Lotus seed is the seed of lotus seed, fresh lotus seed can be eaten directly, or dried into sweet soup or porridge, soft and nutritious. There is a little bit of green lotus seed heart, which is the most bitter part of the lotus seed.

Lotus heart can also be used to make porridge, but it is slightly bitter and may affect the taste of the porridge. As a matter of fact, cooking congee with lotus heart will be more favorable to the health of the body. Lotus heart has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, is cold, bitter flavor. It can effectively remove heat and some toxins from the body. Take appropriate amount of lotus seed heart can effectively relieve the symptoms of fire, such as redness and pain, swelling and pain in the mouth and throat.

I. What are the effects of lotus seed core and lotus seed?

1, lotus seed and lotus seed core have sedative effect, can be used for insomnia, but lotus seed is mostly used for insomnia caused by insufficient qi and blood, and lotus seed core is mostly used for insomnia caused by heart and liver fire;

2, because lotus seed has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and strengthening the body, so it's very suitable for regulating the children's nutritional deficiencies, weight loss, indigestion. Lotus seed, glutinous rice and poria can be sweetened to make cakes. At this time, lotus seeds should be removed from the core.

3, lotus seed can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. Spleen deficiency and prolonged diarrhea can be used to grind lotus seeds to cook porridge, or with glutinous rice, gravy and other long food. In this case, lotus seeds should also be removed from the core.

4, although the lotus seed has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the essence, but the bitter cold of the lotus seed will weaken its tonic effect, so people with kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea should also go to the core to eat lotus seed.

Two, lotus seed porridge is suitable for spleen deficiency with little food and loose stools, physical weakness and kidney deficiency, urinary frequency and spermatorrhea, heart failure and insomnia, forgetfulness and palpitations. Precautions when eating lotus seeds:

1, eating lotus seed milk aggravates constipation;

2, using white eggplant branches to burn pork and lotus seeds will lead to death by poisoning;

3, lotus seeds are flat, sweet, strengthen the spleen and tonify the kidney. But it can not be eaten together with tonic. For example, durian boiled chicken can not add lotus seed, because durian is hot food, and lotus seed cool blood. Eating the two together will damage the spleen.

In addition, children are often irritable because they are full of heart and liver fire. In this case, lotus seeds (leaving the kernel) can be used to make soup for them to take, as the kernel of lotus seeds can clear the heart and relieve worries, and the flesh of lotus seeds can make their spleen and stomach healthy. This is also a very useful method.