Since ancient times, China people's tradition of appreciating lotus flowers has hardly changed. Lotus is not only of high ornamental value, but also a treasure. Lotus, lotus seeds, lotus clothes, lotus houses, lotus whiskers, lotus hearts, lotus roots and lotus knots can all be used as medicine, especially lotus leaves, which can be said to be good health care products.
Lotus root has the effect of promoting blood circulation and eliminating dampness.
Lotus: Sweet, bitter and warm in nature, it has the effects of promoting blood circulation to stop bleeding, eliminating dampness and expelling wind.
Lotus seed: it tastes bitter and warm, and has the effects of removing blood stasis, stopping bleeding and drying dampness.
Lotus root: the place where two lotus roots are connected is the lotus root knot used in Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, you don't eat directly. It is cut, dried, cooked and eaten. Boiling water in lotus root knot has many functions, such as convergence, cooling blood, hemostasis and so on. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat diseases such as plague and bleeding, and the effect is good.
Lotus seed and lotus nut are not the same thing.
Lotus seed: the fruit of lotus is called lotus seed. Lotus seeds are sour and warm. It has the functions of convergence and sleep. It is effective for people with weak constitution, palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess, nocturnal emission, chronic diarrhea, air leakage, nocturnal emission and blood dripping.
When cooking porridge, you can add some lotus seeds to increase your appetite and nourish your stomach, but you should soak them in advance. Ladies who love beauty can also make lotus seed soup with rock sugar, lotus seeds, tremella and bird's nest. It can nourish yin and soothe the nerves, beauty beauty, and kill two birds with one stone.
Lotus plumule: Lotus plumule is wrapped by lotus seeds, which is called lotus plumule. It should be noted that the nature of lotus plumule and lotus seed is completely different, even opposite. Lotus seeds are sweet and sour, while lotus plumule is bitter and cold. Lotus seed is a good medicine for clearing the heart. It has a certain regulating effect on people with hyperactivity, strong appetite, irritability, difficulty in falling asleep, and even bad breath and nosebleeds. Worry-free special reminder: eating too much lotus seed heart is easy to hurt stomach gas, stomach cold, stomach pain, saliva and other miscellaneous diseases, so we must pay attention to proper use, not excessive.
Lotus leaves help digestion and drainage.
Lotus leaf: Lotus leaf is sweet and slightly bitter, and has the effects of ascending and descending turbidity, clearing away heat, removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. It can help digestion and eliminate dampness. It is suitable for dry heat, headache, dizziness, edema, anorexia, abdominal distension, diarrhea, hemoptysis, hematochezia, postpartum lochia, and blood stasis injury. However, people with weak constitution and deficiency of both qi and blood should use it with caution.