Lotus seed every day to recognize a Chinese medicine.

Lotus seed, alias:yuanyu (xí), water chi dan, lotus seed, zezhi, lotus seed, lotus meat. Sexual flavor:Flat, sweet, astringent flavor, attributed to the spleen, kidney, heart meridian.

How to pick lotus seeds: touch with your hand, there is a slight powder on your hand. Raw lotus seeds have lotus flavor, also have lotus flavor after cooking. High-quality lotus seeds appear milky yellow or pinkish white. Milk yellow or pinkish white, pale in color. Sweet, fragrant and soft, with an alkaline or sour taste. Faint lotus flavor, pungent taste.

How to eat lotus seed: lotus paste ball with orange juice, golden melon and lily of the valley, cool melon with new lotus, lotus seed eight treasures rice, fresh lotus fruit salad, pickled vegetables fried new lotus.