The efficacy of lotus seed porridge

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The effect of lotus seed porridge

[Cancer prevention and treatment]: Lotus seeds are good at replenishing the deficiencies of the five internal organs, promoting the flow of qi and blood in the twelve meridians, and preventing qi and blood from rotting. The oxidized cinnamon bark contained in lotus seeds has an inhibitory effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. All of this constitutes the nutritional and health care function of lotus seeds in preventing and treating cancer.

[Lowering blood pressure]: The non-crystalline alkaloid N-9 contained in lotus seeds has the effect of lowering blood pressure;

[Strengthen the heart and calm the nerves]: The alkaloids contained in lotus seed core have a significant cardiotonic effect, and lotus core alkaloids have a strong anti-calcium and anti-arrhythmic effect;

[Nourishes and replenishes the body, stops nocturnal emission and astringes sperm]: The cottonseed sugar contained in lotus seeds is a tonic suitable for all ages. It is a common nutritional supplement for those who have been ill for a long time, postpartum women or the elderly with physical weakness. Lotus seed alkaloids have the effect of calming sexual desire. For young people with frequent dreams, frequent nocturnal emission or spermatorrhea, taking lotus seeds has a good effect of stopping nocturnal emission and astringing sperm.

The effect of lotus seed porridge

[Clear the heart, remove freckles]: Lotus seeds with heart can clear the heart fire and remove freckles, but they should not be boiled for a long time. Chinese medicine believes that lotus seeds are mild in nature, sweet and astringent, and enter the heart, lung and kidney meridians. They have the effects of tonifying the spleen, benefiting the lungs, nourishing the heart, benefiting the kidneys and consolidating the intestines. It is suitable for palpitations, insomnia, physical weakness, spermatorrhea, excessive leucorrhea, chronic abdominal diseases and other symptoms. The green embryo in the middle of the lotus seed is called the lotus seed heart. It tastes very bitter, but it is a good medicine. Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of clearing heat, consolidating essence, calming the nerves, strengthening the heart and lowering blood pressure. It can treat irritability, confusion and nocturnal emission caused by high fever. The "house" where lotus seeds live is called the lotus house, also known as the lotus shell, which can treat postpartum retention of placenta, abdominal pain due to blood stasis, metrorrhagia, uterine bleeding and other symptoms. There is also a kind of "stone lotus seeds", also known as sweet stone lotus, which is named after the lotus seeds fall into the mud after aging in the lotus house and become hard and black like stone for a long time. It is commonly used clinically to treat symptoms such as bitter mouth and dry throat, fever, chronic gonorrhea and dysentery.