Lotus leaves, I believe that we are not unfamiliar with, may be in their own small pond inside the pond planted a pond of lotus leaves, especially in rural areas, will be planted belonging to their own lotus leaves, every time the summer bloom will go to pick lotus, picking lotus flowers to play, the lotus leaves will be used to do other effects. So, what are the effects and side effects of lotus leaves?

Effects and side effects of lotus leaves

Lotus leaf it can actually be said to be a kind of herbal medicine, if you have worked in the Chinese herbal medicine hall, or studied medicine, you will find that the pharmacy will be inside the lotus leaves will be crushed and made into medicine. This is because it belongs to the medicines that clear heat and remove toxins. When it is very hot in the summer, we may use lotus leaves for clearing heat and detoxification to make ourselves cooler throughout the summer.

The lotus leaf also has the effect of waking up the stomach, we can also use the lotus leaf to make some dishes, for example, to make lotus leaf rice, lotus leaf porridge, these things can reduce the heat and promote our digestion. And the rice will stay inside the lotus leaf's fragrant breath. Let us in this hot difficult to eat rice in the summer appetite.

Of course, if you want to make into lotus leaf tea, we have to be extra careful, because the southern lotus leaf tea often sprayed with chemical fertilizer to make it increase production, this kind of lotus leaf tea with chemical fertilizer can not drink more than one, drink more than one will have an effect on our body. Lotus leaf is relatively cool, girls come to menstruation period is not allowed to take, otherwise it will destroy the body.