1. Help lower blood lipids and blood pressure: lotus leaves contain a substance called hollandine, which can lower cholesterol levels in the body and reduce the fat content in the blood, thus playing a role in lowering blood lipids and blood pressure.

2. Relieve constipation: lotus leaf contains a lot of dietary fiber, can promote intestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation.

3. Clearing heat and detoxification: The lotus leaf also contains some flavonoids, which have the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, anti-inflammatory and analgesic.

4. Improve sleep: drinking water with lotus leaves can reduce nervous tension and anxiety, and help improve the quality of sleep.

Contraindications:

While there are many benefits of drinking water with lotus leaves, there are some contraindications that require special attention:

1. Pregnant women: lotus leaves contain some volatile oils and phenolic substances, which may have a stimulating effect on pregnant women, and therefore pregnant women should avoid eating.

2. People with excessive stomach acid: lotus leaves contain some oxalic acid, the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract has a certain stimulating effect, people with excessive stomach acid is not suitable for consumption.

3. People with weak spleen and stomach: lotus leaf contains some contractile substances, will make the uterus contraction, easy to cause diarrhea, weak spleen and stomach or weak people are not suitable for consumption.

4. Lotus allergy: lotus contains some antigenic substances that can easily cause allergies. If you are allergic to lotus, you should avoid eating it.