The lotus flower is full of treasures. How much do you know about these effects?

"The lotus leaves that touch the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers that reflect the sun are uniquely red." "I love the lotus that emerges from the mud but remains unstained." Since ancient times, there has been almost no tradition of Chinese people loving and appreciating lotus. Change. In addition to being of great ornamental value, the lotus is also full of treasures. The lotus, lotus seeds, lotus clothes, lotus chambers, lotus whiskers, lotus seed cores, lotus stems, lotus nodes, etc. can all be used for medicinal purposes, especially the lotus leaves, which can be said to be good for health. .

Lotus: Lotus is sweet and bitter in taste, warm in nature, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, removing dampness and wind.

Lotus pod: Lotus pod is bitter in taste and warm in nature. It has the effect of removing blood stasis, stopping bleeding and removing dampness.

Lotus root joint: The place where the two lotus root joints meet is the lotus root joint used in traditional Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, it is not eaten directly. It is cut and dried, boiled in water and taken. Boiled water from lotus root joints has many effects, including astringent, cooling blood, and hemostasis. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat plague, hemorrhage and other miscellaneous diseases, with good results.

Lotus seeds: The fruits produced by lotus flowers are called lotus seeds. Lotus seeds are acidic and warm in nature. They have astringent and hypnotic effects. They are very effective for patients with weak constitution, palpitation, insomnia, spermatorrhea, and long-term diarrhea, gas leakage, semen leakage, and blood leakage.

When making porridge, you can add some lotus seeds to increase appetite and benefit the stomach. However, it needs to be soaked in advance to make it thoroughly cooked. Ladies who love beauty can also use rock sugar, lotus seeds, white fungus, bird's nest, etc. to make lotus seed soup, which not only nourishes yin and calms the nerves, but also beautifies the skin, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Lotus seed core: The core wrapped in the middle of lotus seed is called lotus seed core. It should be noted that the properties of lotus seed core and lotus seed are completely different, and can even be said to be exactly the opposite. Lotus seeds tend to be sour and sweet, while lotus seed cores tend to be bitter and cold, so they should not be confused. Lotus seed core is a good medicine for clearing the heart and purging fire. It has a certain regulating effect on those who are excited, have a strong appetite, are restless, have difficulty falling asleep, and even have bad breath and nosebleeds. Wuyou reminds everyone: Eating too much lotus seed cores can easily damage stomach qi, causing stomach cold, stomach pain, water in the mouth and other miscellaneous diseases. Everyone must pay attention to the amount of use when using it on daily basis, and do not overdose.

Lotus leaf: Lotus leaf, which tastes sweet and slightly bitter. It has the effects of increasing clearness and lowering turbidity, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. It can help digestion and eliminate moisture. It is suitable for symptoms such as excessive thirst during summer heat, headache, dizziness, edema, bloating due to lack of food, diarrhea, hemoptysis, blood in the stool, postpartum lochia, injury and blood stasis. However, if the body is thin, Qi and blood deficiency, etc. be used with caution.

Rice wrapped in lotus leaves is fragrant and delicious, capturing the essence of eating lotus. Studies have shown that lotus leaves also contain a kind of "nursinine" that can help people lose weight. This effect of lotus leaf is now widely used to treat hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and obesity.

Lotus leaf and hawthorn tea: Take 3 grams each of lotus leaf and hawthorn, make tea and drink it every day. Raw hawthorn is sour, sweet, and slightly warm in nature. It has the effects of digesting food and removing accumulation, promoting qi and dispersing blood stasis. The main component of raw hawthorn is hawthorn total flavonoids, which can regulate lipid metabolism, improve liver function, and prevent and treat fatty liver. Lotus leaf boosts yang and strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the stomach and reduces turbidity. It can guide the phlegm and fat accumulated in the body to be discharged from the urine. It is a good dietary therapy for patients with fatty liver.

Lotus Leaf Four Gentlemen Tea: Take fresh lotus leaves, wash, cut into shreds, and dry, then grind tangerine peel, hawthorn, and Yiren into fine powder, mix with lotus leaves, and divide into 100 bags. Take 1 bag a day, brew it with boiling water, and drink it continuously for 100 days. It can lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, lose weight, prevent and treat gallstones, fatty liver, obesity, etc.

Lotus root: The lotus leaf root soaked in the underwater mud is the lotus root we eat every day. It looks inconspicuous, but its role cannot be underestimated. However, the same lotus root has different effects when eaten raw and cooked.

Raw lotus root is sweet and cold in nature. It can cool blood and stop bleeding, remove heat and clear the stomach. It mainly dissipates blood stasis, vomiting blood, mouth and nose bleeding, postpartum blood congestion, cures sores and wounds, and relieves heat, thirst, cholera, and boredom. , hangover, etc.

Ripe lotus root is sweet and warm in nature. It can invigorate the spleen and appetite, replenish the blood and heart, nourish the five internal organs, strengthen the lower Jiao, digest food, stop diarrhea, and promote muscle growth. Taking it for a long time can make people happy and stop anger. In other words, after being cooked, the nature of lotus root changes from cold to warm. It can strengthen the spleen and appetite, stop diarrhea and solidify essence.

■Editor/Wang Huili

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