Lotus leaves can be used to make glutinous rice chicken, lotus seeds can be used to make porridge, or can be eaten raw, and lotus petals can be used to make tea and cook dishes. They have a refreshing flavor. Now some places sell lotus flowers. Set meal. Also, lotus roots and lotus roots can be used for cooking and desserts
1. Rich nutrition
Lotus can be used as a delicacy, as well as a high-quality tonic and medicine. , this phenomenon has been discovered and utilized in our country very early, and many ancient materia medica handed down to this day have records in this regard. With the advancement of science, in-depth research, and clinical exploration of modern medicine, people's understanding of hexagrams has become more systematic and comprehensive. According to analysis and identification, the nutritional value and medicinal effects of lotus have reliable scientific basis.
The ingredient content (%) of lotus root is: moisture 71.6-83.3, starch 8.4-22.7, total sugar 1.4-4.8, reducing sugar 0.2-2.4, protein 0.94-2.44, free amino acids 0.07-1.02, vitamins C25.9-350 mg/100g, vitamin Bo 13-0.19 mg/100g, vitamin C 14-1.17 mg/100g, and a small amount of vitamin E, pyrogallol, and colorless delphinidin and other polyphenolic compounds and very little peroxidase.
The ingredient content (%) of lotus seeds is: moisture 13.5-18.8, starch 38.3-57.8, total sugar 8.5-19.1, reducing sugar 0.8-6.3, lotus seed oil 1.5-2.4, protein 17.13-25.38. Amino acid content (%) is: aspartic acid 1.53-2.18, threonine 0.30-0.57, serine 0.7-1.11, glutamic acid 3.17-5.38, glycine 0.67-0.90, alanine 0.63-0.93, and phosphoric acid 0.07 -0.11, capture 0.72-0.98, tyrosine 0.28-0.61, phenylalanine 0.55-0.87, methionine 0.05-0.13, isoleucine 0.56-0.80, leucine 0.87-1.30, lysine Acid 0.58-1.10, histidine 0.29-0.47, arginine 0.47-1.30, proline 0.14-0.28. The fatty acid content (%) of lotus seed oil is: trace of lauric acid, 0.14-1.2 of myristolic acid, 36.4-72.87 of palmitic acid, trace of hexadecenoic acid, 7.5-19.7 of oleic acid, 33.6 of linoleic acid, and trace of arachidic acid. to 16.6, dikaenoic acid to 9.6, and erucic acid to 7.7-20.9. It also contains trace elements such as copper, manganese, titanium, calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
Couple contains shoe quality, asparagine, etc.
Lotus leaves contain nuciferine, proto-nuciferine, yomepaaverine, nuciferine, N-desmethylnuciferine, D-N-methylhigenine, anonine, Gooseberry, quercetin, isoquercetin, lotus antler, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, filter acid and doubt.
The leaf pedicle contains nuciferine, proto-nuciferine and nuciferine.
Leaf stems contain nuciferine, proto-nuciferine, resin, alkaloids and various alkaloids.
The flowers contain quercetin, luteolin, isoquercetin, luteolin glucose, kaempferol, kaempferol-3-galactose glucose, kaempferol-3-diglucoside and many other flavonoids.
Stamerns contain quercetin, isoquercetin, alkaloids, etc.
Lotus pod shell contains protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, ash, carotene, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin C and a small amount of nephrine.
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2. Lotus root has pharmacological effects
Lotus root is the fat rhizome of a perennial aquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. It is native to India and China. It has been cultivated in my country for about three thousand years. It is grown in all parts of the north and south of my country. It is a high-carbohydrate and low-fat food. In addition to containing In addition to protein, starch, multivitamins, carotene, and asparagine, it also contains alkaloids such as asparagine, amino acids, trigonelline, pyrocatechol, and neochlorogenic acid. Lotus roots are harvested in autumn, winter and early spring. They are fat, white, pure and sweet. They are best eaten raw and tender, and cooked to make them strong and strong.
