Lotus leaf infused water should first be put into a cup, pour in warm boiled water, soak and drink. Lotus leaf infused water has the effect of elevating Qing Yang (transporting nutrients from digested food to the head and face and other parts of the body), clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. The effect of soaking in water is limited and should not be used as a substitute for medication.
Lotus leaf belongs to the heat-clearing medicine in the heat-clearing medicine, lotus leaf family for the water lily plant lotus dry leaves.
The lotus leaf into the liver meridian, spleen meridian, stomach meridian. Lotus leaf is bitter and flat in flavor. Lotus leaf can be used internally and externally. Lotus leaf has the effect of raising the clear yang, clearing heat, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Lotus leaf is used in the treatment of summer-dampness and diarrhea, summer-heat and thirst, blood-heat epistaxis (vomiting blood and nosebleed due to blood-heat), diarrhea due to deficiency of the spleen, and blood in the stool and leakage of menstruation (menstruation with excessive amount of blood or more than a few drops), etc. The effect of lotus leaf in water is limited.
The effect of lotus leaf infusion is limited and it should not be used as a substitute for medication. The adverse reactions of lotus leaf are not clear. Those who have a history of allergy to lotus leaves are prohibited to drink lotus leaves in water. If necessary, please use under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.