Lotus core is the heart of lotus seed, also known as lotus barley, bitter barley, lotus heart, first seen in the late Tang Dynasty in the "food nature of the Materia Medica", for the water lily family perennial aquatic plant lotus mature seeds in the dry germ. When harvesting lotus seeds in the fall, peel the seeds, take out the green embryo (lotus heart) and dry it in the sun. It has the effects of clearing heart fire, calming liver fire, stopping bleeding and fixing essence.
Modern medical research in the lotus core contains alkaloids, has three major effects:
1, obvious blood pressure, and reduce diastolic blood pressure is significantly greater than the systolic blood pressure, may be directly related to its expansion of vascular smooth muscle.
2, with anti-arrhythmic effect, can significantly inhibit the aggregation of platelets, reduce the formation of blood clots, and anti-lipid peroxidation and scavenging the role of free radicals. It is no wonder that the lotus core has a strong activity on the cardiovascular system, and is good at clearing the heart and laxative fire, in addition to the annoyance of summer, especially suitable for patients with cardiovascular disease in the summer consumption.
3, lotus core also contains flavonoids, a variety of volatile oils, chlorophyll and zinc, copper, iron, calcium, lead and other trace elements. Flavonoids have antioxidant effects.
Research in recent years has shown that the lotus core also has a good anti-cancer effect.
Chinese medicine treatment
The Chinese medicine believes that the lotus core is bitter and cold, into the heart, kidney two meridians, the main three efficacy -
Efficacy of one: astringent, the main treatment of kidney deficiency due to slippery ejaculation spermatorrhea and other symptoms, with the use of cuttlebone, salvia seeds, gold cherryberry, and so on to take.
Effect 2: clearing the heart and removing heat, treating high fever, restlessness and delirium due to warm diseases, with XuanShen, MaiDong, Bamboo Leaf Rolled Heart.
Effect 3: Stop bleeding, treat bleeding caused by blood heat, such as epistaxis, vomiting blood, and women's disintegration and leakage of blood, often combined with the birth of the earth, root of the rhizome, rhinoceros horn, etc. to take.
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What Goes Well With Lotus Heart
1, Chrysanthemum
Materials: lotus heart 5g, chrysanthemum 3g gold, silver flowers 3g.
Practice: the lotus heart and chrysanthemum gold and silver flowers together into a teacup, with freshly boiled boiling water, brewed most of the cup. Wash the tea and immediately strain the tea broth. Pour 90 degrees boiling water again. Cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes, head to brew the lotus heart tea, and when it is almost finished, brew and drink again until it is diluted.
Effectiveness: Lotus heart and fetal chrysanthemum (slightly more expensive than chrysanthemum but much better) with the best, drink not bitter very good, there is a clear heart fire to lower blood pressure and so on the role of the insomnia (their own experience) is also a great benefit.
2, honey
Materials: 8 grams of lotus heart, rock sugar, honey, water.
Practice: pot on the fire, put the right amount of water, boil over high heat, pour into the cup. 2 add lotus heart and rock sugar, brewing 10 minutes, and then mix in the right amount of honey mix, you can drink frequently.
Effects: This tea has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, tonifying the spleen and stomach, clearing away heat and fire, and generating fluids to stop coughing.
3, green tea
Materials: lotus seed core 3 grams, green tea 1 gram.
Practice: 3 grams of dried lotus seed core, 1 gram of green tea, with just boiling water, brewing half a cup, immediately covered, 5 minutes to drink, can be repeated until the taste bland.
Effects: Lotus core is extremely bitter in flavor, but has a significant cardiotonic effect, can dilate peripheral blood vessels, reduce blood pressure. Lotus core also has a very good effect on removing heart fire, can treat mouth and tongue sores, and helps with sleep.
4, maitake
Materials: maitake 20 grams, lotus heart 2 grams.
Practice: 20 grams of maitong washed, dried, and lotus heart 2 grams into a cup, with boiling water, cover, smothered for 15 minutes. Drink tea, can be brewed 3-5 times.
Effects: Nourishes Yin and reduces fire, suitable for menstrual sores caused by Yin deficiency and fire.
5, licorice
Materials: dried lotus seed heart 2-3 grams, raw licorice 2-3 grams.
Practice: lotus seed heart with boiling water rinse wash and spare, raw licorice wash and cut into small slices or grind into powdered spare, the above two drugs into the tea set or insulation cup, with just boiling water brewing, simmering for 5 minutes, instead of tea drink frequently. (Drink 2 to 3 times a day (this tea is bitter, you can add sugar to flavor).
Effects: Lotus heart and licorice together with tea to drink, can cure sleep. In the tea, lotus seed heart is bitter, cold in nature, and belongs to the heart meridian. It has the effect of clearing the fire of the heart. The licorice will enhance the lotus heart's ability to remove heart fire and annoyance.
6, wolfberry
Materials: wolfberry l0 grams, white chrysanthemum 3 grams, lotus heart 1 gram, 3 grams of bitter tea.
Practice: the wolfberry, white chrysanthemum picked impurities, washed, dried or dried, and lotus heart, bitter tea with the cup, brewed with boiling water, cover smothered for 10 minutes, you can start drinking. Instead of tea, drink frequently, usually can be brewed 3-5 times.
Effects: Nourishes Yin, liver and kidney, calms the mind and tranquilizes the spirit. It is suitable for liver and kidney yin deficiency type of premature ovarian failure, and it is especially suitable for those who are also disturbed in the mind and spirit.