Lotus is a common food in southern China. Because it has the effects of detumescence and detoxification, hemostasis and pain relief, removing blood stasis and dispersing blood, it is often used in people's diet, especially when the newly listed lotus comes out, it will be robbed by people.

When do you eat lotus flowers? Fresh lotus generally begins to fluffy and mature in July and August, and generally goes on the market around mid-July, and begins to get old around the end of August. Therefore, the lotus is the freshest when it is first listed, and the newly picked lotus is sweeter and more tender.

It is good to eat a proper amount of lotus at a time. Eating this in summer can relieve summer heat and promote fluid production, clear away heat and reduce fire. However, because the lotus seeds in the lotus are cold, especially the lotus plumule inside, this bitter thing is very cold and is not suitable for eating more. If you have a bad stomach, it is recommended to eat 1 lotus plumule every day. Otherwise, it is easy to cause spleen and stomach discomfort, but it is counterproductive.

Can diabetics eat lotus root? Diabetes is mostly caused by damp-heat and blood stasis. Due to overwork, deficiency of essence and blood, injury of both qi and yin, or improper diet, excessive fat and sweetness are eaten, and the spleen and stomach are not transported enough to make qi stagnation. The main symptoms are damp-heat and blood stasis, qi stagnation and blood stasis. The function of removing dampness and blood stasis of lotus root is very beneficial to diabetics, and it has a good therapeutic and preventive effect, so diabetics can eat lotus root.

Related news Lotus seeds are sweet and astringent, and enter the spleen, kidney and heart meridians. Lotus seeds have sedative, cardiotonic, anti-aging and anti-tumor effects. Lotus seeds are rich in calcium, phosphorus and potassium, and most people can eat them. They are the top grade of health care for middle-aged and elderly people. Lotus seeds can strengthen the brain, enhance memory and prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease. According to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus seeds can tonify the middle energizer, invigorate qi, resist aging and hunger after long-term use, benefit the heart and kidney, strengthen bones and muscles, replenish deficiency, and benefit the eyes and ears.