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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:59.109479+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/lian-fang/</canonical>
  <licence>Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice.</licence>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">lian fang</name>
    <name type="chinese">莲房</name>
    <name type="latin">Receptaculum Nelumbinis</name>
    <name type="english">lotus peduncle</name>
    <name type="japanese">renbo</name>
    <name type="korean">yeonbang</name>
  </names>
  <category>Regulate Blood, Stop Bleeding</category>
  <channels>
    <channel>Spleen</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Stops bleeding and dispels Blood stasis</summary>
      <indication>Heavy or irregular uterine bleeding, particularly with dark, clotted blood from stasis</indication>
      <indication>Blood in the urine or stool</indication>
      <indication>Bleeding hemorrhoids</indication>
      <indication>Prolapse of the rectum or uterus</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain from Blood stagnation</indication>
      <indication>Retained placenta or drawn-out postpartum discharge, using the raw form</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Dispels Summerheat and Damp</summary>
      <indication>Summerheat diarrhea in children</indication>
      <indication>Damp skin eruptions and eczema</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