Lotus seeds contain starch, raffinose, asparagine, miltose, etc., and are nutritious food. In addition, various parts such as lotus flowers and lotus whiskers contain luteolin, quercetin, and isoquercetin; lotus stems contain nuciferine, quercetin, and organic acids and tannins such as tartaric acid, citric acid, and succinic acid; lotus seeds contain luteolin, quercetin, and isoquercetin. The core contains oxidized xanthenine, which has the ability to inhibit nasopharyngeal cancer, and also contains lynsinine and nuciferine; therefore, lotus root is a treasure throughout the body.
Lotus root is cold in nature and sweet in taste, and enters the three meridians of the heart, spleen, and stomach. The fresh product tends to produce fluid and cool blood, while the cooked product tends to nourish the spleen and benefit blood. According to "Ben Cao Jing Shu"; "It is sweet and cold in living persons." , can cool blood and stop bleeding, remove heat and clear the stomach, mainly dissipate blood stasis, vomiting blood, bleeding in the mouth and nose, postpartum blood congestion, cure sores and wounds, and relieve heat, thirst, cholera, depression, hangover, etc.; when cooked, it is sweet and warm, and can strengthen health. The spleen stimulates the appetite, replenishes the blood and replenishes the heart, nourishes the five internal organs, replenishes the lower Jiao, digests food, stops diarrhea, and promotes muscle growth. Taking it for a long time makes people happy and relieves anger."
Lotus root has high edible value. The early lotus root is crisp and tender and can be eaten raw as a fruit. The mid- and late-ripening lotus root can be eaten as cooked vegetables and can be fried, stewed, braised, braised, or steamed. Such as lotus root fried meat slices, lotus root stew soup, honey lotus root, etc.; you can also fill the lotus root holes with glutinous rice to make glutinous rice lotus root, simmer and slice into slices and dip them in white sugar; or fill in soaked mung beans to make mung bean lotus root, cook and cut into thick slices Dip it in white sugar and eat it; or put minced meat between two lotus root slices, paste them with flour, and fry them in a pan to make golden lotus root cakes; or candied lotus root slices can be made into candied lotus root slices to make canned lotus root; or it can be processed into lotus root flour spoons for the elderly, young and infirm. .
Lotus root is a vegetable suitable for both food and medicine. Raw food clears away heat, promotes fluid production, cools blood and disperses blood stasis. Frequent use of fresh lotus root juice or boiled lotus root decoction can cure fever, polydipsia, vomiting blood, hematuria, epistaxis, hematochezia or purpura, etc. It can cool the blood, stop bleeding, and excrete heat from the body with urine; take fresh lotus root juice with boiling water To treat acute gastroenteritis, fresh lotus root and sugarcane juice can be used to treat urinary system diseases, such as urgent urination, frequent urination, urethral burning, etc. Fresh lotus root can be mixed with sugarcane, water chestnut, pear, Ophiopogon japonicus and other juices to make a five-juice drink to treat fever. High fever, mouth drinking, dry throat and irritability; lotus root and ginger juice can treat summer gastrointestinal seasonal diseases such as enteritis, vomiting, and diarrhea; Qiuli and white lotus root juice can cure burnt phlegm heat, cough due to lung heat, dry throat, dry mouth, Yellow phlegm is difficult to cough up. After taking it, it can relieve throat and promote fluid production, moisturize dryness, clear away heat and resolve phlegm, and relieve cough.
Fresh lotus root and fresh grass root sliced ??and decocted into two juice drinks have the effects of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, clearing away heat and removing blood stasis, and are suitable for hemoptysis and blood-stained phlegm caused by excessive heat and blood; fresh lotus root, Ophiopogon japonicus and raw rehmannia glutinosa are decoctioned into a three-juice drink that can produce body fluids and moisturize dryness, and is suitable for dry throat, difficulty swallowing food, nausea and vomiting, etc. Water chestnut and maogen drink made from fresh lotus root, water chestnuts, and grass roots has the effects of clearing away heat, cooling blood, and detoxifying. It is suitable for mumps, fever, red tongue, face, thirst, and heat poisoning in children; pound the juice of equal amounts of fresh lotus root, rehmannia, and grapes, add honey, and take it warm to treat hot stranguria, hematuria, and urinary tract infection.
