Fresh lotus seed drying steps in six steps:

1, picking: encounter has been ripe lotus seed should be picked back in time, otherwise it will be easy to bugs, encountered cloudy days are also prone to rotting and deterioration.

2, processing: pick or buy back the fresh lotus seed pods, the weather is better can immediately start tanning, if the weather is not good can be placed for a few days.

3, selection: when the weather is good, you can peel the lotus seed to prepare for the sun. Peeling lotus seeds can be selected, the more tender lotus seeds do not sun system, separate pick out directly eaten raw, or used to make soup, porridge to eat, fully ripe old lotus seeds are left to sun system.

4, to coat: just peeled out of the lotus outside is a layer of green lotus, in the sun before the need to remove this layer of lotus. Just use your fingernail to cut a slit, you can easily tear off the lotus coat.

5, tanning: lotus seeds can start tanning after removing the lotus seed coat, but if you plan to tan the lotus seeds separately from the lotus seed core, you can take out the lotus seed core separately at this time. There is no need to pay special attention to the solarization of lotus seed and lotus seed core, there is sun to take out to dry, the night or bad weather when it back to the house, until the lotus seed and lotus seed core sun until completely dry.

6, preservation: the sun-dried lotus seed and lotus seed core into a transparent plastic bag can be sealed, sealed up at room temperature can be preserved, preservation of the process if you find abnormalities can be sunned again.

Extended information:

Lotus efficacy and function:

1, clear heat and fire: with the efficacy of clear heat and fire, especially for the eyes red and swollen, astringent pain, sore throat, easy to fire people, has a very good effect. Fresh lotus seeds taste slightly bitter, with a little sweet flavor, for the heart fire people can effectively lower the heart fire, clear the heart and tranquility;

2, tranquility and strong heart: fresh lotus seeds are very suitable for high blood pressure and poor sleep crowd consumption.

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