Lotus, also known as lotus, is warm and sweet, can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, relieve summer heat and detoxify, and can be used to treat traumatic injuries. Lotus can be used to treat rheumatism and scabies. When in use, the lotus flower is mashed and pasted on the red and swollen place to take effect. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, taking lotus and glutinous rice to cook porridge can make people young and beautiful. "Taicao Qingfangmu Yao Ji" wrote: Dry lotus, lotus root and lotus seed in the shade, grind them into powder and take them with warm wine every day, which can prolong life.
Lotus leaves can be used to make glutinous rice chicken, and lotus seeds can be used to make porridge or eaten raw. Lotus petals can be used to make tea and cook, and have a fragrant smell. Now there is a place to launch the Lotus Package. Also, the root of lotus root, lotus root, can be used for cooking and dessert.
Lotus is beneficial to human beings: lotus root is edible, lotus seed has nourishing effect, and flowers and leaves can be seen by people. Its lotus root festival, lotus seeds and lotus leaves are all good medicinal materials for Chinese medicine treatment. Where lotus grows, it also has the functions of purifying water quality, optimizing environment and beautifying scenery.
Lotus, green leaves and safflower form a colorful and elegant style. It is a popular ornamental flower, and has been praised as "the beauty of green cover" by scholars of past dynasties. Different from the beauty in the world, the beauty of lotus is natural beauty, natural beauty, without any artificial modification. Li Bai's poem "Clear water produces hibiscus, natural carving" vividly summarizes this feature of lotus. Not only that, lotus is called "the gentleman in the flower" by many writers because of its character of "getting out of the mud without being stained", and it is often used as a metaphor to praise those who refuse to go along with the secular, have high morality and are upright and upright.
Lotus is a combination of divine symbol and practical value, which has already appeared in ancient civilizations of Egypt, India, China and other countries. The ancient Egyptians believed that lotus symbolizes the god of silence and hides the secrets of the gods. Its fragrance is the breath of the gods and is indispensable in religious ceremonies. Buddhism, which originated in India, believes that lotus symbolizes sacredness and immortality. Not only does the bodhisattva sit on the lotus, but the word "lotus" is often seen in Buddhist scriptures. As for China, Zheng Feng in The Book of Songs sang the phrase "Ji has a lotus flower"; By the time Zhou Dunyi, a great philosopher in the Song Dynasty, put forward the theory of "love lotus", the noble image of lotus was more deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the reputation of "a gentleman in a flower" belonged to her. In addition to being used to eating nutritious lotus roots and lotus seeds, folks often put lotus flowers in bottles on tables or plant them in flowerpots to appreciate their charm.