Medicinal value of lotus seeds

There are many names for Ma Lianzi, such as Malan flower and Ma Lianhua, etc. Its seeds and flowers are both medicinal materials. Because Ma Lianzi has high requirements for the environment, it is only planted in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other regions in my country. Some people choose to plant Ma Lianzi indoors in order to purify indoor air. However, this practice is wrong and will only increase carbon dioxide. So what are the medicinal values ​​of Ma Lianzi?

First, what are the medicinal values ​​of Malian seeds? The effects of Malian: Malian is also called Malan flower, Malian lotus, and Malan. The flowers, seeds and roots of Malianthus can all be used as medicine. Malianthus is a perennial herbaceous monocotyledonous plant, 10-45 cm tall, densely clumped, with short and thick root stems and long and hard fibrous roots. It is mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, Qaidam, Xinjiang and Tibet, as well as Northeast China, North China and South China. Some writers and medical professors also call others Ma Lian. The flowers can be dried and taken as a diuretic and laxative, while the seeds and roots can eliminate heat and detoxify. The seeds have the effects of reducing fever, detoxifying and expelling insects. It can cure diseases such as excessive menstruation, urinary obstruction, acute icteric infectious hepatitis, and sore throat.

Second, usage: 3-10 grams of Chinese medicine, decocted in water, or made into pills or powder; for external use, appropriate amount, fresh medicine can be mashed and applied or ground into powder and applied to the affected area. Mongolian medicine is mostly in the form of pills and powders. Malian is used to treat excessive menstruation: 3 grams of Malian, 3 grams of Malian lotus, and 4 grams of pomegranate peel. Grind into fine powder and take three times a day. Ma Lian is used to treat sore throat, swelling, heat, pain and stuffiness: 1 liang of Chuan Sheng Ma and 2 liang of Ma Lian. Grind the above medicines into powder and mix with honey water for one qian each time. Malian is used to treat acute icteric infectious hepatitis: three grams of Malian. Decoction in water.

What are the medicinal values ​​of Malian seeds? Malian treats watery dysentery: Malian, dried ginger, and Coptis chinensis. The above three ingredients are powdered. Cook the soup until it is done, take about one cup and mix it with two square inch spoonfuls, and it will break the flesh as soon as it enters the stomach. Treats both cold and heat. Malian is used to treat sore throat: 2 qian of Malian, 3 qian of Burdock Seed, and 1 liang of Isatis Indigo Leaf. Decoction in water. Malian is used to treat throat obstruction: one liang of Malian and one liang of Vitex negundo. Grind the above medicines into powder and take one qian of it at any time with warm water. Lotus is used to treat hemiplegic hernia: 2 liang of Malian (fried together with Radix Lobatae), 1 liang and 5 qian of Chuanlianzi (fried together with orange seeds), 1 liang of Evodia rutaecarpa (soaked in wine and fried), 2 qian of costusroot (not exposed to fire). Grind it into powder, take one or two coins each time, mix with good wine, and drink on an empty stomach.