Lotus leaves, also known as lotus leaves, fresh lotus leaves, dried lotus leaves, and lotus leaf charcoal, are the leaves of the water lily family plant lotus. Lotus leaves are a common plant that grows in rivers and is very beautiful, with high ornamental value. Generally, the medicinal lotus leaves are harvested in the summer and autumn seasons each year. The ones with large, clean, and green leaves are preferred. When they need to be sun dried to 70% or 80% dry, remove the petioles, fold them into a semi circular or fan-shaped shape, and dry them.
Lotus leaves are also a dual-use item with high therapeutic and medicinal value.
1、 Clearing heat and relieving heat
Used for relieving heat and thirst, as well as relieving dampness and diarrhea. Lotus leaves contain components such as lotus alkaloids and lotus alkaloids, which can clear and relieve heat. It is a good product for relieving heat. Eating lotus leaf Congee or rice or making tea with lotus leaf in summer is a very good choice.
2、 The effect of hemostasis
The lotus leaf charcoal processed from lotus leaves has the effect of astringency, stasis, and hemostasis, and is used for various types of bleeding and postpartum dizziness.
3、 Fire dispelling effect
The lotus leaf alkaloids in lotus leaves have the effects of clearing heart fire, calming liver fire, purging spleen fire, lowering lung fire, and clearing heat and nourishing the mind. The fire dispelling function of lotus leaves makes lotus leaf tea a well-deserved nourishing product.
4、 The effect of reducing blood lipids and weight loss
The lotus leaf alkaloids in lotus leaves contain various effective lipid reducing alkaloids, which can effectively decompose fat in the body and strongly excrete it from the body. Lotus leaf alkaloid can strongly and densely cover the intestinal wall of the human body, forming a layer of fat isolation membrane, preventing fat absorption and accumulation.
5、 Calming and calming effects
Lotus leaves have a relaxing effect on tense nerves, relieving stress and calming the mind. Modern people face great pressure in their daily lives, work, and study, so they can eat lotus leaves appropriately for conditioning.