Lotus seed (liánpeng ) also known as: lotus seed meat; lotus root real; water chi dan; lotus seed; lotus seed; pong meat.

Functions

Effects of the lotus room: eliminating blood stasis, stopping bleeding, removing dampness. It is used for treating hematochezia, excessive menstruation, fetal leakage of blood, abdominal pain due to stasis of blood, postpartum foetal clothes not being able to stay in place, bloody dysentery, hemorrhagic dribbling, hemorrhoids and prolapse of the anus, and wet skin sores.

1. Monascus: Breaking blood.

2. Gleanings of the Materia Medica: main blood distension and abdominal pain, postpartum fetal clothes do not come down, boiled in wine; and the main eating wild mushrooms poison, boiled in water.

3. "Compendium": stopping blood collapse, blood, drowning blood.

4. "Compendium of Materia Medica": stop blood dysentery, spleen discharge.

5. "Gao Ling Ben Cao": burn the ashes to stop avulsions, fetal leakage, hemorrhagic and other conditions.

6. "Classification of Herbal Medicinal Properties": disinfects, removes wind, and cures dorsal blossoms.

7. "Lingnan Caiyao Record": cure cracked nipples.

8. Jiangsu Pharmacopoeia: treatment of prolapse of anus. p>Therapeutic health care

1. Lotus room

Lotus room that is the part of the lotus seed wrapped in the lotus seed. Boiled tea can prevent diabetes, bitter taste astringent wet, sun-dried to take out the seeds of the lotus seed, but also can be boiled soup with rock sugar to drink, bitter taste astringent wet, for the dissipation of blood stasis to cure the belt medicine, can cure the postpartum fetal clothes, stop nosebleeds, blood stasis and abdominal pain, leucorrhoea and other diseases.

2. Lotus seed

Lotus seed in addition to nutritious, tasty, and with blood, blood stasis, stomach, tranquility function, was as a valuable tonic food, lotus seed, lotus seed is a good Chinese medicine. Lotus seed is sweet, astringent and flat, has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, clearing the heart and nourishing the spirit and kidney, often used to treat palpitations and insomnia, and diarrhea of the spleen and stomach weakness, etc..

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus seed has the functions of "interchanging the heart and kidney, thick intestines and stomach, solidifying essence, strengthening the muscles and bones, replenishing the deficiency, benefiting the ears and eyes, and removing the cold and dampness" and so on. It can tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, clear the heart, nourish the spirit and benefit the role of the kidneys, and is often used in the treatment of palpitations and insomnia. But dyspepsia and dry stools should not be eaten!

3. Lotus seed core

Lotus seed core belongs to the water lily plant lotus seed on the lotus seed center of the embryonic bud.

Lotus seed core taste bitter, but there is a significant cardiovascular effect, can dilate the peripheral blood vessels, reduce blood pressure, the effect of heart fire, can treat mouth and tongue sores, and help sleep. Brain workers often drink, can be healthy brain, enhance memory, improve work efficiency.

Drinking water with lotus seed core, clearing liver fire, drain spleen fire, lowering liver fire, clearing summer heat and removing annoyance, generating fluids and quenching thirst, and curing eye Hongzhong. There are historical records, the Qianlong emperor every summer resort always use lotus leaf dewdrops concocted lotus seed core tea, in order to nourish the heart and wisdom, adjusting the vital energy, clearing the heart fire and detoxification.

Lotus seed in the calcium, phosphorus and potassium content is very rich, in addition to the composition of bones and teeth can be formed, there is to promote blood clotting, so that certain enzyme activation, maintain nerve conduction, sedation of the nerves, to maintain muscle contraction and heartbeat rhythmic effect. Abundant phosphorus is also the main component of the cell nucleus protein, help the body for protein, fat, sugar metabolism, and maintain acid-base balance.

Baidu Encyclopedia: lotus seedling