Lotus leaf is the dry leaf of perennial herb emergent plant of Nelumbo, which is mainly distributed in subtropical and temperate regions such as Central Asia, West Asia, North America, India, China and Japan. Lotus leaf has the functions of clearing heat and eliminating dampness, promoting hair growth and clearing yang, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and is suitable for treating summer heat, polydipsia, diarrhea due to summer heat, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, hematemesis due to blood heat, hematochezia and metrorrhagia.

1 has slimming effect.

Lotus leaf alkaloids have the function of reducing blood lipid and are often used to treat obesity in clinic. After soaking in water, lotus leaves can form a layer of fat isolation film on the human intestinal wall, which can effectively prevent the absorption of fat, fundamentally lose weight and control the rebound more effectively.

2 clearing away heat and relieving summer heat

Lotus leaf is cool, which has the functions of clearing away heat and blood, eliminating summer heat and dampness, clearing away heat and reducing fire, calming liver and purging spleen, and reducing lung fire. People used to make lotus leaf porridge and lotus leaf tea to cool off the heat.

3 eliminate edema

People who often drink lotus leaf soaked in water can diuretic and detoxify, and the water metabolism in the body is abnormal. People with edema of lower limbs can drink lotus leaf tea to eliminate edema. However, the effect of lotus leaf on eliminating edema is very general. If edema is serious, you can use lotus leaf with winter melon seeds to make tea.

4 relieve constipation

Lotus leaf contains nuciferine, which will stimulate the intestine and promote bowel movements. People with signs of constipation drink lotus leaf tea every day, which can make their stools unobstructed.

5 Treating cardiovascular diseases

Lotus leaf is rich in flavonoids and has strong antioxidant effect. It can eliminate free radicals, reduce the damage of free radicals to blood vessel wall, increase coronary blood flow, eliminate myocardial infarction, and prevent and treat congestion and coronary heart disease.

6 Hemostatic effect

After carbonization, lotus leaf charcoal has a good effect of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, and can be used to treat various hemorrhagic diseases and traumatic bleeding.

nutritive value

Lotus leaf mainly contains nuciferine, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid and other anti-mitotic alkaline components. Pharmacological research shows that lotus leaf has antipyretic, antibacterial and spasmolytic effects.

1 nuciferine contained in lotus leaves can effectively decompose body fat and excrete it forcefully. It is distributed on the intestinal wall to form a fat isolation membrane, which can also prevent the human body from absorbing fat, thus achieving the effect of reducing blood fat.

2. Lotus leaves contain citric acid, which can enhance the normal metabolism in the body, promote the discharge of skin pigments, and help detoxify and lighten spots.

Vitamin C has the functions of anti-oxidation, anti-free radical and inhibition of tyrosinase formation, thus achieving the effect of whitening and lightening spots.

Malic acid occupies a special position in the metabolic pathway of substances, which can directly participate in human metabolism and be directly absorbed by the human body, thus providing energy for the body in a short time, eliminating fatigue, and playing the role of anti-fatigue and rapid recovery of physical strength.