2. Practice: 1) Wash the dried lotus leaf, dried hawthorn, coix seed and dried tangerine peel, take them out and put them in the pot. 2) Pour 700ml of water into the pot. After the fire boils, turn to medium heat and continue cooking for 5 minutes. 3) Put the rock sugar into the pot, put a sieve aside, pour the boiled tea into the pot and stir until the rock sugar melts.
3, lotus leaves have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and losing weight. China has regarded lotus leaf as a slimming medicine since ancient times. Because the root, (lotus root) and leaves of lotus have the functions of simple diuresis and laxative. Lotus leaf is the leaf of perennial aquatic herb lotus. Its chemical components mainly include nuciferine, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid and other anti-mitotic alkaline components.
4. Hawthorn has the function of removing fat and accelerating the elimination of waste in the body. Hawthorn slices contain vitamins, maslinic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and malic acid. It also contains flavonoids, lactones, sugar, protein, fat and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. The lipase contained in it can promote the digestion of fatty foods. Promote the secretion of gastric juice and increase the function of gastric enzymes. Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn has slimming effects such as eliminating food stagnation, astringing and stopping dysentery, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.