Lotus seeds are sweet, astringent and flat, and have the effects of strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, nourishing the heart and benefiting the kidney; Indications: diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, loose stool, nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, etc. Lotus seed heart tastes bitter and cold, and has the effect of clearing away heart fire and lowering blood pressure; Indications: fever, thirst, upset, insomnia, hypertension, etc. Lotus room tastes bitter, astringent and warm, and has the effect of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding; It can be used for postpartum abdominal pain, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia, hematochezia, hematuria, and postpartum retained placenta. Xu Peng is sweet, astringent and warm, and has the effect of tonifying kidney and solidifying essence; Used for nocturnal emission, nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, frequent micturition and enuresis. Lotus leaf tastes slightly bitter and flat, and has the effects of ascending and descending turbidity, clearing away heat and reducing fever, and stopping bleeding; Used for heatstroke, enteritis, hematemesis, hemorrhage, hematochezia, hematuria and functional uterine bleeding. Lotus stems are slightly bitter in taste and flat in nature, and have the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat and regulating qi. Used for heatstroke, dizziness, chest distress and qi stagnation. Lotus leaf pedicle tastes bitter and flat, and has the effects of clearing away summer heat, promoting diuresis, promoting blood circulation and preventing miscarriage; Treat bloody dysentery, diarrhea and fetal movement during pregnancy. Lotus is bitter, sweet and warm, and has the effects of eliminating dampness, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding. Treat traumatic bleeding, blisters and wet sores.

Lotus root is sweet and cold. Raw food has the effects of clearing away heat, cooling blood, removing blood stasis, quenching thirst and relieving vexation. Treat fever, polydipsia, hematemesis, epistaxis, and heat stranguria. After cooking, it has the effects of invigorating spleen, appetizing, nourishing blood, promoting granulation and stopping diarrhea. Lotus root is sweet, astringent and flat, and has the effect of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding; Treat hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, hematochezia, bloody dysentery and bloody collapse. Lotus root starch is sweet and salty, and has the effects of nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, and regulating appetite. Treat asthenia, blood loss, diarrhea and anorexia.

3. Edible lotus root is mainly used for making vegetables or processing flour. Lotus seeds and lotus root starch are nourishing non-staple foods. Lotus plumule and lotus leaf are brewed separately for drinking as health tea.

Lotus is a treasure all over the body and can be used as medicine. It is also a beautiful ornamental flower with a broad market. It is beneficial to select varieties with good seed quality, high yield and strong practicability for planting.