Lotus leaf ash is an ancient prescription, also known as lotus leaf ash prescription, which was created by Dai Sigong, a medical scientist in Ming Dynasty. He mentioned the method of making lotus leaf ash in his masterpiece "The Essentials of Syndrome Treatment". Lotus leaf ash has a strong weight loss effect, especially for patients with abdominal emaciation and stubborn obesity. There are two main principles for losing weight:

1) Lotus leaf ash can remove phlegm and dampness.

Phlegm dampness is an important concept in TCM. In fact, Chinese medicine believes that phlegm-dampness is the main cause of obesity. Therefore, to lose weight, we must first go to phlegm!

2) Lotus leaf ash can naturally adjust your diet structure.

Some experts believe that after drinking for a period of time, you will naturally stop liking greasy food, and at the same time, your appetite will become very small.

Due to the good weight loss effect of lotus leaf ash and the complicated production method, it was revealed that a large number of fake black lotus leaf ash appeared in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. The main feature is that the color is black, similar to plant ash, while the real lotus leaf ash is brown.

Lotus leaf ash can also be used with fried atractylodes. fried atractylodes has the effect of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, and it is better to use it with lotus leaf ash.

30g of coix seed and proper amount of sugar are used as raw materials. Wash coix seed, put it into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, then boil the casserole on strong fire, and then simmer it with slow fire. After the coix seed is boiled, add sugar and eat it at will. It can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, lose weight and reduce swelling.

2. carp soup

5 g of long pepper, 0/00g of fresh carp/kloc-,0/5g of pepper/kloc-,ginger, coriander, cooking wine, onion, monosodium glutamate and vinegar are used as raw materials. Scaled carp, eviscerated, washed and cut into small pieces; Wash ginger and onion and pat them to pieces for later use. Put long pepper, carp, onion and ginger into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil with high fire, and simmer for about 40 minutes. Add coriander, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate and vinegar. Can be eaten alone, or together with meals, fish and soup. It can promote diuresis, reduce swelling and lose weight.

3, winter melon porridge

Fresh peeled wax gourd (or wax gourd kernel, 10g- 15g, fresh 30g)80g- 100g and japonica rice 100g are used as raw materials. Scrape the wax gourd with a knife, wash it, cut it into small pieces, put it in a casserole with japonica rice, and cook it into porridge (no salt is added to the porridge). Or first fry melon seeds with water to remove residue, then wash japonica rice and cook it in porridge, twice a day in the morning and evening, often effective. It has diuretic, repercussive, weight-reducing and lipid-lowering effects.

4. Lotus leaf porridge

Using 1 fresh lotus leaf (about 200g),100g japonica rice and proper amount of sugar as raw materials. Wash rice and add water to cook porridge. When cooked, wash the fresh tea leaves and cover the porridge, stew for about 15 minutes, remove the lotus leaves, turn the porridge into light green, and cook for a while. Take it with sugar and you can take it at any time. It can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and reduce fat and weight.

5, braised radish kelp

Take kelp and radish as raw materials, clove, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, walnut kernel, vegetable oil and soy sauce as raw materials. Soak kelp in water 1 day 1 night (change water twice in the middle), then wash and shred, and cut radish into thick shreds. Cook vegetable oil, stir-fry with shredded kelp for a few times, add clove, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, walnut kernel, soy sauce and water to boil, change the heat to medium heat until kelp will rot, and then add shredded radish for stewing. It can induce diuresis, relieve qi and lose weight.