1, pharmacological action
Weight-reducing and lipid-lowering effects: Lotus leaf flavonoids can significantly reduce serum cholesterol (TC), serum triglyceride (TG) and body weight, and increase serum HDL-C, HL and LPL enzyme activities in hyperlipidemia rats. Lotus leaf extract can reduce the digestive ability of the body, reduce the absorption of lipids and carbohydrates, and strengthen the regulation of lipid metabolism and energy loss, thus effectively resisting obesity.
Step 2 cook
Cooking materials. Take its fragrance, increase its taste and relieve boredom. It is often used to roast or wrap vegetables, such as steamed chicken with lotus leaves or lotus leaf rice.
Second, cassia seed.
Cassia seed is the name of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a dried and mature seed of cassia seed or cassia seed of Leguminosae, and it is named Cassia seed because of its eyesight improving effect. Cassia seed tastes bitter, sweet and salty, slightly cold, and enters the liver, kidney and large intestine; Has the effects of clearing liver-fire, improving eyesight, promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels, stopping diarrhea, lowering blood pressure and reducing blood fat.
Third, chrysanthemum
1, bitter, sweet, slightly cold, enters lung and liver meridians. Has the effects of dispelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, calming liver, improving eyesight, and clearing away heat and toxic materials.
2. Chrysanthemum grows vigorously and has strong germination ability, which is convenient for making various shapes, forming beautiful shapes such as chrysanthemum tower, chrysanthemum bridge, chrysanthemum fence, chrysanthemum pavilion, chrysanthemum gate and chrysanthemum ball for people to watch.
3. It can be made into chrysanthemum fish balls, fried chrysanthemum leaves, chrysanthemum fish porridge, chrysanthemum soup, chrysanthemum wine, chrysanthemum tea and so on.
Fourth, red roses.
Roses contain more than 300 chemical components, such as aromatic alcohols, aldehydes, fatty acids, phenols and oils containing essences. Eating rose products softens the liver and wakes up the stomach, promotes qi and blood circulation, and makes beauty beauty feel refreshed.
The first flower and root of rose can be used as medicine, which has the functions of regulating qi, promoting blood circulation and astringing. It is mainly used to treat irregular menstruation, traumatic injury, liver-qi stomachache and breast pain.
The pulp of rose hips can be made into jam, which has a special flavor. Fruits are rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which can prevent acute and chronic infectious diseases, coronary heart disease and liver diseases, and prevent carcinogens.
Rose essential oil (called rose dew) extracted from rose petals by distillation can activate male hormones and sperm. Rose dew can also improve skin quality and promote blood circulation and metabolism.
Five, lemon
Lemon is rich in citric acid, so it is called "citric acid warehouse". Because of its sour taste, it can be used as a high-grade condiment for preparing drinks, dishes, cosmetics and medicines. Lemon is rich in vitamin C, which can relieve phlegm and cough, promote fluid production and strengthen the stomach. For bronchitis, whooping cough, loss of appetite, vitamin deficiency, heatstroke and polydipsia, it is the bane of scurvy.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Lotus Leaf (Leaves of Nelumbo nucifera of Nymphaeaceae)
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Rose (Rosaceae)
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