Modern pharmacological research shows that the chemical components of lotus leaf mainly include nuciferine, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid and other basic components with anti-mitotic effect, which have antipyretic, antibacterial and spasmolytic effects. Processed lotus leaves are bitter, slightly salty, pungent and cool, and have the functions of clearing away summer heat, promoting diuresis, promoting yang to disperse, removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, etc. The infusion and decoction of lotus leaves can dilate blood vessels, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and have the effect of lowering blood pressure.
Lotus leaf can also significantly reduce the content of triglyceride and cholesterol in serum, and has the health care function of regulating blood lipid. Lotus leaf tea, as a kind of health tea, has three functions of decomposing fat, eliminating constipation and diuresis, and is suitable for people with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and high cholesterol. Lotus leaf tea can reduce blood fat and lose weight, but it is not suitable for everyone. First of all, it should be noted that some friends are allergic to some ingredients of lotus leaf slimming tea, which is not suitable for drinking, and don't mistake all kinds of side effects caused by allergies for "normal reactions" caused by weight loss and continue drinking.
Individual lotus leaf tea products may also contain unclean lotus leaf raw materials, impurities, pesticide and fertilizer residues, which may have hidden dangers in food safety, so do not buy inferior products without hygiene license in small workshops. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, because lotus leaves are cold and cool, if you drink lotus leaves alone, it may cause stomach cold and abdominal pain after a long time, and it will also affect women's normal endocrine and cause menstrual disorders. Therefore, lotus leaf is not suitable for drinking alone. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has never used a single medicinal material directly, but all kinds of medicinal materials are used in combination. In order to achieve the required effect, it should be matched with other suitable raw materials according to personal physique and reasonably combined to achieve better weight loss effect.
Lotus leaf tea is cold in nature, so it is not suitable for women during menstrual period, pregnant women, lactating women, people with deficiency of spleen and stomach, and people with thin body and weak qi and blood. Drink lotus leaf tea in moderation, and don't drink too much because of the pursuit of rapid weight loss. Lotus leaf tea contains flavonoids, nuciferine, organic acids and other substances that are helpful to lose weight. Although some of them can be dissolved in the first time, the dissolution is not complete.
Only after repeated brewing or cooking can the effective substances be fully dissolved and absorbed by the human body. Lotus leaf tea also contains a lot of tannins, and when tannins are mixed with food, it is easy to form substances that are difficult to decompose, thus affecting food digestion and reducing the body's absorption of nutrients. Therefore, it is not necessary for completely healthy people to drink lotus leaf tea for a long time, but it may cause the lack of some nutrients.