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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
  <source-url>https://bencaoindex.com/</source-url>
  <canonical>https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/lian-xu/</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 xu</name>
    <name type="chinese">莲须</name>
    <name type="latin">Stamen Nelumbinis</name>
    <name type="english">Lotus Semen</name>
    <name type="japanese">renshu</name>
    <name type="korean">yeonsu</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Heart</channel>
    <channel>Kidney</channel>
    <channel>Liver</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Stabilises the Kidneys and secures Jing</summary>
      <indication>Kidneys too deficient to hold: nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, bedwetting, frequent urination or vaginal discharge</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Clears Heart Heat</summary>
      <indication>Heart Yin deficiency</indication>
      <indication>Excessive dreaming and restless sleep that accompany seminal emission</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Stops bleeding</summary>
      <indication>Nosebleed, vomiting of blood and heavy uterine bleeding</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
