Lotus leaf is flat in nature and bitter in taste. Taking it in large quantities over a long period of time may injure the spleen and stomach, resulting in abdominal pain and diarrhea, lack of desire to eat, and other uncomfortable symptoms.
Lotus leaf enters the spleen, stomach and liver meridians. Its function is to clear away heat and detoxify toxins, cool the blood to stop bleeding, and elevate the clear yang (transporting nutrients from digested food to the head and face and other parts of the body).
Lotus leaf is mainly used to treat summer-dampness and diarrhea, summer-heat and thirst, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, blood-heat and vomiting, epistaxis, blood in stool, and disintegration (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling). Although lotus leaf is flat in nature, it has a bitter taste and can promote diarrhea, i.e. diarrhea, so taking lotus leaf in large quantities for a long period of time may result in diarrhea, lack of desire for food and other uncomfortable symptoms. It should be noted that people with deficiency in qi and blood should take it with caution.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Lotus leaf are not clear. The active ingredients in boiled water are limited and should not be used as a substitute for medication. If you need to use medication, please under the guidance of a doctor, do not recommend self-medication, so as not to delay the condition or cause adverse effects.