Lotus root

Introduction

Name: Lotus root

Other names: lotus root, lotus root node, lake lotus root, fruit lotus root, vegetable lotus root, water whip lotus root, lotus lotus root

Nature and flavor: Raw lotus root is sweet, cold, and non-toxic. Cooked lotus root is sweet, warm, and also non-toxic.

Source: Lotus root is the rhizome of lotus.

Nutritional value of lotus root

Water 77.9 grams, protein 1.0 grams, fat 0.1 grams, carbohydrates 19.8 grams, calories 84 kcal, crude fiber 0.5 grams, ash 0.7 grams, calcium 19 mg, phosphorus 51 mg, iron 0.5 mg, carotene 0.02 mg, thiamine 0.11 mg, riboflavin 0.04 mg, niacin 0.4 mg, ascorbic acid 25 mg.

The efficacy and function of lotus root

According to traditional Chinese medicine, raw lotus root is cold in nature, sweet and cool in the stomach, can eliminate blood stasis, cool blood, clear irritability and heat, and stop vomiting and thirst. It is suitable for symptoms such as irritability, drunkenness, coughing up blood, and vomiting blood. Women should avoid eating raw and cold food after childbirth, but they are not afraid of lotus root, because lotus root has a good effect of eliminating blood stasis. Cooked lotus root also changes from cold to warm in nature, and has the effects of nourishing the stomach and nourishing yin, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. It is a good food supplement. The lotus root powder made from lotus root is not only nutritious, but also easy to digest. It has the effects of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding, regulating the stomach and appetizing. The connecting part of lotus root is called lotus root node, which contains asparagine, tannin, etc., and has high medicinal value. The nature, taste and function of lotus root node and lotus root are roughly similar, but the lotus root node focuses on the hemostatic effect.

1. Lotus root treats acute gastroenteritis: 1500 grams of fresh lotus root, mash it to extract the juice, and take it with boiling water in two doses.

2. Lotus root treats hemophilia (nosebleeding, gum bleeding, hemoptysis): 1000 grams of fresh lotus root, 1 fresh pear, 500 grams of raw water chestnuts, 500 grams of raw sugarcane, 250 grams of fresh Rehmannia, squeeze the juice together, take 1 small cup each time, 3-4 times a day.

3. Lotus root to prevent heatstroke: 250 grams of fresh lotus root, wash and slice, add appropriate amount of sugar, boil it into soup and drink it as tea.

4. Lotus root treats hemorrhoids and anal fissures: 500 grams of fresh lotus root, 7 silkworms, 120 grams of brown sugar, decoct in water, drink with the soup, take it for 1 week.

5. Lotus root treats leucorrhea: half a bowl of lotus root juice, 3 red cockscombs, decocted in water, add brown sugar and take twice a day.

6. Lotus root treats postpartum hemorrhage: squeeze fresh lotus root juice, take 2 spoons each time, 3 times a day.

7. Lotus root can treat nosebleeds. Take 40g lotus root nodes, decocted and taken twice a day, to treat traumatic hyphema. Take 40g lotus root nodes including the roots, dry them, add 1g borneol, grind them into powder, store them in a bottle without leaking air. Take a little powder and blow it into the affected nostril every 2 hours.

8. Lotus root can treat nasal polyps; remove the hair from the raw lotus root nodes, clean them, and marinate them with salt for 2 weeks. When using, take the lotus root nodes, rinse them with boiling water, and then take them orally. Take 1 lotus root node each time, twice a day, to treat acute pharyngitis.

9. Lotus root can clear away heat and cool blood: Lotus root is cold when used raw, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat febrile diseases; Lotus root tastes sweet and has a lot of juice, and is especially beneficial for those with fever, thirst, epistaxis, hemoptysis, and bleeding.

10. Lotus root can nourish blood and build muscle: Lotus root has high nutritional value and is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium. It is also rich in plant protein, vitamins and starch. It has obvious effects of nourishing qi and blood and enhancing human immunity.

