Interesting talk about ancient and modern medicine (food) classics such as Compendium of Materia Medica and Diet Spectrum: Lotus plumule-has the effects of clearing away heart fire, purging spleen fire, clearing away heat and nourishing heart, lowering blood pressure and diuresis, astringing fluid to stop sweating, stopping bleeding and fixing essence. China has regarded lotus leaf as a slimming medicine since ancient times. At present, the hospital still allows obese patients to drink lotus leaf tea. Because the root of lotus root, lotus root, has diuretic effect, so does its leaves. Soaking and decocting lotus leaves can dilate blood vessels, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, lower blood pressure and be a good medicine for losing weight. Lotus leaf tea can also significantly reduce the contents of triglyceride and cholesterol in serum, and has the health care function of regulating blood lipid. Therefore, drinking this kind of tea often can reduce blood fat, blood pressure and lose weight.
According to China Herbal Tea Formula, lotus leaf has the effects of calming the liver, lowering blood pressure, reducing blood fat and losing weight, and is suitable for obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness resistance.
As a kind of health tea, lotus leaf tea is not as immediate as medicine, but it has no side effects. It should be the best choice for people with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and high cholesterol, middle-aged and elderly friends, and women who want to keep slim.