Stewed lotus root soup with ribs is delicious! Ingredients: 500g ribs (small ribs are preferred), 2-3 long lotus roots, 3-5 green onions, a little ginger, 2 small peppers, salt, monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, fennel and pepper. Process: First cut the lotus root into wedges, boil a pot of boiling water, and pour half into another pot. Put the lotus root pieces into a pot and cook them over medium heat. Put the fresh ribs in another pot, pour out the oil and water after 3 minutes of high fire, then put the white ribs and lotus root into the pot, add ginger slices and scallion at the same time, cover with high fire and cook. After about 10 minutes, open the lid again, and the fragrance comes to my face. After a little stirring with a spoon, cut the pepper in half, add a little salt, and cover it with medium heat for stewing. After 20 minutes, the smell of ribs filled the kitchen, making people want to taste salty soup. At this point, add a proper amount of chicken essence and salt to the boiled soup, stir it a little, cover and stew for 10 minute, then sprinkle some monosodium glutamate, and open the lid and stew for about 2 minutes.

Medicinal value

Chinese medicine believes that lotus root is cold and sweet. Used raw, it has the function of cooling blood and removing blood stasis, and can treat fever, polydipsia, hematemesis, hot shower and so on. Cooked use can benefit blood, stop diarrhea, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite.

Lotus root-based prescription is widely used in clinic and has good curative effect. For example, fresh lotus root juice, take half a cup every morning and evening to treat pulmonary tuberculosis hemorrhage, postpartum hemorrhage and nosebleed. In addition, mash the raw lotus root into juice, add appropriate amount of honey, mix well and take it in several times to treat fever and polydipsia; Half a cup of lotus root juice and half a cup of pear juice are taken evenly to treat phlegm-heat dry mouth and cough.

The connection part of lotus root is called lotus root node, which contains aspartic acid, tannin and so on, and has high medicinal value. Lotus root node and lotus root have similar taste and function, but lotus root node focuses on hemostasis.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lotus root is mild and sweet, and medicinal use can shorten bleeding time, stop bleeding and dissipate blood stasis, and treat hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia and metrorrhagia.

For example, drink lotus root juice for 3 ~ 4 drops, 2 ~ 3 times a day, to treat epistaxis; Decoct 40 grams of lotus root node twice a day to treat traumatic hyphema; Take 40g of lotus root node and 40g of lotus root, bake them, add borneol 1 g, grind them into powder, and store them in a bottle. Blow a little powder into the affected nostril every time, every 2 hours 1 time to treat nasal polyps; Raw lotus root nodes are depilated, washed and salted for 2 weeks. When in use, take lotus root nodes and take them with boiling water, and take 1 tablet each time, twice a day to treat acute pharyngitis.

Lotus root and lotus node have mild medicinal properties and few toxic and side effects in clinical application, so they can be used safely.

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Report | 20 13-08-27 12:40 enthusiastic users

1. The beauty effect of lotus root

For people who are prone to get angry and get acne, lotus root has a good effect of cooling serum and heat.

Lotus root contains a lot of dietary fiber and mucus protein, which helps to excrete wastes and toxins from the body.

Lotus root also contains a lot of trace elements, which helps to regulate the circulation and metabolism in the body.

2. Edible efficacy of lotus root

If you have a bad appetite, you can try to eat a few pieces of lotus root, which contains a small amount of tanning liquid, which helps to bond the spleen and stomach.

In case of diarrhea, you can also brew a cup of lotus root powder to adjust the intestinal environment. Lotus root can effectively inhibit the absorption of body fat and help to stop diarrhea.

If you have a cold and cough, you can choose lotus root tip to help relieve asthma and cough.