Fresh and cooked lotus root has no effect of removing blood stasis and clearing heat, but it can nourish stomach yin, nourish the heart and stomach, and is suitable for those with weak spleen and stomach. For example, boil glutinous rice until it is cooked, add fresh lotus root slices to make porridge, and add sugar for seasoning, which can help treat heat damage, dry nose and tongue; boiling mung beans with lotus root can strengthen the spleen and appetite, soothe the liver and gallbladder, clear liver and gallbladder heat, nourish the heart and blood, and reduce Blood pressure, suitable for patients with liver, gallbladder and hypertension;
Porridge with fresh lotus root brown sugar has the effects of strengthening the spleen, appetizing, and antidiarrheal. It can quench thirst and relieve heat, relieve irritability and appetite, benefit blood and promote muscle growth, and is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. For patients with deficiency, loss of appetite, dry mouth and tongue; lotus root powder can nourish blood and stop bleeding, nourish yin and replenish internal organs, regulate the body and appetite, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. It is an ideal food for patients with weakness, fatigue and long-term illness. In addition, other parts and products of lotus root (Lotus) can be used medicinally.
For example, lotus seeds are tonic and can be made into a variety of nutritious and delicious dishes and snacks: lotus seeds, lilies, white fungus, quail eggs, etc. can be made into longevity eggs, which can nourish the mind and calm the mind, strengthen the spleen and appetite, and nourish the brain and heart; Lotus seeds, gorgon seeds, poria, yam, barley, lentils, dangshen, atractylodes, and japonica rice can be made into eight-treasure rice, porridge, etc., which are rich in nutrients, good in color and flavor, and can nourish the spleen and stomach, anti-aging, and are suitable for the body. It can be used to treat symptoms such as weakness, swelling, and diarrhea; lotus seeds can also be used in delicacies such as roasted chicken, roasted meat, and roasted turtles, and can be made into sweet soups such as rock sugar, osmanthus, grapes, and tremella lotus seed soup. They are well-known, nourishing, and delicious; lotus seeds are also used in It can be made into glutinous rice lotus rolls, lotus seed and osmanthus cakes, lotus seed cakes, sugared lotus hearts and other children's foods. Tea made with lotus cores can open blood vessels and lower blood pressure.
The lotus leaves cut into shreds and dried in the sun or made into charcoal can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, promote clearing yang, stop bleeding, and treat diseases such as excessive sweating during summer heat, diarrhea, dizziness, water vapor edema, vomiting blood, and epistaxis; The color of lotus leaves is refreshing and fragrant, and it can be used with meals to make a bodybuilding diet. For example, steamed meat wrapped in lotus leaves has a rich and fragrant flavor, and porridge cooked with a lid has a light green color and fragrant aroma. It is a good way to relieve summer heat and clear away heat.
Lotus has the function of relieving heat and stopping bleeding. Adding glutinous rice and rock sugar to make lotus porridge can replenish qi and maintain the appearance of the skin. Hexu (male core dried in the shade) can clear the heart and solidify the marrow, nourish the kidneys and astringent essence. It can be used with Tribulus terrestris, oysters, etc. or with dogwood, rehmannia, etc. to treat nocturnal emissions, black beard and hair, and diarrhea.
Lotus root joints are a good medicine for stopping bleeding. Dried lotus root joints or lotus root joint charcoal can be used as medicine to eliminate blood stasis and stop bleeding, astringent semen and stop bleeding. It can treat hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hematochezia, uterine bleeding, etc.
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3. Beauty and fitness
p>“Looking back, you will smile and beautify your face. The pink and white in the Sixth Palace have no color.” Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties in China, mixed white corn with pearl powder, ginseng powder, and mixed lotus root powder into a paste to beautify the face, thereby condensing fat and regenerating it. Hui, eternal youth.
