The lotus root contain mucin and dietary fiber, which can combine with cholate in human body, cholesterol and triglyceride in food, so that it can be excreted from feces, thus reducing the absorption of lipids.
Lotus root exudes a unique fragrance, and also contains tannin, which has certain functions of strengthening spleen and stopping diarrhea, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, stimulating appetite and strengthening the body, and is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite.
The lotus root for nourishing blood and promoting granulation has high nutritional value, and is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium, and the plant protein, vitamins and starch are also rich, which has obvious effects of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity. Therefore, Chinese medicine calls it: "the main tonic nourishes the spirit and tonifies the qi."
Lotus root for stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis contains a lot of tannic acid, which has the effect of contracting blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, and it is a good dietotherapy for febrile diseases.
2 How to eat lotus root best?
Lotus root juice Lotus root juice has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and is suitable for drinking in autumn to improve autumn dryness, constipation, vexation and dizziness.
Generally, when making lotus root juice, lotus root should be fully washed and cut off, and then squeezed, and crystal sugar or honey can be added for drinking. However, in order to be clean and hygienic, tender lotus roots should be chosen when selecting lotus roots, and the inside is not polluted by silt.
In addition to squeezing juice, the lotus root juice and kudzu root juice are taken together, which belongs to a traditional Chinese medicine prescription and has the effect of relieving fever and toxicity.
Lotus root soup in autumn can not only replenish water and moisten dryness, but also moisten the stomach and maintain the skin.
First of all, autumn tonic pays attention to nourishing, not warming, resulting in excessive internal heat. Lotus root itself has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Although boiled soup is warm, it will not cause excessive internal heat.
Secondly, the use of lotus roots and animals, such as ribs and black-bone chicken, to make soup conforms to the health concept of autumn tonic and autumn fat, which is not only tonic but also will not cause obesity and excessive internal heat.
In addition, because lotus root belongs to plant food, which is easy to lack protein and fat, cooking soup with animal ingredients can make up for the defects between foods.
Lotus root porridge lotus root porridge is actually very simple. Lotus root porridge is divided into two flavors, one is salty and can be made from lotus root, rice, salt and pepper. The other is sweet, that is, it is made of lotus root, rock sugar and japonica rice.
First of all, autumn is a season prone to diarrhea, and porridge has the functions of replenishing water, stopping diarrhea and reducing intestinal burden. Lotus root has a certain astringent effect and can stop diarrhea.
Secondly, the cooked lotus root also has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. In autumn, due to the change of climate and the alternation of seasons, it is easy to have a bad appetite or indigestion, so you can eat more lotus root.
Red bean lotus root pot is made of red bean, lotus root and lotus seed. Has diuretic, repercussive and blood enriching effects.
First of all, lotus root has the effects of calming the nerves, nourishing and stopping diarrhea, and has a certain conditioning effect on diarrhea caused by spleen dampness and kidney deficiency. Secondly, red beans are beneficial to the effect of water swelling, and at the same time, eating with lotus root can enrich blood and iron.
Sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root belongs to a dessert, which is cooked by pouring glutinous rice into lotus root, slicing before eating, and pouring sweet-scented osmanthus sugar.
On the one hand, eating sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root can fill the stomach and strengthen the spleen and stomach. On the other hand, sweet-scented osmanthus has the effects of warming the middle warmer to dispel cold and warming the stomach to relieve pain, which can be used to regulate stomach pain and abdominal pain in autumn. At the same time, it also has the function of relieving cough and treating cough and asthma.