Uses of Lotus Seeds

Everyone is quite familiar with lotus seeds. Fresh lotus seeds can be eaten directly, and dried lotus seeds can be used to soak water and cook porridge. Lotus seeds are used in many aspects and are one of the essential ingredients in many households, with certain Chinese medicinal effects. Among them, the lotus alkaloids contained in lotus seeds have a good effect of clearing heat and purging fire, and also have a cardiotonic effect. In addition, because it contains hydroxybenzoic acid, it also has the effect of preventing cancer.

The efficacy and function of lotus seeds

Lotus seeds have many functions, and lotus seeds are one of the main foods that we must have at home. Now let’s take a look at the functions and effects of lotus seeds:

1. The effects of lotus seeds: Lotus seeds are beneficial for dredging meridians and making blood flow smoothly. Lotus seeds contain hydroxychloroquine, which is beneficial for inhibiting nasopharyngeal cancer, so lotus seeds have anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects.

2. Lotus seeds contain non-crystalline bioalkali N-9, which has a significant effect on lowering blood pressure.

3. Lotus seeds contain nelumbinine, which has the effect of clearing away heat and purging fire, and also has a significant cardiotonic effect.

4. Nourishes and replenishes the body, stops nocturnal emission and astringes semen

Medicinal value of lotus seeds

Lotus seeds are one of the essential foods in a household and are also a Chinese medicinal ingredient. As a traditional Chinese medicine, lotus seeds have many medicinal values. Now let's take a look at the medicinal value of lotus seeds:

1. Nourish your body and mind, wake up and nourish your lungs.

2. Stop diarrhea, consolidate semen, benefit the kidneys, astringe semen and stop leukorrhea.

3. It can prevent premature birth, miscarriage and back pain in pregnant women.

How to eat lotus seeds

Lotus seeds have high edible value and there are many ways to cook them at home. Now let's look at the common ways to eat lotus seeds:

1. Lotus seed porridge is the simplest way to make it: use 50 grams of lotus seeds and 100 grams of polished rice or glutinous rice and cook them together in a pot for 40 minutes.

2. Longan and lotus seed porridge is the most refreshing way to eat lotus seeds: 20 grams each of lotus seeds, longan, longan meat, lily, and rock sugar. Wash the lotus seeds and lilies, put them in a large bowl with longan flesh (pitted) and rock sugar, add appropriate amount of water, steam them in a steamer and then eat.

3. The most pleasing way to eat lotus seeds is red date lotus seed porridge: red date lotus seed porridge. 30 grams of lotus seeds, 10 pitted red dates, and 60 grams of polished polished rice or glutinous rice, put them into a pot and cook into porridge. Add appropriate amount of white sugar when eating. It is refreshing and iron-rich.