All parts of lotus root, lotus root, lotus root powder, lotus leaves, lotus stems, lotus flowers, lotus whiskers (including pollen), lotus seeds, etc. are all good for beauty and bodybuilding.
1. Take it to stay healthy. (1) Collect seven points (2.2 grams) of lotus flowers on July 7, eight points (2.5 grams) of roots on August 8, and nine points (2.8 grams) of solids on September 9, dry in the shade and sieve. Take 1 gram per serving, mixed with warm wine ("Tai Qing Cao Mu Fang") (2) 220 grams of lotus, 250 grams of lotus root, and 280 grams of lotus seeds. Steam it in a casserole, dry it in the sun, grind it into fine powder, and refine the honey into pills, as big as sycamore seeds, and store them in bottles for later use. Take 10 grams each time with boiled water, three times a day. ("Four Books on Promoting Life") (3) 120 grams of psoralen, 120 grams of walnut meat, 30 grams of lotus meat, 120 grams of fenugreek, grind it into fine powder, mix it with wine and make a pill, as big as a sycamore seed. Take 30 pills each time, drink it on an empty stomach, once a day. It can nourish the kidneys, boost yang, and maintain beauty. ("Puji Prescription" Chunyang Hongzhuang Pills)
2. Remove wrinkles and whiten face. (1) Add 30 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of gorgon seeds, 50 grams of barley, 8 grams of osmanthus meat, and an appropriate amount of honey. Boil it in water for one hour and then eat it. You can take it regularly. (2) Pick peach blossoms in spring, lotus flowers in summer, and hibiscus flowers in autumn, no matter how many, and dry them in the shade. In winter, use snow water to decoct the soup. In the season when there is no snow water, you can use ice cubes to dissolve the water and decoct the soup. Wash the face frequently, which can activate blood circulation, moisturize the skin, remove wrinkles, and delay skin aging. ("Secret Book of Alchemy Encyclopedia", Sanhua Wrinkle Removal Liquid)
3. Change the appearance of a dark and dirty complexion. 95 grams each of clove, agarwood, green wood incense, stalactite powder, pearls, jade shavings, Shu water flower, papaya flower, peach blossom, 125 grams each of Nahua, pear flower, plum flower, red lotus, cherry flower, inula and white hollyhock. Gram, 15 grams of musk and 400 ml of soybean powder, grind them into powder and mix them, then grind them into very fine powder and store them tightly. Commonly used to wash hands and apply makeup. ("A Thousand Gold Wings")
4. Rough skin becomes delicate. Grate fresh carrots, add lotus root starch and fresh egg yolks, mix well, apply on face after washing, wash off with warm water after 20 minutes.
5. Nourishing blood makes black beard and hair black. 60 grams each of lotus heart, rehmannia glutinosa, Sophora japonica and Acanthopanax bark, and six pebbles.
Crush the wood and stone in a mortar, put the medicine and 5000 grams of good wine in a raw silk bag into a clean altar, soak it for one month in spring and winter, twenty days in autumn, and ten days in summer. Seal the mouth of the altar tightly and let it soak for a number of days. Drink it at will to get drunk. In order to save it, one must obey the order for several days. ("Yi Zong Jin Jian" The elixir of immortality after being drunk)
