Lotus root, as a kind of food, has good health care function. Its roots, leaves and fruits can be used as medicine, and it is of course a food with the same origin of medicine and food. Its functions mainly include the following aspects:

First, it can clear heat and cool blood. Lotus root is cold and can clear heat and cool blood. We can use lotus root to play a certain role in treating fever, including wind-heat or internal heat, or getting angry. It is effective for fever, thirst, nosebleed and hemoptysis.

Second, it can reduce blood fat. This is because protein, which is rich in mucus and dietary fiber, can combine with bile salts in the body, thus reducing the absorption of lipids. At the same time, it can play the role of defecation.

Third, it has the functions of invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, relaxing bowels and stopping diarrhea. This is because lotus root has a unique fragrance. Lotus root contains tannin, which has astringent effect, so it can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, and at the same time, it can stimulate appetite and promote digestion.

Fourth, it is conducive to promoting hematopoiesis. Lotus root has high nutritional value. It is rich in iron, calcium, plant protein, vitamins, starch, etc., and has obvious effects of invigorating qi and blood.

Fifth, it has the function of stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis. Lotus root can be used to stop bleeding because it contains a lot of tannic acid and has the effect of contracting blood vessels.

There are many ways to eat lotus root, which has excellent health care effect, especially suitable for autumn. It can clear away heat, relax bowels, stop diarrhea, strengthen spleen, stimulate appetite, benefit blood and promote granulation, stop bleeding and remove blood stasis.

Lotus root is a kind of plant with homology of medicine and food, which is very rich in nutrition, edible in many ways and has excellent health care effect. It is especially suitable for autumn, and has the effects of clearing heat, relaxing bowels, stopping diarrhea, strengthening spleen, stimulating appetite, nourishing blood and promoting granulation, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis.

In addition, lotus root is cold, which has the function of clearing heat and cooling blood. It can be used to treat heat-related diseases in clinic with good therapeutic effect.