Many people often discard the nodes when eating lotus root, but in fact, the lotus root node is a good hemostatic medicine. The lotus root node is the connecting part of the lotus root, containing asparagine, tannins, and other substances, and has high medicinal value. The lotus root node and the lotus root are roughly similar in nature and taste, and function, but the lotus root node has a stronger hemostatic effect. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lotus root node is neutral in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, and can shorten bleeding time when used medicinally, with the effects of stopping bleeding and resolving stasis, and is used to treat hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hemafecia, and uterine bleeding.
The lotus root node can be used alone or in combination with appropriate herbs. It can be taken by decocting in water, squeezing the juice, or grinding it into a powder. The medicinal properties of lotus root and lotus root nodes are mild, and toxic side effects are rarely seen in clinical applications, so they can be used with confidence.
Every day, wash three to five lotus root nodes, decoct them twice, each time for half an hour, and mix the medicinal juices obtained from the two decoctions to drink as tea. Also, drop 3-4 drops into the nose, 2-3 times a day. Treating nosebleeds for 3 to 5 days will have a significant effect; Decoct 40 grams of lotus root nodes, take twice a day, to treat traumatic hyphema; Take 40 grams of lotus root nodes including the rhizomes, bake them until dry, add 1 gram of borneol, grind them together into a fine powder, and store in a bottle to prevent air leakage.
Each time, take a small amount of the powder and blow it into the affected nostril, once every 2 hours, to treat nasal polyps; Take fresh lotus root nodes, remove the hairs, wash them clean, and pickle them with salt for 2 weeks. When using, take a lotus root node, rinse it with boiling water, and hold it in the mouth to dissolve, one piece at a time, twice a day, to treat acute pharyngitis.
Combinations with lotus root node:
For sudden vomiting of blood, it can be used with lotus leaf base to enhance the hemostatic effect;
For those with hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis, it can be combined with Bletilla striata to astringe the lungs and stop bleeding;
For those with incessant hematemesis and epistaxis due to blood-heat, it can be combined with Rehmannia root and Cirsium japonicum to cool the blood and stop bleeding;
For uterine bleeding of deficient-cold type, it can be combined with mugwort leaf and prepared ginger to warm the meridians and stop bleeding;
For hematuria due to blood-heat, it can be used with Lesser Cirsium, Typha pollen, and Imperata root to cool the blood and stop bleeding.