Extended data
taboo
1, people with abdominal distension and dry stool should not take lotus seeds.
2. People with dry stools should not take lotus seeds. Compendium of Materia Medica
3, lotus seeds will swell people's stomachs, Zhong Yi will make people vomit, and food will go. Herbal notes
Variety classification
Lotus seeds are divided into red lotus seeds (including lake lotus seeds and fragrant lotus seeds) and white lotus seeds (including Jianlian lotus seeds and Guangchang white lotus seeds), and some are subdivided into fragrant lotus seeds, red lotus seeds and Jianlian lotus seeds and Guangchang white lotus seeds.
Hunan lotus seed: refers to the lotus seed commodity produced in Dongting Lake area in southern Hunan. The commodity is spherical with a diameter of 1.2 ~ 1.4 cm. The appearance is grayish pink, with three longitudinal dark lines, a reddish-brown protrusion like a pot cover at the top, a circular depression around it and a small depression at the bottom.
The seed coat is very thin and clings to the lotus flesh. Hard, there is a big gap in the center after crushing, and there are turquoise seed embryos (lotus plumule) inside. Lotus meat is white powder. Sweet and light.
Honglianzi: refers to the commodities produced in the waters of the Yangtze River in Hubei and the production areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The color of the commodity is slightly darker than that of Xiang Lian, and it is oval, with a length of 1.2 ~ 1.6 cm and a diameter of 0.8 ~ 1.2 cm, so it is also called "red lotus seed" and "wax gourd lotus". The powder is slightly weaker than Xianglian, and the rest are the same as Xianglian.
Jianlian refers to the white lotus mainly produced in Jianyang and Jian 'ou areas of Fujian, with long and large particles, with a diameter of 1.5 ~ 1.8 cm and a length of 2 cm, and a white to yellowish white surface. It is strong and rich in powder. In the past, when processing lotus flowers, a knife was often cut in the middle of the seed material, leaving a scratch, commonly known as "waist-horizontal jade belt". Commodities are stronger than Xianglian and Hu Lian.
Commodity characteristics
Lotus seed products are better with new goods and dry goods. New goods (goods of that year) are slightly waxy but not very hard and crisp, and easy to cook, while second-hand goods are hard and crisp, but they will not rot if cooked for a long time. Dry lotus seeds are stirred by hand, crisp and easy to stir; Wet goods are dull and laborious.
distinguish
Characteristics of medicinal materials: slightly oval or spherical, with a length of 1.2 ~ 1.8 cm and a diameter of 0.8 ~ 1.4 cm. The surface is yellowish brown to reddish brown, with thin longitudinal stripes and wide veins.
The center of one end is papillary, dark brown, with many cracks and slightly concave periphery. The seed coat is hard and thin, and it is not easy to peel off. Cotyledons 2, yellow and white, plump, with gaps in the middle, with green germs. Slight gas, sweet and slightly astringent taste; Lotus seeds are bitter in heart.
Edible
Lotus seed core, lily, honeysuckle, Siraitia grosvenorii flower, mint, jade butterfly, tribute chrysanthemum. This prescription has a good effect on aphtha, excessive internal heat and acne.
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