Ou Jie - 藕節 - Nodus Nelumbino Rhizomatis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Nodus Nelumbo Nuciferae / Nelumbinis Nodus Rhizomatis Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis
Common English:	Lotus Rhizome Node

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Stop Bleeding (Hemostatics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Astringent	Neutral	Lung Stomach Liver	Dried: 9-30g Fresh: 30-60g Tincture: 2-4ml 9-15g (Secondary source)

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Stops bleeding, astringes leakage of Blood and removes Blood Stasis	Bleeding, especially due to Lung or Stomach Heat with hematemesis and hemoptysis Chronic bleeding (with appropriate herbs)
Eliminates Heat from the Blood	Blood Heat

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen	Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen Or Calyx Nelumbinis He Di	Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
Bleeding in the upper body such as epistaxis or hemoptysis and bleeding in the lower body such as hematuria and Bloody Lin.	Hematemesis.	Lung Heat with hemoptysis.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye	Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen Colla Corii Asini E Jiao	Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao Talcum Hua Shi Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
Hemoptysis.	Hemoptysis with bright red Blood.	Hematuria and hematochezia due to Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Mel Feng Mi
Hematuria and hematochezia due to Deficiency.

Notes

1. Being both astringent and able to break up Blood Stagnation, this herb stops bleeding without creating Stagnation.
2. Its usual application is bleeding from Lung and Stomach Heat.
3. Because it is fairly mild, it generally serves in a supporting role.
4. Hematemesis may be treated with the fresh juice
5. To treat epistaxis, drip the fresh juice into the nostrils.
6. Ou Jie and Petiolus Trachycarpi Zong Lu Pi both stop bleeding through astringency. Ou Jie is sweet and astringent; it stops bleeding while also reducing Blood Stasis, and in its fresh form it cools Blood Heat. Zong Lu Pi is bitter and astringent, with a stronger binding and restraining action than Ou Jie. Its main use is bleeding without Blood Stasis. Because it also dries Dampness, it is suitable for vaginal discharge.
7. Fresh Lotus Nodes Xian Ou Jie are cooling, which makes them best for bleeding from Blood Heat. They are often taken alone as fresh juice for epistaxis and hemoptysis.
8. Charred Lotus Nodes Ou Jie Tan stop bleeding more effectively but are weaker at dispelling Stasis. Being slightly warming, they can be used for bleeding in Yang Deficiency patients.