Lotus bean vegetable is the whole herb of the Caryophyllaceae plant Lotus bean. It grows in shady and humid areas in the mountains, and is distributed in southern and southwestern China. Lotus bean vegetable is used to clear heat and detoxify, and treat boils, carbuncles, abscesses, and swelling.
【Properties and Taste】 Bitter and cool.
① "Guizhou Folk Medicine": It has a neutral nature and a slightly astringent taste.
② "Yunnan Medicinal Plants": Bitter and cool.
【Functions and Indications】 Clear heat and detoxify. It treats boils, carbuncles, abscesses, jaundice, malaria, and rheumatism.
① "Guizhou Folk Medicine": It treats rheumatism, jaundice, and disperses accumulations.
② "Guangxi Medicinal Plant Directory": It has anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling, detoxifying, and heat-clearing effects. It treats heat sores, boils, abscesses, snake bites, conjunctivitis, infantile malnutrition, and childhood asthma.
③ "Yunnan Medicinal Plants": It clears heat, reduces inflammation, promotes diuresis, and eliminates opacity. It treats jaundice, malaria, pterygium, fractures, and abscesses.
【Usage and Dosage】 Internal use: Decoction, 2-3 qian (0.5-1 liang for fresh herbs); Soak in alcohol or crush and extract the juice. External use: Crush and apply.
【Selected Formulas】 ① For treating jaundice: Take one liang of Tuan Ye E'er Chang and one liang of Jin Zhen Hua, and decoct in water for consumption.
② For treating rheumatism and athlete's foot: Soak one liang of Tuan Ye E'er Chang in alcohol and consume.
③ For treating accumulations: Crush Tuan Ye E'er Chang and heat it, then apply it to the affected area. (Selected formulas from "Guizhou Folk Medicine")
【Discussions from Different Sources】
1. "Guizhou Folk Medicine": It treats rheumatism, jaundice, and disperses accumulations.
2. "Guangxi Medicinal Plant Directory": It has anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling, detoxifying, and heat-clearing effects. It treats heat sores, boils, abscesses, snake bites, conjunctivitis, infantile malnutrition, and childhood asthma.
3. "Yunnan Medicinal Plants": It clears heat, reduces inflammation, promotes diuresis, and eliminates opacity. It treats jaundice, malaria, pterygium, fractures, and abscesses.
【Harvesting and Storage】 Harvest the whole herb in summer, and dry it in the sun or use it fresh.
