Efficacy, Function and Taboo of Lotus Leaves

Lotus leaf has the effects of clearing heat and eliminating dampness, promoting hair growth and clearing yang, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. Can be used for treating diseases such as polydipsia due to summer heat, diarrhea due to summer dampness, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, vomiting due to blood heat, metrorrhagia, hematochezia, etc. In addition, fried lotus leaves can be used to stop bleeding and postpartum blood dizzy.

Modern research shows that nuciferine in lotus leaves can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Lotus leaf soup can reduce blood viscosity and improve blood viscosity; Alkaloids in lotus leaves can interfere with fat absorption, thus playing a role in losing weight. Lotus leaf also has pharmacological effects of reducing blood lipid, inhibiting bacteria, resisting virus, resisting oxidation, stopping bleeding, calming and hypnotizing.

However, the following points should be noted when taking lotus leaf: people who are allergic to lotus leaf are forbidden to drink it, and pregnant women and people with deficiency of both qi and blood should use it with caution. It is recommended to consult a professional doctor before drinking and use it under the guidance of a doctor.

What is the efficacy and function of lotus leaf?

Efficacy and function of lotus leaf: it has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, promoting hair growth and clearing yang, cooling blood and stopping bleeding; It has sedative, hypnotic, hemostatic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral and hypolipidemic effects.

Lotus leaf is the dried leaf of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. It is calcined into charcoal by carbonization method, which is called lotus leaf charcoal.

Chinese medicine believes that lotus leaves are bitter and flat; Liver, spleen and stomach meridians; Has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, promoting hair growth, clearing yang, cooling blood and stopping bleeding; Clinically, it is used to treat summer heat, head swelling, chest tightness, thirst, short and red urine, etc. ② It can promote spleen yang, and can be combined with Atractylodes macrocephala and Lentils to treat summer diarrhea, and combined with spleen-invigorating and stomach-nourishing drugs to treat spleen deficiency, qi stagnation and diarrhea; ③ Various hemorrhagic diseases, such as hematemesis due to blood heat, metrorrhagia, hematochezia, etc. Lotus leaf charcoal astringent is better at removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, and is used for various hemorrhagic diseases and postpartum blood halo.

Modern pharmacological research shows that the main components of lotus leaf are alkaloids and flavonoids, as well as triterpenes, steroids, polyphenols and polysaccharides, among which alkaloids and flavonoids are the main pharmacological active components. Lotus leaf has sedative, hypnotic, hemostatic, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral and hypolipidemic effects.

What harm does long-term drinking lotus leaf tea have to the body? Lotus leaf tea is a good product for nourishing the heart, which can decompose fat, eliminate constipation and clear away heat and toxic materials. Therefore, drinking lotus leaf tea often can reduce weight, and it is a good product for people who love beauty and lose weight.

Nelumbine in lotus leaves has a strong oil repellent function. Drinking it will make people dislike greasy food, so it will help people who can't control their weight. It also has an effect on preventing the three highs. Lotus leaf is not a medicine, but a drink, which is harmless to human body.

However, not everyone can drink lotus leaf tea because it is very cold. Women can't drink it during menstruation and pregnancy, nor can people with weak spleen and stomach, weak constitution and insufficient qi and blood. Also pay attention to moderate drinking, not excessive.

Lotus leaf tea can be brewed with boiling water, and it is best to be compatible with other medicinal materials, such as mulberry leaves, hawthorn, Siraitia grosvenorii and roses.

Lotus leaf tea should be produced by regular manufacturers, and it must not be moldy and have pesticide residues. Take it according to the correct prescription and quantity. Unqualified drinking, too large dosage of the formula, is very harmful to human body, which will make people have abdominal pain and diarrhea, qi deficiency and fatigue.