The nutrient component of lotus is the stamen of lotus in Nymphaeaceae. When flowers bloom in summer, stamens are dried in the shade. It contains quercetin, luteolin, isoquercitrin, luteolin glucoside and alkaloid.
The astringent effect of lotus root lotus root is the stamen of lotus root, which is flat and sweet, and has the effects of astringency (that is, hemostasis), tonifying kidney and eliminating heat toxicity. Boiling water of lotus root helps to prevent massive bleeding during production.
Kidney-tonifying effect Because pregnant women have to raise their babies, there is bound to be a loss of kidney qi. Lotus whiskers, which have the function of tonifying kidney, can make pregnant women have strength during childbirth and the production process will be smoother.
Midwifery pregnant women take boiled eggs with lotus root at the end of pregnancy, which not only helps to have a smooth delivery, but also can clear away heat and relieve fetal toxicity, making the newborn baby white and not easy to get eczema.
Lotus is the dry stamen of Nelumbo nucifera in Nymphaeaceae. Most anthers are spirally twisted, yellow or light brown, 2-loculed, longitudinally dehiscent, with the most yellow pollen inside. What nutritional value does it have?
Animal experiments of induced labor show that lotus root can increase uterine contractility and induce labor. It can also advance the opening time and improve the opening rate, and the estrogen-like effect is weak.