The effect of lotus root is to clear away heat and produce fluids, etc. The effect of lotus seed is to tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, etc. It should be used in accordance with medical advice.
1. Lotus root is the plump rhizome of the lotus plant of the water lily family, sweet in flavor and cold in nature. It belongs to the heart meridian, spleen meridian, stomach meridian, liver meridian and lung meridian. It has the properties of clearing heat and generating fluids, dispersing blood stasis, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. It is used to treat vomiting blood, fever and thirst, nosebleed, and blood in stool. The contraindications and adverse reactions of lotus seed are not clear.
2. Lotus seed has the effects of benefiting the kidney and astringent essence, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, tonifying the spleen to stop diarrhea and stopping leucorrhea. It is used for diarrhea of spleen deficiency, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, palpitation, insomnia and spermatorrhea. Lotus seed is forbidden to be taken by those who have dry stools, fullness and bloating.
The use of lotus root or lotus seed to treat diseases, should be under the guidance of a doctor to identify the rational use of medication.