Ingredients] Each 100g edible part contains 2.3g of protein, 0.1g of fat, 18.1g of carbohydrate, 18mg of calcium, 51mg of phosphorus, 4.4mg of iron, as well as vitamin B and vitamin C.
[Meridian distribution of nature and flavor] Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root is sweet, cold and non-toxic. Ripe lotus root is sweet, warm and non-toxic.
[Efficacy] Raw lotus root can eliminate blood stasis and clear away heat, relieve irritability and quench thirst, stop bleeding (nosebleeds, hematuria, bloody stools, uterine bleeding, etc.), resolve phlegm, and treat pneumonia, tuberculosis, enteritis, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, hemorrhage in women, etc. Various symptoms. After the lotus root is cooked, its nature changes from cool to warm, and it loses its ability to eliminate blood stasis and clear away heat. Instead, it becomes beneficial to the spleen and stomach, nourishing the stomach, nourishing yin, replenishing blood, and stopping diarrhea.
Nutritional analysis
Among tuber foods, lotus root contains higher iron content, so it is quite suitable for patients with iron deficiency anemia. The sugar content of lotus root is not very high, and it also contains a large amount of vitamin C and dietary fiber. It is very beneficial to people with liver disease, constipation, diabetes and other debilitating diseases.
Lotus root is rich in vitamin K, which can constrict blood vessels and stop bleeding. It is extremely suitable for people with congestion, vomiting blood, epistaxis, blood in urine, and blood in the stool, as well as pregnant women. Fresh lotus root juice can treat polydipsia, urinary tract infections, and persistent nosebleeds. Boiled and eaten, it can treat lactation problems.
Lotus root can be used both as a fruit and as a delicacy, and is suitable for both raw and cooked meals. Lotus root, whether raw or cooked, has very good medicinal value. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root is cold in nature and sweet and cool when entering the stomach. It can eliminate stasis and cool blood, clear away heat and vomiting, and relieve vomiting and thirst. It is suitable for polydipsia, drunkenness, coughing up blood, and vomiting blood. Women should not eat raw or cold food after childbirth, except lotus root. This is because lotus root has a very good effect in eliminating blood stasis, so there is a saying among the people that "freshly picked and tender lotus root is better than the imperial doctor". Ripe lotus root, whose color changes from white to purple, has the effects of nourishing the stomach, nourishing yin, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. It is a good food supplement. The lotus root powder made from lotus root is rich in nutrients and easy to digest. It has the effect of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, regulating the body and appetizing. It is an ideal nutritional product for the elderly, young and weak.
When eating lotus root, people often do not remove the lotus root joints. In fact, lotus root joints are an excellent hemostatic medicine. They are sweet, astringent, and neutral in nature. They are rich in tannins and asparagine. They are specially used to treat various types of bleeding, such as hematemesis, hemoptysis, hematuria, hematochezia, and uterine bleeding. . Six or seven lotus root joints are commonly used among the people. Mash them into pieces and add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to decoct them to stop bleeding. The effect is very good.