11. Lotus root can stop bleeding and disperse blood stasis: Lotus root contains a lot of tannic acid, which can constrict blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, and is a good food therapy for febrile blood diseases.

12. Lotus root can relieve constipation and stop diarrhea, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite: Lotus root contains mucus protein and dietary fiber, which can combine with bile salts in the human body, cholesterol and triglycerides in food, and make them discharged from the feces, thereby reducing the absorption of lipids. Lotus root exudes a unique fragrance and also contains tannins, which have a certain effect of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, can increase appetite, promote digestion, stimulate appetite and strengthen the stomach, and is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite and loss of appetite.

Side effects and dietary taboos of lotus root

Taboos: People with weak spleen and stomach should not eat lotus root raw; when cooking lotus root, it is better to use a clay pot and avoid using iron utensils.

Taboos: People with weak spleen and stomach should not eat raw lotus root; it is better to use a casserole when cooking lotus root, and lotus root should not be cooked in iron utensils.

Suitable food: Lotus root is suitable for patients with vomiting blood, bleeding from the mouth and nose, hemoptysis, hematuria, hypertension, diabetes, liver disease, constipation and hemophilia. It is also suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency, loss of appetite, iron deficiency anemia and malnutrition.

How to make lotus root delicious

Lotus root soup

Efficacy: This prescription can nourish the spleen and stomach, and regulate yin and blood. It is used for spleen and stomach weakness, or yin deficiency and blood deficiency and other blood loss syndromes.

Preparation method: Take appropriate amount of lotus root, cut it into pieces, add appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat until well cooked, drink the soup and eat the lotus root.

Source: "Sui Xi Ju Cookbook".

Fresh lotus root with honey sauce

Efficacy: This prescription is beneficial to the stomach and produces body fluid, clears away heat and relieves restlessness. It is used for summer heat or heat disease that damages body fluid, and thirst and desire to drink.

Preparation method: Mash 120 grams of fresh lotus root, squeeze out the juice, add 60 grams of raw honey, mix well and take at any time.

Source: "Shenghuifang".

Lotus root powder

Efficacy: This prescription can nourish the stomach, regulate the middle, and stop bleeding. It is used for dysentery with blood in the stool, inability to eat due to lockjaw, or weak spleen and stomach, and indigestion.

Preparation method: Add 12 grams of lotus root powder and appropriate amount of white sugar, dilute with a little cold boiled water, and then mix with boiling water to make a paste.

Source: "Ben Jing Feng Yuan".

Lotus root honey juice

Efficacy: Treat dysentery with bloody stool.

Method: Mash the lotus root into juice, add honey, and stew it in water to make a paste for oral administration.

Source: Lingnan Herb Collection Records

Ginger Lotus Root Drink

Efficacy: Lotus root can clear away heat and promote the production of body fluid, while ginger can soothe the stomach and stop vomiting. It is used for stomach heat and stomach disharmony, nausea and vomiting, thirst and dry mouth.

Preparation: 90g lotus root and 10g ginger. Mash them and squeeze out the juice. Take it three times a day.

Source: Shengji Zonglu

Lotus root and pork soup

Efficacy: Nourish blood, treat anemia, heart palpitations and insomnia.

Ingredients: 1 jin of lotus root, 1 liang of red dates, 1 liang of rice dumpling.

Preparation method: Boil lotus root, red dates and longan together, add more water and boil until the soup turns light red.

Lotus root juice

Efficacy: Lotus root nodes refer to the nodes of the underground stems of lotus. They have astringent and hemostatic effects. Fresh ones have the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood. Impatience and heat can easily cause the extremities of blood vessels to dilate and the face to become red and tender. Some people who originally have stomach discomfort or ulcers, a tendency to stomach bleeding, or a little blood when coughing, should choose fresh lotus root nodes with heat.

Ingredients: 5 lotus root sections, appropriate amount of honey

Preparation method: Wash and cut the lotus root nodes into sections, clean the soil, put them into a juicer, squeeze out the juice and remove the residue, then add appropriate amount of honey and ice water, put them in the refrigerator, and drink them cold.

