What are the benefits of eating fresh lotus seeds?
Relaxing tendons and promoting blood circulation, good lotus seeds are the fruits of lotus, which is a good diet for all ages. According to the research of scientists, the carbohydrate content of dried lotus seeds is as high as 62%, and the protein content is as high as 16.6%. The contents of fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, B2 and carotene are also quite rich. As a valuable traditional Chinese medicine, it has the effects of invigorating spleen and lung, nourishing heart, consolidating essence and tonifying deficiency, and is suitable for palpitation, insomnia, nocturnal emission, excessive leucorrhea and chronic diarrhea. The common methods of lotus seed diet are introduced below. 1. Treatment of palpitation, insomnia and neurasthenia: lotus seed 10g, longan pulp 15g, lily 12g, Schisandra 9g, decocted in water every night. 2. Treatment of chronic diarrhea: 30g of lotus seeds (enucleated), 30g of gordon euryales, 40g of coix seed, and 0/50g of millet/kloc, decocted in water. 3. Kidney-deficiency nocturnal emission: Semen Euryales 10g, Rhizoma Dioscoreae 20g, Tremella 6g, which can be decocted in water, and a little sugar is added when eating. 4. Constant menstrual blood and excessive leucorrhea: 60 grams of lotus seeds and 20 dried lychees. After cleaning, put it into a casserole with 500 ml of water and steam it in a cage. In addition, it should be noted that lotus plumule should not be eaten with crabs and turtles, otherwise some adverse reactions may occur: people with colds, constipation and hemorrhoids should not take it.