Lotus Root vs Launaea Taraxacifolia

Side-by-side comparison of medicinal herbs

Herb

Lotus Root

Nelumbo nucifera rhizoma

Nutritive

Launaea taraxacifolia

Nutritive

Description

Edible rhizome eaten across Asia; used in TCM to clear heat, cool blood, and stop bleeding when raw; warm tonic when cooked.

Annual herb native to Africa used as a leafy vegetable and medicinal herb across West Africa for blood disorders, inflammation, and as a tonic.

Active Compounds

pyrocatechol, asparagine, vitamin C, tannins, catechins

flavonoids, phenolics, sesquiterpene lactones, tannins

Traditional Uses

Clears heat and cools blood when raw, Warms spleen and stops diarrhea when cooked, Hemostatic for bleeding, Japanese food medicine

blood disorders, inflammation, digestive tonic, fever, edema

Modern Uses

Antioxidant, Hemostatic, Anti-inflammatory, Nutritive

anti-inflammatory, nutritive, antioxidant, diuretic

Adult Dosage

Fresh or cooked as food; 9-30g dried

Fresh leaves as vegetable freely or 5g as tea

Contraindications

Cold and deficiency without heat conditions when raw

allergy to Asteraceae, excessive use

Side Effects

Generally safe as food

very well tolerated

Drug Interactions

0 known interactions

Reviewed by: HerbAlly Editorial Team, Medical herbalists and healthcare professionals

Sources: WHO Monographs · NCCIH · PubMed · Commission E