Lotus leaf has the effect of cooling the blood and stopping bleeding and is not recommended to be taken during menstruation.
Lotus leaf is used in medicine as dried leaves. Lotus leaf is bitter and flat in nature, and can enter the liver, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of elevating Qing Yang (transporting nutrients from digested food to the head and face), clearing summer heat and dampness, cooling blood and stopping bleeding.
Clinically, it can be used to treat summer dampness and diarrhea, summer heat and thirst, diarrhea due to deficiency of the spleen, blood in the stool and leakage (excessive menstruation or dripping), epistaxis (vomiting of blood and nosebleed due to blood heat) and other conditions. Lotus leaves should be kept in a dry and ventilated place to prevent moths.
Lotus leaf is usually taken in decoction, but can also be used in pills, powder or externally. The adverse effects and contraindications of lotus leaf are not clear, and it is not recommended for women to take it during menstruation. In addition, lotus leaf should be used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, and should not be used blindly, so as not to cause damage.