Flat in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, entering the heart, spleen and kidney meridians; Tonify spleen, stop diarrhea, tonify kidney, astringent and clear, nourish heart and soothe nerves. For chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and nocturnal emission, palpitation and insomnia. Indications are nocturnal sleepiness, insomnia, forgetfulness, vexation and thirst, lumbago, weakness of feet, hearing loss, nocturnal emission, stranguria, chronic dysentery, asthenic diarrhea, metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia of women, and stomach deficiency that makes them unwilling to eat. Lotus seed core tastes bitter, but it has a significant cardiotonic effect, which can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure; Lotus plumule also has a good effect of dispelling heart fire, which can treat sores on the mouth and tongue and help sleep.

The role of lotus seeds:

Lotus seeds are rich in calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Each kilogram of lotus seeds contains protein 81.3g, fat 9.8g, sugar 304mg, calcium 436mg, phosphorus1.397mg, iron 31.4mg, and other vitamins, trace elements and nuciferine. It is also effective in treating neurasthenia, chronic gastritis, dyspepsia and hypertension. Rich phosphorus is also the main component of nuclear protein, which helps the body to metabolize protein, fat and sugar, and maintains acid-base balance, and also plays an important role in the formation of sperm. Lotus seeds have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming down. Middle-aged and elderly people, especially mental workers, often eat it, which can strengthen the brain, enhance memory, improve work efficiency, and prevent the occurrence of senile dementia. The green core in the center of lotus seed, called lotus seed core, contains many alkaloids such as liensinine and isoliensinine. It tastes extremely bitter, has the function of clearing away heat and purging fire, and has obvious cardiotonic effect, which can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure. It can treat sores on the mouth and tongue and help sleep. Used as a tonic, invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing kidney and astringent essence, nourishing heart and calming nerves. It can be used for treating chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, chronic diarrhea, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, diarrhea, incontinence, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia, anxiety, fright, and insomnia.

nutritive value

1, anti-cancer: Lotus seeds are good at supplementing the deficiency of five internal organs, promoting the twelve meridians's qi and blood, making qi and blood smooth without decay, and the Huangxinsunine oxide contained in lotus seeds has an inhibitory effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma, all of which constitute the nutritional and health-care functions of lotus seeds in preventing and fighting cancer;

2, lowering blood pressure: the amorphous alkaloid N-9 contained in lotus seeds has a blood pressure lowering effect;

3. Strengthening the heart and calming the nerves: alkaloids contained in lotus seed core have a significant cardiotonic effect, while liensinine has a strong anti-calcium and anti-arrhythmia effect;

4. Nourish and replenish deficiency, and stop the essence: the raffinose contained in lotus seeds is a tonic suitable for all ages, and it is a common nutritional product for those who are chronically ill, postpartum or physically weak in the elderly; Lotus seed alkaloid has the function of suppressing sexual desire. For young MUBI, those with frequent nocturnal emission or spermatorrhea, taking lotus seed has a good effect of stopping spermatorrhea and arresting spermatorrhea.