The aliases of lotus seeds are lotus seed meat, white lotus seed, pointed lotus seed, Xiang Lian seed and meat.

Lotus seed is the fruit of Nelumbo nucifera in Nymphaeaceae, which has a good nourishing effect. It is often used to make rock sugar lotus seed soup, tremella lotus seed soup and eight-treasure porridge. The ancients believed that all diseases could be cured as long as they were taken regularly. Lotus seeds are "pure and fragrant, and are the fruit of the spleen."

Nutritional value:

Lotus seeds are rich in calcium, phosphorus and potassium, and also contain liensinine, Evodia rutaecarpa, inulin, starch, raffinose, protein, fat and iron salt.

efficacy

Lotus seeds have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing the kidney and astringent essence, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves; It can also promote blood coagulation, activate some enzymes, maintain nerve conduction, maintain muscle elasticity and heartbeat rhythm. It can also help the body metabolize protein, fat and sugar and maintain acid-base balance; In addition, it also has a significant cardiotonic effect, which can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Lotus plumule has a good effect of dispelling heart fire and can treat sores on the mouth and tongue.

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Suitable for all ages, especially those with physical weakness, insomnia, loss of appetite, palpitation and nocturnal emission; Mental workers often eat it, which can strengthen the brain, enhance memory, improve work efficiency and prevent the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease; After radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancer patients, women with deficiency of both spleen and kidney and excessive leucorrhea should also eat it. 30 ~ 50g each time. Lotus plumule 3 grams each time.

avoid certain food

Don't eat yellow and moldy lotus seeds; Patients with exogenous diseases, dry stool, abdominal distension, malaria and malnutrition are not suitable for eating.

dietotherapy

Tremella and lotus seed soup

Ingredients: lotus seeds, tremella, rock sugar.

Method: Wash tremella, soak it in cold water for one night, put it in a pot, and add some water. Cook tremella with high fire, add lotus seeds to remove the heart, cook with low fire until tremella is cooked thoroughly, and add rock sugar.

Usage: Sweet soup can be used after cooking, and can be eaten after cooling in summer.

Efficacy: It has a good curative effect on hypertension.

Lotus seed honey pill

Ingredients: 500 grams of lotus seed meat and appropriate amount of honey.

Methods: Stir-fry and grind into powder, refine honey into pills, and swallow 3 grams with boiling water three times a day.

Efficacy: Treat diarrhea caused by five changes and chronic diarrhea.