Fresh lotus seed is the mature seeds of the water lily plant lotus, it is generally found in the lotus seed, fresh lotus seed is generally in the solar calendar in July-August on the beginning of the fluffy maturity, this time the lotus seed is the freshest, the old lotus seed can be eaten, although the taste is not as tender as the fresh lotus seed, but the flavor of porridge to eat is also very good.
The efficacy and role of fresh lotus seeds
Fresh lotus seeds have the effect of tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, stopping the band, benefit the kidney astringent, nourishing the heart and tranquility, can relieve the spleen deficiency and diarrhea, the amount of the band, the spermatorrhea and spermatorrhea, urination and urination, palpitations and insomnia, baffled forgetfulness, etc., and has the pharmacological effect of anti-aging, antioxidant, and immune enhancement.
Fresh lotus edible method
Fresh lotus can be directly eaten raw, you can also cook porridge or with the silver fungus and other food cooked to eat, but should not be eaten, and eat a variety of ways to eat, you can cook porridge, or add the silver fungus, jujubes, lilies and other food cooked to eat, you can also directly cleaned and eaten raw, pay attention to fear of bitterness or the spleen and stomach of the people who are weak and cold should be the heart of the lotus seed to remove and then eat.
Fresh lotus eating taboos
Generally, lotus does not have any toxic side effects, just before eating lotus, the first to understand their own constitution, traditional Chinese medicine believes that lotus cold, not suitable for the cold body of the crowd to eat, easy to aggravate the body of the cold, and at the same time, can not be eaten at one time, otherwise it will be easy to trigger indigestion,