The single prescription based on lotus root is widely used in clinic and has good efficacy. For example, fresh lotus root juice, take half a cup every morning and evening to treat pulmonary tuberculosis bleeding, postpartum bleeding and nasal bleeding. In addition, raw lotus root is mashed and twisted to get juice, and appropriate amount of honey is added, which is evenly mixed and taken in several times to cure fever and polydipsia; Half a cup of lotus root juice and half a cup of pear juice, and take them evenly, so as to cure phlegm fever, dry mouth and cough.
The connecting part of lotus root is called lotus root node, which contains aspartic acid, tannin and so on, and has high medicinal value. Lotus root node and lotus root are similar in taste and function, but lotus root node focuses on hemostasis.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lotus root nodes are flat and sweet, and medicinal use can shorten bleeding time, stop bleeding and disperse blood stasis, and treat hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia and uterine bleeding.
For example, drink the lotus root node juice and drop 3 ~ 4 drops in the nose, 2 ~ 3 times a day, to treat nosebleed; 40 grams of lotus root nodes are decocted and taken twice a day to treat traumatic hyphema; Take 40 grams of lotus root nodes and lotus roots, bake them, add borneol 1 g, grind them into powder, and store them in a bottle, so as not to leak. Take a little powder and blow it into the affected nostril every 2 hours 1 time to treat nasal polyps; Remove hair from raw lotus root nodes, wash them and marinate them with salt for 2 weeks. When in use, take lotus root nodes, rinse them with boiling water and take them, each time with 1 piece, twice a day, to treat acute pharyngitis.
Lotus root and lotus root knot are mild in medicinal properties, and there are few toxic and side effects in clinical application, so they can be used safely.