The efficacy and function of lotus pods and the taboos of eating lotus pods

Lotus pod is the fruit of the lotus plant. It is a healthy food that can be eaten by humans and also a Chinese medicinal material with excellent effects. It is fully mature in late summer and early autumn. People can eat it fresh after picking it or dry it for long-term storage. Whether it is edible or medicinal, it has many benefits to the human body, but you should also pay attention to its taboos when eating it.

The efficacy and function of lotus seed pod

1. Clear away heat and relieve fire

Lotus pods are a slightly cold food that plays an important role in clearing away heat and removing internal heat. In daily life, they are most suitable for people with hot constitutions and those who often get internal heat. People can also eat some lotus pods in time when they have red and swollen eyes caused by hyperactivity of liver fire. In addition, people can eat lotus pods as soon as possible when they have sores in the mouth and tongue and sore throats, which can also relieve the symptoms.

2. Improve sleep quality

Lotus pods can calm the mind and improve the human central nervous function. They can also supplement the human body with rich vitamins and trace elements, regulate human emotions, and help people relax from their tense and anxious moods. Drinking water boiled with lotus pods before going to bed at night can calm the mind, improve sleep quality, and allow humans to enter a deep sleep state as soon as possible.

3. Prevent cancer

Lotus pods are rich in nicotinic acid, a natural anti-cancer substance that can kill cancer cells in the human body and prevent cell canceration. It has a good preventive effect on nasopharyngeal cancer, uterine cancer and lung cancer, which are common in modern humans. People can also lower their blood pressure after eating lotus pods. It can promote sodium metabolism in the human body and accelerate the secretion of adrenal hormones in the human body. After taking it, people with high blood pressure can quickly return to normal blood pressure.

Taboos of Lotus

Lotus pods are cold in nature. People with cold constitutions or those who often suffer from cold stomachs and fear of cold are forbidden to eat lotus pods, otherwise it will aggravate their cold constitutions. In addition, people with bone and joint diseases or diabetes are not suitable for eating lotus pods, as eating lotus pods will be detrimental to their health recovery. Pregnant women and people with kidney disease are forbidden to eat lotus pods, otherwise it will cause miscarriage or aggravate kidney disease and other adverse consequences.