yes. Lotus leaf is a kind of food with health care function, and there are many ways to eat it, which is very suitable for health preservation in summer.

How to eat lotus leaves

1. Lotus leaf hawthorn porridge. Fresh lotus leaves, hawthorn, rice kernels, sugar, etc. are added with water to cook porridge, which has the functions of lowering blood pressure, losing weight, promoting digestion and strengthening the spleen. It is suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, food stagnation, and unnecessary meat consumption.

2. Lotus leaf laver soup has obvious effect of reducing blood fat and losing weight. Suitable for sub-health overweight and high blood lipid.

Extended information:

According to traditional Chinese medicine, lotus leaf is bitter and flat, and belongs to liver, spleen, stomach and heart meridians. It has the effects of clearing summer heat, promoting diuresis, promoting hair growth, clearing yang, cooling blood and stopping bleeding.

The modern research results of traditional Chinese medicine show that lotus leaf can reduce blood lipid. The total effective rate of lowering cholesterol is 91.3%, of which 37.8% is remarkable. It is reported that alkaloids in lotus leaves have the function of reducing blood lipid, and are often used in the treatment of obesity in clinic.

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