Function and efficacy of lotus root
1, moistening the intestines and relaxing the bowels
Lotus root is rich in dietary fiber and mucin, but its calories are not high, so it can control body weight, help reduce blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol levels, promote intestinal peristalsis, and prevent constipation and hemorrhoids.
2, clearing heat and cooling blood
Lotus root is cold, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat fever; Lotus root is sweet and light, which is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis, hemoptysis and bleeding.
3. Stop bleeding and remove blood stasis
Lotus root contains a lot of tannic acid, which can constrict blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, which is a good diet for fever.
4, strong gastric mucosa
Vitamin C and protein can combine with various cells, promote the production of collagen and strengthen the gastric mucosa.
5. Promote milk secretion
Mom eats more lotus roots, which can remove abdominal blood and promote milk secretion. Lotus root soup has antitussive effect, and it can be used to treat severe cough by juicing directly with roots and skins.
6, expectorant cough
Now the air quality is getting worse and worse, and the pollution is serious. Eating fresh lotus root juice can relieve cough, yellow phlegm, asthma and tracheal inflammation. Hot lotus root tea has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm.
7. Improve the stomach and intestines
Tannin has anti-inflammatory and astringent effects, and can improve gastrointestinal fatigue. Lotus root also contains mucin, a sugar protein, which can promote the digestion of protein and fat, thus reducing the burden on the stomach.
8. Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat
Lotus root is cold and sweet. Eating lotus root has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, relieving summer heat and removing annoyance. Chinese medicine believes that lotus root has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, clearing away heat and relieving restlessness, nourishing stomach and promoting digestion, nourishing heart and enriching blood, regulating qi and relieving depression, stopping diarrhea and hunger, and strengthening heart.
9. Beautiful and beautiful
Lotus root can nourish yin and clear heat, moisten dryness and quench thirst. Lotus root is rich in vitamin C and vitamin B, and peanut contains vitamin E and a certain amount of zinc. Eating peanuts regularly can resist aging and moisturize the skin. Long-term use can clear away heat and fire, remove acne and moisturize skin, beauty beauty.
Taboos for eating lotus root
1, people with spleen deficiency and stomach cold, people who are prone to diarrhea, should not eat raw lotus roots.
Raw lotus root is cold. It is good for people who are hot and dry to eat raw lotus root slices. However, people with poor spleen and stomach and loose stool are cold and difficult to digest, and it is easy to aggravate cold syndrome.
2. Avoid cooking lotus root in an iron pot.
Lotus root is rich in iron, so it is best to cook it with ceramic or stainless steel utensils, and avoid using iron pots and aluminum pot, otherwise it will turn black, look ugly and affect appetite.
3. Cut lotus roots should not be stored directly.
Do it as soon as the lotus root is cut. Because the incision is easy to turn black and rot, don't put it directly indoors if it is not finished. When storing, stick the incision with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.
4. Soybean and lotus root should not be eaten together.
Some people like to add some soybeans when they stew meat with lotus root, which is not desirable. Soybean is rich in iron and can't be eaten with lotus root containing more cellulose. Cellulose will affect the body's absorption of iron.
5, maternal should not eat lotus root prematurely.
Lotus root is especially suitable for the elderly, women, children and the infirm, especially for patients with high fever, vomiting blood, hypertension, liver disease, loss of appetite, iron deficiency anemia and malnutrition. However, due to the cold nature of lotus root, mother should not eat it too early.
6. Lotus root, white radish and pig liver should not be eaten together.
Some people like to mix and match dishes, such as stewed ribs. They saw radish and lotus root at home, so they added them together. Comrades, this is not good. Lotus root and white radish are cool. Eat together in winter. Be careful, the more you eat, the colder it gets.
Some people even like to stir-fry pork liver with lotus root, which is not suitable. Lotus root is rich in cellulose, and aldonic acid in the fiber can form a mixture with trace elements such as iron, copper and zinc in pig liver, which reduces the absorption of these elements by human body. Isn't this a waste?
Edible method of lotus root
Hot and sour lotus root
Wash lotus root, cut into dices, blanch in boiling water, drain, and chop millet pepper and pickled pepper; Add millet pepper, pickled pepper and diced lotus root into the oil pan, add salt and other seasonings, and mix well to taste.
Efficacy: promoting fluid production to quench thirst, clearing away heat and vexation, stimulating appetite and promoting digestion, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm.
Black beans, red dates and lotus root pettitoes soup
Wash lotus root and cut into pieces, and wash trotters and cut into pieces. Wash black beans and red dates and soak for 2 minutes. Pour clear soup, ginger slices, angelica and salt into the pot. After the soup is boiled, add trotters, lotus roots, black beans and red dates and cook until cooked.
Efficacy: Enriching blood and caring skin, promoting digestion and absorption of nutrients.
The edible value of lotus root is very much, and it can also promote maternal milk secretion. However, it should be noted that pregnant women should not eat lotus root prematurely, and it is not appropriate to use an iron pot to cook lotus root.