hand Shaoyin Pericardium/Lung Meridian. Treats calming the Heart, consolidating essence, tonifying Qi, clearing the Heart... treating slippery discharge, darkening beard and hair. Made into pills with Phellodendron, Amomum, Astragalus complanatus (Shayuan), Fish Maw, Raspberry, Schisandra, Oyster Shell, and Licorice, it is best for treating dream emission and seminal leakage. Note... Lotus, its lower side produces lotus roots horizontally, its leaf stems are green, hollow, and upward-facing, resembling the structure of the Zhen Trigram. The lotus emerging from water has side stems producing... Erupting in late summer, two stems stand straight together, gathering the spiritual energy of Tianyi and penetrating the virtue of Di'er. The yellow stamens inside have earthy colors, implying Water relies on Wood qi... to Fire, originally cannot be separated from Earth. By late summer, the virtue of Fire is revealed, and the form adorns Earth. Water and Fire adorn themselves in Earth, truly... Calming the Heart, consolidating essence, and tonifying Qi. Thus ancient formulas for solidifying truth and tonification often use it. Meaning detailed in General Discussion.
Lotus Root: White-flowered lotus roots with large, flat pores taste sweet when raw but are unpalatable when cooked. Red-flowered and wild lotus roots taste astringent when raw but are excellent when boiled or steamed. Sweet in taste, neutral in qi, entering the Heart, Spleen, and Stomach meridians. Raw ones are sweet and cold, cooked ones are sweet and warm. Avoid iron vessels. Raw consumption clears heat in the chest, disperses retained blood, relieves irritability and thirst; crushed juice treats irritability, clears the Stomach, treats post-cholera deficiency thirst, and postpartum blood stagnation. Steamed consumption aids digestion, stops diarrhea, opens the appetite, broadens the middle, tonifies the five Zang organs, and strengthens the Lower Jiao. Honeyed consumption makes the abdominal viscera fat and prevents worms. Postpartum patients should avoid raw and cold foods, except lotus root, as it breaks blood stasis. (Shen) Lotus root grows in low, dirty places yet remains pure and white; its texture is soft yet penetrates hardness; dwelling below, it has nodes, with exquisite holes and hidden silk-like threads. From tender shoots, it develops into stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits, then regenerates buds to continue the pulse of life. Edible in all four seasons, bringing joy to the heart, it can be called a spiritual root. Therefore, its indications mainly concern disorders of the Blood aspect of the Heart and Spleen, differing slightly from the efficacy of lotus seeds. For seasonal fever with irritability and thirst, mix one cup of lotus root juice with half a he of raw honey, drink finely. For cholera with irritability and thirst, mix one zhong of lotus root juice with half a zhong of ginger juice, drink mixed. For upper Jiao phlegm-heat, mix half a cup of lotus root juice with half a cup of pear juice, take mixed. For postpartum confusion and rushing of Blood Qi, dry mouth, and abdominal pain, equal parts of lotus root juice, Rehmannia juice, and child's urine, decoct and take. For hot strangury, equal parts of lotus root juice, Rehmannia juice, and grape juice, take half a cup per dose with honey, warmed.
Lotus Node: Astringent in taste, neutral in qi, cold in nature. Counteracts sulfur. Crushed juice drunk dissipates blood stasis, resolves heat toxins, stops hematemesis and epistaxis, and treats hematuria, lower bleeding, metrorrhagia, and painful swelling from blood strangury. Mix lotus root juice with ash of hair, take two qian per dose; after three days, bleeding stops and pain ceases. Cold dysentery caused by eating lake crabs: crush new [lotus root/node], mix with hot wine, take several doses for cure. Generally, lotus root dissipates blood stasis, resolves heat, opens the appetite, and resolves crab toxicity. Sudden hematemesis... He San. Use seven lotus nodes and seven lotus stalk bases, add a little honey, pound into paste, add two zhongs of water, decoct to eight-tenths, remove dregs, take warm. Or grind into powder. For blood in stool, sun-dry lotus nodes, grind into powder, decoct with Ginseng and white honey, take two qian per dose, twice daily. Jin Suo Yu Guan (Yu Suo Dan) treats seminal emission and white turbidity, Heart deficiency with restlessness. Use two liang each of lotus nodes, lotus stamens, lotus seeds and hearts, Gorgon fruit, Chinese yam, Poria, and Poria with wood. Grind into powder. Crush two jin of Rosa laevigata (Jinyingzi), decoct in ten dou of water to eight-tenths, remove dregs, reduce to paste, mix with a little flour to make pills the size of wu zi. Take seventy pills per dose with millet drink. Using lotus nodes for this condition shows that the node's function is not primarily breaking blood. Also, raw lotus root resolves heat and treats irritability/thirst, specifically white-flowered ones imbued with Metal qi. Cooked lotus root opens appetite, stops diarrhea, tonifies five Zang, and strengthens Lower Jiao, specifically red-flowered ones imbued with Fire qi. In summary, it treats Heart-Spleen Blood disorders. Lotus nodes are superior for treating upper and lower hemorrhage. The Classic states: Blood is the spirit and qi; nodes are where spirit and qi travel and exit/enter, not skin, flesh, sinew, or bone. From this, one can understand the meaning of lotus nodes treating blood. Detailed later in General Discussion.
