Although it looks ordinary, it is very nutritious. The effects of raw lotus root and cooked lotus root are very different. Eating lotus root raw can clear away heat, because lotus root is a cold food. After it cools down, it can cool off the heat for the body. It can also quench thirst and relieve alcohol. When the lotus root is cooked, it becomes warm and its color changes, from white to fleshy purple. At this time, lotus root has the effect of nourishing yin and generating blood, and cooked lotus root is the main one in winter.
2. horseshoe
Some places are called water chestnut, which is also a cool ingredient. It has certain effects of clearing away lung heat and resolving phlegm, and is sometimes used as staple food or some cakes in some places. Horseshoe is cool and sweet. You can eat it directly after washing, or you can eat it after cooking.
3. Euryale ferox
The taste is dry and flat, and it has the effect of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen. Euryale ferox in the market can be divided into fresh and dried products. Fresh ones can be directly boiled with water and then blended with honey. Dried products can also be used to cook porridge, and some can also be taken as powder.