6. Refresh your mind and black hair. Pick lotus stamens to make tea.
7. Nourishes yin and kidneys, strengthens bone marrow, nourishes blood, replenishes complexion, moisturizes skin, and blackens beard and hair. (1) 30 grams each of lotus flower and dogwood, 60 grams each of white poria and costus, 160 grams each of broken paper and dodder seeds, 250 grams of walnut kernels, pound the rhubarb into fine powder, refine the honey into pills, as big as sycamore seeds, each Take 70 grams, warm wine, and take one empty stomach every day. ("Yu Yaoyuan Prescription" Lingyangzi Muxiang Pills) (2) 250 grams each of Jushengzi, meat paste, Achyranthes root, Annan gui, raspberry, broken paper, and Chushi, raw rehmannia glutinosa, wolfberry, and Schisandra chinensis. , dodder, leek, aconite (prepared), cypress kernel, rehmannia glutinosa, wild jujube kernel, asparagus, 125 grams each of Morinda citrifolia, gorgon fruit, poria, Polygonum multiflorum (prepared), patchouli, Dipsacus chuanxiong, yam, ginseng 95 grams each of lotus and lotus meat, grind the powder into fine powder, refine the honey into pills, as big as sycamore seeds. Take 10 grams each time and give it with salt soup.
8. Coating women’s hair also cures hair loss and regrowth. 30 grams of lotus root (dried in the shade), 3 grams of tonka, 15 grams each of Selaginella leaves, Angelica dahurica, Xiongqiong, and Fangfeng, finely chopped, wrapped in cotton, add 70 raw peppers, 250 grams of raw sesame oil, soak in fresh in a bottle. Bury it in the ground for seven days, then take it and apply it on your hair. ("Health Jiabao Prescription")
9. Seborrheic dermatitis (yellowing erythema on the scalp and face, with greasy scales on the surface). Take 30 grams of hawthorn and 12 grams of dried lotus leaves. Add two bowls of water and fry until one bowl is made. Remove the residue and drink.
10. It can activate blood circulation and moisturize skin for freckles, acne, acne, rosacea and all spots on the face. 360 grams of mung beans, 6 grams of fresh lotus petals (sun-dried), 15 grams of talc, 15 grams of Angelica dahurica, 15 grams of white aconite, 6 grams of superior borneol, and 6 grams of Mi Tuoseng. Grind the mung beans, sift and remove the shells, and combine with other herbs into fine powder. Grind the borneol with the other herbs and then add in the mix. Gently grind evenly to prevent heavy clumping. Store in a bottle for later use. After each face wash Puzzle.
11. Teeth are yellow but not white. Two liang each of pig's tooth soap locust, dried ginger, cohosh, sophora locust, raw rehmannia glutinosa, fungi, asarum, eclipta, angelica, dried lotus leaves, and one liang of green salt. Cut it into pieces and burn it in a pot. If there is green smoke, the remaining nature is the degree. Use gauze seeds to grind it, grind it into green salt powder and mix it evenly, and put it into the medicine together. Use a little each time to brush your teeth. Dip the medicine in the medicine and brush your teeth. When you close your mouth, you will spit out saliva. Then rinse your mouth with warm water and use it before going to bed in the morning. It makes the teeth white, eliminates decay, makes the teeth strong, the gum grooves are tight, and the moustache becomes black. According to legend, this is the toothbrushing medicine of Chen Tuan, the "immortal" of the fifth generation. ("Yuyuan Prescription")
12. Lose weight and stay fit. "Essentials of Syndrome and Treatment" says: "Taking it with lotus leaves can make people lose weight, so taking it alone can eliminate yang water and edema." (1) Lotus leaf ash for weight loss. Burn the lotus leaf to preserve its properties, grind it into powder and mix it with rice drink. ("Keys to Syndrome and Treatment") (2) Decoction or tea of ??fresh lotus leaves, 10 grams per day, for one month, can effectively expand blood vessels, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, so it can lose weight, stay fit, and prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension. (3) Lotus leaf slimming tea, pick 100 fresh lotus leaves, fry them into strips and dry them, then use 1000 grams each of raw hawthorn, raw barley, and 500 grams of orange peel. Mix and divide into 100 bags, and brew one bag with boiling water every day. Make tea, start drinking it every morning, continue brewing after drinking, or put one pack into a thermos every day, soak it in boiling water, and use it as tea, replace it with a new pack the next day, and take it for a hundred days to see the effect. It was once popular in Japan. Generally effective. (4) 30 grams each of roses, jasmine flowers, tortoise flowers, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and lotus leaves, grind into fine powder, 6 grams each time, once a day, place in a teacup, brew with boiled water, and drink from time to time. This prescription has the properties of widening the chest, promoting qi, diluting water and reducing swelling, dilating blood vessels, lowering fat and refreshing the mind. Anti-thrombosis and Ve deficiency, inhibiting platelet aggregation, fragrant smell, safe to take, is an ideal weight loss health drink. ("Research on Chinese Patent Medicines" Sanhua Slimming Tea)
13. Skin-beautifying lotus root juice. 150g lotus root, 20g lemon, 150g carrot, 100g apple, squeeze the juice, filter, add sugar or a little salt according to taste, drink after a quarter of an hour. This prescription can eliminate fatigue and promote metabolism.
