Lotus simmered soup do not go to the lotus seed core, lotus seed core taste bitter, cold, bitter taste, non-toxic, has a clear heart to remove heat, cough, etc., can be treated for heart failure, shock, swelling and pain, etc., and has a role in lowering blood sugar, there is a certain development value.

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Contraindications

1, in the fullness of plagued and stool dry knot people avoid taking lotus seed.

2, the stool dry people do not take lotus seed. Materia Medica Gleaner

Variety classification

Lotus commodities are divided into red lotus seed (including lake lotus seed and Xianglian seed), white lotus seed (including Jianlian and Guangchang white lotus) two categories, there are also subdivided into Xianglian seed, red lotus seed and Jianlian, Guangchang white lotus four kinds of.

Xiang lotus seed: refers to the lotus seed commodities produced in Hunan Dongting Lake area. Commodity is spherical, 1.2 ~ 1.4cm in diameter, the surface and grayish pink, there are three longitudinal dark lines, the top of the reddish brown protuberance like a pot lid, surrounded by a ring of concave, the lower end of a small concave.

The seed coat is very thin, close to the lotus flesh. The texture is firm, after breaking open, there is a large space in the center, there is a green seed embryo (lotus core) a pastoral. Lotus flesh white with powdery. Taste sweet and light.

Red lotus seed: refers to commodities produced in Hubei Yangtze River waters and production areas along the rivers and Zhejiang. Commodity color is slightly darker than the red Xianglian, seeded with a long oval, 1.2 ~ 1.6cm long, 0.8 ~ 1.2cm in diameter, so it is also known as the "red lotus seed", "winter melon lotus". The powder is slightly weaker than Xianglian, and the rest is the same as Xianglian.

Jianlian: refers to the main production in fujian jianyang, jianou area of white lotus, particles are bigger, diameter up to 1.5 ~ 1.8cm, up to 2cm, the surface of the white to yellowish white. Quality firm, rich in powder. In the past, when processing Jianlian, often in the middle of the seed cut a knife, leaving scratches used to say "waist across the belt". Commodity firmness than Xianglian and Lake Lotus.

Commodity characteristics

Lotus seed commodities to the new and dry goods is good, new goods (goods) goods chewing slightly glutinous and not very hard and brittle, and easy to cook rotten, old goods are biting hard and brittle, cooked for a long time does not rot. Dried lotus seeds with a hand probe into the stir, the sound of the sound crisp, easy to stir; and damp goods are dull sound, more laborious.

Identification

Traits of herbs: slightly ellipsoid or spherical, 1.2-1.8cm long, 0.8-1.4cm in diameter, the surface of light yellow-brown to reddish-brown, with fine longitudinal lines and wider vein lines.

One end of the center is papillate, dark brown, more fissured, and its periphery is slightly sunken. Hard, thin seed coat, not easy to peel. Cotyledons 2, yellowish-white, plump, with gaps, with green lotus heart. Gas slightly, taste sweet, slightly astringent; lotus heart taste bitter.

Edible value

Lotus seed core, lily flower, honeysuckle, rosmarinus officinalis flower, mint, jade butterfly, gongju. This recipe is good for mouth sores and ulcers, fire, and acne.

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