Lotus leaf, as a medicine, mainly plays its role of aromatization and diuresis. Its own fragrance can help the transformation of food, and the sweetness of lotus leaves can help the human body discharge excess water. There is a tradition of cooking lotus leaves in the south, so the rice made in this way has the fragrance of lotus leaves. Lotus leaf's effect of eliminating dampness is now widely used to treat hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and obesity that are common in modern people.

We can choose the most plump lotus leaf in summer, cut it into filaments, dry it and put it away, and make lotus leaf porridge or soak lotus leaf tea. But please note that this is more effective for people with phlegm-dampness type and those who tend to be damp-heat type. Nelumbine in lotus leaves helps to lose weight. People in damp heat constitution can choose the most plump lotus leaf in summer, cut it into filaments, dry it in the sun, and make it into lotus leaf porridge or soak it in lotus leaf tea. The effect is very good. The above is excerpted from Xu Wenbing's Four Seasons Health.