Fresh lotus seed shells can be boiled and drunk.

The lotus seed includes lotus seed, lotus seed and lotus core. The lotus is the lotus shell, can be used to make tea, can prevent diabetes, also can be used to boil soup, add sugar to take can dissipate the stasis of the disease. Lotus seed taste sweet and astringent, flat, with the spleen to stop diarrhea, beneficial to the kidney astringent essence, nourish the heart and tranquilize the spirit of the efficacy, often used in the spleen for a long time diarrhea, spermatorrhea, palpitations, insomnia and other diseases.

Growing environment:

Lotus is an aquatic plant, preferring relatively stable, calm and shallow water, lakes, swamps and ponds are its habitat. At the same time it is very sensitive to water loss, as long as 3 hours in the summer without irrigation, tank planted lotus leaves will wither, if the water stops for a day, the lotus leaves edge scorched, buds back to wither. It is also very light-loving, fertility needs full light environment. It is extremely intolerant of shade, growing in the half-shade will show strong phototropism.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - lotus seedpods