Its character of emerging from the mud without staining has always been praised by the world. "The next day, the lotus leaves are infinitely colorful, and the lotus flowers reflect different colors in the sun" is a true portrayal of the beauty of lotus flowers.
The noble character of lotus flower "straight through the outside, not crawling, not stained with mud, clear but not demon" has always been one of the themes of poets' painting.
2. The biological characteristic of lotus leaf is that it likes water and light.
Rhizomes are transverse, hypertrophy, swollen internodes, with many longitudinal airways inside, constricted internodes, black scales at the top and hairy adventitious roots at the bottom.
Lotus is an aquatic plant, which likes relatively stable and calm shallow water, lakes, swamps and ponds, and is its suitable habitat. The water demand of lotus depends on the variety. The relative water level of large plant-shaped varieties such as Gulian and Chiba is deep, but it cannot exceed 1.7 meters. Small and medium-sized plants are only suitable for water depth of 20-60 cm.
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The value of lotus leaf:
1, reducing blood lipid
Modern research has found that lotus leaf has the function of lowering blood fat. Lotus leaf tastes bitter and flat. After taking it, it has a good health care effect on liver, spleen, stomach and heart. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the function of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and is very suitable for patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
2, diuretic laxative
Lotus leaf has a good diuretic effect, the most direct performance is that the number of times to go to the toilet after taking lotus leaf tea has increased significantly. Not only has the urine volume increased, but the stool has also become smoother. It has a good auxiliary treatment effect on constipation.
Step 3 lose weight
Lotus leaf has been a good medicine for slimming since ancient times. The main chemical component of lotus leaf is nuciferine, which can effectively decompose the fat in the body and excrete it. Liensinine can densely cover the intestinal wall of human body, forming a layer of fat isolation membrane to prevent the absorption and accumulation of fat.
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