It can remove lactic acid and other waste products accumulated in the muscles, make the muscles tight and strong, replenish essence and strengthen the body. In addition, it can quench thirst, stop bleeding, relieve cough, stop diarrhea and calm the nerves. Tocolytic and other auxiliary functions.
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4. Appreciation
Lotus is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It not only has large and colorful flowers, overflowing fragrance, and green waves, but also has strong adaptability. It can be widely planted in lakes, creating a spectacular sight, and can Potted plants and vases are unique and interesting; since ancient times, they have been precious aquatic flowers in palace gardens and private gardens. In today's modern landscape gardens, they are increasingly favored by people and are used more widely.
lt;一gt;Lotus Waterscape
The layout of the lotus waterscape in the garden should first consider highlighting the lotus as the main scene, and then match it with buildings or other facilities dedicated to appreciating the lotus, such as Hangzhou The wind lotus scenic spot of "Quyuan Fenghe" is another example; and the "Lotus Bridge" on the lotus embankment of Slender West Lake in Yangzhou is dedicated to viewing lotus. In the layout of the lotus waterscape in the garden, the local natural conditions and the biological characteristics of the lotus must be considered secondly, and measures should be adapted to local conditions. For example, the "Quyuan Fenghe" in Hangzhou uses pieces of stone to build weirs and ponds of different sizes and shapes underwater according to the planning and design. Some are adjacent to each other, and some are connected by bridges to the shore. They are alternately sparse and dense, and the settings are natural. Various varieties of lotus are planted in each weir, one for each weir, and most of the water is left open so that visitors can appreciate the flowers, leaves, fruits of various varieties and their swaying reflections in the water, which also creates a unique artistic conception. In the overall layout of the lotus waterscape, the configuration of shore plants must also be considered to make the entire garden landscape integrated, with changing scenery at each step, and scenery in every season. The background plants of lotus ponds generally need to consider seasonal changes and choose tall evergreen plants, such as magnolia grandiflora, slash pine, cedar, camphor, etc., so as not to make the winter look too desolate and depressing.
lt;二GT;Lotus potted plants and bonsais
Lotus has a strong adaptability to the growth environment. It can not only bloom red and green in lakes and ponds of all sizes, but even grow in many places. Even small pots and bowls can be elegant and graceful, decorating the world.
In the history of Chinese lotus culture, potted lotuses were only used for viewing in private courtyards when they first appeared. Nowadays, potted lotus is widely used in gardens all over our country. The arrangement technique of combining potted plants and pond plants improves the ornamental value of potted lotus and often appears in garden waterscapes and garden sketches. Lotus water stone bonsai is a new bonsai that has appeared in Hangzhou in recent years. It is an organic combination of lotus potted plants and water stone bonsai, which not only embodies the firmness and uprightness of mountains and rocks, but also shows the delicate and charming lotus. Lotus bonsai can use rocks such as coral stone, sandstone, ax stone, and British stone as materials.
lt;三GT;Lotus flower arrangement
Flower arrangement began in the Six Dynasties in our country and originated from offering flowers in front of the Buddha. As the holy flower of Buddhism, it can be said that the lotus formed an indissoluble bond with the flower arrangement when it first emerged. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, offering flowers was still the main form of flower arrangement. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the art of flower arrangement had greatly developed.