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What are the functions of lotus?
Use of lotus:

Lotus is the hypertrophy rhizome of perennial aquatic plants in Nymphaeaceae, which is native to India and China. Cultivated in China for about 3,000 years, it has spread all over China. It is a food with high carbohydrate and low fat. Besides protein, starch, vitamins, carotene and asparagine, it also contains alkaloids such as asparagine, amino acids, fenugreek, catechol and neochlorogenic acid. Lotus root is harvested in autumn, winter and early spring, and it is better to be fat, white and sweet. It is fresh and tender when eaten raw, and strong and old when cooked.

The effective components of lotus seeds can inhibit hemodynamics, myocardial contractility, slow down heart rate, dilate coronary arteries, relax blood vessels, lower blood pressure, and have anti-arrhythmia and anti-myocardial ischemia effects. ● The alkaloids of lotus seeds have anti-free radical effect. Through the experiment of ventricular blood cell aggregation, it is confirmed that Lianzixin decoction has therapeutic and preventive effects on this model. ● Lotus seeds have anti-aging and longevity effects. ● Lotus seeds contain lutein oxide, which can inhibit nasopharyngeal carcinoma. ● Alkaloids in lotus seeds have inhibitory activity on ADT enzyme on rat brain cell membrane.

Lotus leaf (lotus leaf) can clear away heat and detoxify; Rhizome node (lotus root node) can stop bleeding and remove blood stasis; Stamens (lotus roots) can strengthen kidney and astringent essence; The receptacle (lotus room) can remove blood stasis and stop bleeding.

Lotus seeds are good food for all ages. According to the research of scientists, the carbohydrate content of dried lotus seeds is as high as 62%, and the protein content is as high as 16.6%. The contents of fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, B2 and carotene are also quite rich. As a valuable traditional Chinese medicine, it has the effects of invigorating spleen and lung, nourishing heart, consolidating essence and tonifying deficiency, and is suitable for palpitation, insomnia, nocturnal emission, excessive leucorrhea and chronic diarrhea. Medical books include "nourishing middle energizer" and "treating insomnia and dreaminess". Eating a bowl of lotus seed soup at night, or stewing lotus seed pig hearts, or cooking porridge with lotus seed glutinous rice can soothe the nerves and help sleep.

Application: During the Qin and Han Dynasties, ancestors used lotus as a tonic, and its medicinal use has been in China for more than 2,000 years. Lotus is a representative of holiness and a symbol of Buddhism. Lotus leaves the dust, clean and flawless. Therefore, the people of China and most Buddhist believers take the noble quality of lotus as their motto, encouraging themselves to lead a totally clean life. Lotus is the symbol and messenger of friendship. In ancient China, there was a tradition of sending plums in spring and picking lotus in autumn. Since ancient times, Chinese people have regarded lotus seeds as precious food, and they are still high-grade nourishing nutrition. Many places specialize in producing lotus seeds. Lotus root is the best vegetable and preserved fruit. Lotus leaves, lotus flowers and lotus plums are also popular medicated diets in China. It can be seen that the diet culture of lotus is rich and colorful. Traditional lotus seed porridge, preserved lotus seed, lotus seed powder, lotus root slices with meat, steamed pork with lotus leaves, lotus leaf porridge and so on are numerous. In China's flower culture, lotus is the most interesting object of flower-chanting poems and the subject of flower-and-bird painting. It is the most beautiful and colorful dance material; It is also the most commonly used and beautiful pattern decoration and modeling in various architectural decoration, sculpture techniques and daily necessities. Lotus is a famous traditional flower in China.