Taken together, lotus leaf and poria can strengthen the spleen and relieve dampness. Lotus leaf can be used for diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, blood leakage (excessive menstrual flow or dripping), etc. Poria can be used for phlegm-drinking palpitations (caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi), palpitations and insomnia.
Lotus leaf is the dried leaf of Lotus japonicus, which is bitter in nature, flat in taste, and belongs to the spleen, liver and stomach meridians. It has the efficacy of resolving dampness and clearing summer heat, elevating the clear yang (conveying nutrients from digested food to the head and face), stopping blood circulation and cooling the blood, and it can be used for summer-dampness and diarrhea, thirst and irritation, epistaxis (vomiting of blood and nosebleed due to blood-heat), diarrhea in deficiency of the spleen, and bleeding from leakage and stools. Those with deficiency in blood and qi should take it with caution.
Poria is sweet, light and flat in nature, belonging to lung, heart, kidney and spleen meridians, it has the efficacy of seeping dampness and inducing diuresis, strengthening the spleen, tranquilizing the mind and tranquilizing the heart, and can be used in treating deficiency of the spleen with low food intake, diarrhea with loose stools (thin and unshapely feces); oedema with low urine intake; insomnia with palpitation and restlessness of the heart and the mind; and phlegmatic palpitations with dizziness. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear.
Do not self-administer the drug if you are not feeling well.