Raw lotus root juice

Indications: Heat toxins and bleeding.

Ingredients: lotus root, raw kudzu root.

Usage: Mash each for 1 hour and take it with food.

Source: Volume 2 of "Xian Nian Ji".

Lotus root and pork ribs soup

Ingredients: 500g pork ribs (large ribs), 750g lotus root Seasoning: 10g salt, 3g pepper, 10g green onion, 7g ginger

practice:

1. Wash the pork ribs and chop them into 4 cm long pieces;

2. Wash and peel the lotus root, put it on the chopping board and smash it hard, then cut it into small pieces like the ribs;

3. Pour an appropriate amount of boiling water into the pressure cooker, add pork ribs, lotus root, scallion, ginger, salt, pepper, and cover the pot;

4. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes before serving.

Lotus root and pork ribs soup 2

Efficacy: It can not only supplement high-quality protein, but also supplement minerals and vitamins such as calcium and phosphorus, enhance immunity, and improve intelligence and brain health.

Ingredients: Apple, pork ribs, lotus root

practice:

1. Wash and cut fresh spareribs and lotus roots into small pieces;

2. Add cold water, ginger, onion, aniseed, and a small amount of vinegar, and cook in a pressure cooker for 30-40 minutes;

3. Add the chopped apples and cook for a few minutes before serving.

Suitable for the crowd: More suitable for children over 1 and a half years old

Oatmeal and Lotus Root Porridge

Effects: Strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, and invigorate qi. The rich fiber contained in oats has the effect of moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, which can help the elderly prevent intestinal dryness and constipation, and has the effect of preventing cerebrovascular diseases.

Ingredients: 120 grams of oats, 250 grams of lotus root, 6 red dates, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

practice:

1. Wash the oats and soak them in clean water; wash the lotus root and cut it into small pieces; wash the red dates.

2. Add appropriate amount of water to the oatmeal and bring to a boil over high heat. Then add lotus root and red dates, cook over low heat, and add rock sugar.

Peach Kernel and Lotus Root Soup

Efficacy: Lotus root is rich in iron, so it is suitable for people with anemia. It is suitable for women with postpartum blood stasis and fever.

Ingredients: 10 grams of peach kernel, 250 grams of lotus root.

practice:

1. Wash and slice the lotus root; peel and crush the peach kernels.

2. Put the crushed peach kernels and lotus roots into the pot, add 500 ml of water and cook the soup.

3. Add appropriate amount of brown sugar or salt to season.

Lily and Lotus Root

Efficacy: Lily and lotus root have the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. They are suitable for lung deficiency, chronic cough, fever, thirst, edema, spermatorrhea and other symptoms. Lily, lotus seeds and lotus roots can help enhance the body's immune function.

Ingredients: 15 grams of lily, 15 grams of lotus seeds, 250 grams of lotus root, and white sugar.

practice:

1. Wash the lily bulbs and lotus seeds. Scrape the skin of the lotus root and cut into small pieces.

2. Put lily and lotus seeds into an aluminum pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook until the lotus seeds are cooked, add lotus root pieces and sugar, and continue cooking until the lotus root is cooked.

Medicinal value of lotus root

Lotus root is the rhizome of lotus. Lotus root has the effects of removing blood stasis and cooling blood, clearing irritability and heat, stopping vomiting and thirst, strengthening the spleen and appetizing, and nourishing blood and heart. Lotus root has the effect of treating irritability and thirst, drunkenness, coughing up blood, and vomiting blood. Lotus root nodes have the effect of blood. The taboo of eating lotus root is that people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat lotus root raw; when cooking lotus root, it is better to use a casserole and avoid iron utensils. Eating fresh lotus root raw can clear away heat and relieve irritability, quench thirst and stop vomiting. The cooked lotus root is sweet and warm in nature, can strengthen the spleen and appetizing, nourish blood and nourish the heart, so it mainly nourishes the five internal organs and has the effects of digestion, thirst quenching, and muscle growth.