What are the effects of Chen Pi, Lotus Leaf and Hawthorn

Chen Pi, Lotus Leaf and Hawthorn are three different kinds of Chinese herbs with different effects. Chen Pi is mainly used to regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm (to remove phlegm in the body by drying dampness); Lotus Leaf is mainly used to clear summer heat and resolve dampness; Hawthorn is mainly used to eliminate food and remove stagnation, and to move qi and remove blood stasis. 1. Chen Pi is a drug for dispelling dampness, its main function is to regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm. It is bitter, pungent and warm in nature, and is mostly used for treating illnesses related to spleen qi deficiency (weakness of spleen qi), phlegm and drink (pathological products formed by impaired metabolism of water and liquid), abdominal distension, and weakness of transportation and digestion. Chenpi should be taken with caution in cases of qi deficiency, yin deficiency and dry cough, vomiting of blood, as well as those with red tongue and little fluid, and those with solid internal heat. 2. Lotus leaf is a kind of medicine for clearing summer heat, with the effect of clearing summer heat and removing dampness, cooling blood to stop bleeding and ascending Qing Yang, with a bitter taste, flat, clinically used for the treatment of summer heat and dampness, thirst, diarrhea, blood-heat hemorrhage and so on. It should be used with caution for people with weak spleen and stomach and cold symptoms. 3. Hawthorn is a food eliminating medicine, good at eliminating stagnation of meat and food, in addition, it also has the effect of resolving turbidity and moving qi to remove blood stasis, with acidic, sweet and warm nature. It can be used to treat food stagnation, epigastric (abdominal) distention and fullness, internal blood stasis and other related conditions. It should be used with caution for those with weak spleen and stomach without accumulation of stagnation. There is no special adverse reaction to the above medicines. Patients are advised to seek regular medical advice and use the medicines according to their individual physique and condition. Do not use the above drugs without authorization to avoid adverse reactions.