Lotus Leaf: Primarily generates and nourishes Yuan Qi, assists the Spleen and Stomach, dissipates blood stasis, reduces edema, promotes eruption of smallpox, treats hematemesis, expectoration of blood, epistaxis, lower bleeding, urinary bleeding, and metrorrhagia. Postpartum evil blood damage and敗血 causing emaciation: single administration can resolve Qi of Yang-water edema. For Yang-water edema, burn rotten lotus leaves to retain their nature, grind into powder, take two qian per dose with millet drink, three times daily. Postpartum heart pain due to incomplete expulsion of evil blood: fry lotus leaves until fragrant, grind into powder, take one fang cun bi per dose with boiling water or child's urine. Burning to ash or decocting is also fine. For hematemesis and expectorated blood, one liang each of rotten lotus leaf and Polygonatum (Puhuang - *Note: Puhuang is Pollen Typhae, likely typo in source or context implies Cattail pollen*), grind into powder, take two qian per dose with Ophiopogon decoction. For metrorrhagia and lower bleeding, roast and grind half liang of lotus leaf, one liang each of Puhuang and Scutellaria, grind into powder, take three qian per dose on an empty stomach with wine. For Leitou Tou Feng (Thunder Head Wind) facial swelling and pain, aversion to cold, fever, resembling Taiyang disease, affecting the Three Yang meridians, do not overuse heavy cold medicines to punish the innocent; Qingzhen Tang is primary. Use one lotus leaf, five qian of Cimicifuga, five qian of Atractylodes, decoct in water and take warm. For smallpox that has erupted but is re-exposed to wind-cold, causing closed orifices and congealed blood, leading to non-progression or blackening of spots (Dao Ye), accompanied by body pain and slight coldness of limbs: only warm muscles and disperse pathogens so heat qi flows again and spots emerge; Zi Bei He Ye San is suitable, as lotus leaf can raise Yang Qi, dissipate blood stasis, preserve good blood, and Silkworm Cocoon (Jiangcan) resolves stagnant Qi. (Wenren Gui) Jiegu's Zhizhu Wan uses lotus leaves roasted with rice to make pills. Why? The Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian belongs to Wind-Wood, being the root of germinating all things. When food enters the Stomach, Ying Qi moves upward, which is the Qi of the Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, along with Sanjiao Yuan Qi, both being generating Qi. Lotus leaves rise from under water and soil, clear from filth, are green in color, upward-facing in shape, and hollow inside, resembling the Zhen Trigram. Food and medicine sensing this transformational Qi, how could Stomach Qi not ascend? Furthermore, mixing with roasted rice and herbs cooperates with Atractylodes to nourish and thicken the Stomach Qi, preventing internal injury, greatly beneficial. (Dongyuan) Note: Lotus root can smooth the generative transformation of the Earthly Dao, while lotus leaves can achieve the developmental merit of the Heavenly Dao. Meaning detailed in General Discussion.
Lotus Peduncle Base (Also called Lotus Nose): Bitter and neutral in taste and qi. Primarily calms the fetus, removes evil blood, preserves good blood, and stops bloody dysentery. (Boil in water and take)
[General Discussion] Yin and Yang manifest in odd and even numbers; odd and even are the middle lines of Kan and Li. The flower and root of the lotus do not grow without pairing; this applies to every node. From the nodes, three stems divide and grow upwards; this is odd within even. The Kan Water of Tianyi (1) ascends to intersect with Li, applying its odd utility upwards. Its fruit is the lotus seed; the Yi within the kernel still possesses two curled lotus leaf branches that fold upwards, containing the flower bud inside, generated from top to bottom; this is even within odd. The Li Fire of Di'er (2) descends to intersect with Kan, applying its even utility downwards. Its generation has even at the bottom and odd at the top, embodying the meaning of Ji Ji (After Completion). Moreover, if Li is below, the Kan within Li must reach above; if Kan is above, the Li within Kan must reach below. This is why lotus seeds can interact between Heart and Kidney, calming the ministerial and sovereign fire evils above and below. The Ben Jing first mentions tonifying the Middle because Earth and Water combine their virtues to establish the Earth, and the Qi of Tianyi is True Yang. There is wood emerging from the earth, acting as Shao Yang within Yin, guiding Yang to ascend, causing Yin to follow, thus forming the ascending Earthly Dao. (Kidney meridian reaches Lung and descends into Chest; Spleen meridian reaches Lung and pours into Heart.) There is also Metal in Heaven, acting as Shao Yin within Yang, guiding Yin to descend, causing Yang to follow, thus forming the descending Heavenly Dao. The intersection of Water and Fire adorns the Central Earth; when Water Qi reaches, Earth Qi also reaches; when Fire Qi flows freely, Earth Qi also flows freely. This is the utmost in tonifying the Middle. (The intersection of Water and Fire adorns the Central Earth, and Earth uses Wood as its function. The Classic says: Shaoyang is the pivot; also: One Yin is the sole messenger. Only the lotus leaf's raising of clear Yang and reaching the Stomach Qi resembles this.) It gathers the spiritual energy of Tianyi to penetrate the virtue of Di'er. Within one flower and fruit, there is ultimately the Fire within Water ascending, and initially the Water within Fire descending. (That is, the lotus draws stems from the root, flowers, and bears fruit, all from bottom to top, while the Yi in the seed contains roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, hanging upside down, having the meaning of returning to the root and restoring life.) Then, lotus seeds can almost interact between Water and Fire to benefit Earth, and further benefit Earth to circulate Water and Fire... (Thinking and... Descending to Fire.) Like lotus...