Therapeutic efficacy and practical materials of lotus seeds
Nourishing heart and benefiting qi to treat insomnia and dreaminess
Lotus seeds have the function of tonifying the middle energizer and benefiting qi. It is called "nourishing without astringency" and "preventing dryness without greasy" in ancient Chinese medicine books. In addition, lotus seeds have a good medicinal function of astringing and strengthening the spleen. Using them to cook porridge can not only reflect the therapeutic effect of lotus seeds on nourishing the heart, but also enjoy delicious food. In addition, Chinese medicine pointed out that lily is sweet and cold, which can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, clear the heart and soothe the nerves. Used for insomnia, dreaminess and trance. Therefore, it is better to cook porridge with lotus seeds and lilies for insomnia and dreams.
Recommended:
Lotus and lily porridge
Composition:
30g of dried lotus seeds, 20g of dried lily, 0g of rice100g, proper amount of rock sugar, and some red dates.
Exercise:
1. Wash the dried lotus seeds and soak them in cold water for later use; Wash dried lily, rice and red dates respectively;
2. Put the lotus seeds, red dates, rice and dried lily into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, first boil with strong fire, and then cook with slow fire. Stir them from time to time to avoid burning the pot. When they are almost ripe, add rock sugar and cook them a little.
Efficacy:
Eating this porridge can nourish yin, strengthen the spleen, nourish the heart and soothe the nerves.
Why can't lotus seeds be boiled?
Lotus seeds are not easy to cook, because the skin of lotus seeds has a layer of keratin, which will thicken with the extension of storage time and will not easily absorb water and swell. If the lotus seeds you buy are second-hand goods in the coming year, you are more likely to be cooked.
The reason why lotus seeds can't ripen may be that the soaking time is too long, so lotus seeds can only be soaked in a short time or not for about 10 minutes.
In addition, whether the lotus seeds are not cooked well may also be related to the time of adding sugar. If sugar is added too early, the water in the lotus seeds will be analyzed, which will make the lotus seeds dry and difficult to boil, so the best method should be to add sugar after the lotus seeds are boiled.
How to cook lotus seeds easily?
1, soaked in hot alkaline water
Soak in hot alkaline water, and the ratio of alkali to water is 10. After the alkali is dissolved, soak the lotus seeds for about an hour. Pinch the lotus seeds with your hands, and then soak them in hot water. The lotus seeds will swell and rot when cooked.
Put it in the refrigerator for a day.
Lotus seeds are put in the refrigerator for a day, and then boiled out, which is easy to rot. You don't need a pressure cooker to cook lotus seeds. Just cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the fire and put it on the stove. The pot is slightly cold, and the fire is boiled. Repeat for three times.
3. Don't put the sugar until it is boiled.
Lotus seeds can only be soaked for a short time (about ten minutes) or not. The reason why lotus seeds can't be cooked is that the soaking time is too long, or it may be related to putting sugar too early. Because the water in it has been analyzed, the lotus seeds will naturally dry up, which will lead to boiling, so it is better to put sugar after boiling.
The efficacy of lotus seeds
Regular consumption by middle-aged and elderly people, especially mental workers, can strengthen the brain, enhance memory, improve work efficiency and prevent Alzheimer's disease. Lotus seed heart tastes bitter, but it has obvious cardiotonic effect, which can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Lotus plumule also has a good effect of removing heart fire, treating aphtha and helping sleep. Lotus seeds are beneficial to the heart and kidney, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and calming the nerves.