29 good remedies from parts of the lotus plant

Dr. Huynh Tan Vu, Head of the Day Treatment Unit of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital (branch 3), lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said that lotus is a versatile plant whose every part can be used as medicine.

In traditional medicine, lotus seeds are called lotus seeds, ripe lotus fruits are called lotus stones, lotus hearts are called sprouts, inside lotus seeds are called lotus hearts, lotus tassels with rice grains at the tip are called lotus tu. Lotus leaves are called lotus leaves, lotus rhizomes are called lotus seeds.

Doctor Vu introduces some remedies using lotus parts as medicine:

1. Lotus plant cures spermatorrhea, nocturnal emission, and urinary incontinence.

Testicle strengthening medicine, including: 2kg lotus seed, 1kg lotus seed, 2kg Chinese yam, 1kg deer antler, 0.5kg Chinese clematis root, 0.5kg golden thread. Grind the ingredients into powder, cook golden thread into a thick paste, make into pills, take 10-20g per day.

2. Treat chronic diarrhea

The medicine includes 12g lotus seed, 12g codonopsis pilosula, 5g coptis. Boil the ingredients or grind them into powder and drink 10g per day.

3. Cure insomnia due to excess heart fire

Use 10g of jujube seed, 10g of polygala root, 10g of lotus seed, 10g of Poria cocos, 10g of Poria cocos, 10g of Astragalus membranaceus, 10g of Codonopsis pilosula, 5g of tangerine peel, and 4g of licorice. Boil all and drink 1 dose per day.

4. Anorexia due to weakness

100g lotus seeds, 1 pig stomach. Wash the stomach, slice, add enough water and steam with lotus seeds, use within the day.

5. Treatment of high fever, vomiting blood, nosebleeds

The recipe for Tu Sinh thang includes 24g of fresh raw rehmannia root, 12g of fresh thuja leaf, 12g of fresh lotus leaf, and 8g of fresh mugwort. Boil the ingredients to get the water and drink it many times a day.

6. Treat obesity, lower high blood cholesterol

This is a newly discovered use of lotus leaves. There are many types of slimming teas on the market that contain lotus leaves, but you can use them yourself by boiling fresh lotus leaves and drinking them instead of water every day, 1 leaf per day.

7. Treats anxiety, insomnia, heart pain (lotus seed soup, pig heart)

- Ingredients: 60gr lotus seeds, 1 pig heart, 40gr Chinese clematis root.

- How to prepare: Thinly slice the pig heart. Peel off the outer shell of the lotus seeds and remove the heart inside. Use wine to wash the ginseng, then cut into pieces. Put everything in a pot with 6 cups of water, cook over high heat until boiling, let it boil for 10 minutes, reduce heat to low, cook for another 2 hours and then serve.

8. Difficulty sleeping, anxiety, high blood pressure

Take 1.5 - 3g of lotus heart to make tea. Alternatively, take 10g of lotus leaves, 10g of pagoda tree flowers, 4g of yellow chrysanthemum, boil to drink or 30g of young lotus leaves, wash, chop, dry, boil or steep to drink.

9. Diarrhea, dysentery

Whole lotus stem about 60g, two spoons of white sugar. Wash the lotus stem, boil and drink with sugar.

10. Anorexia due to weakness

100g lotus seeds, 1 pig stomach. Wash the stomach, slice, add enough water, steam with lotus seeds, use during the day.

11. Hot body, boils

50g fresh lotus flower or 30g dried lotus flower, 20g rock sugar, boil and drink as regular tea, or use boiled lotus flower to apply topically.

12. Old age or lethargy in the body

100g fresh lotus root, cooked, eaten every morning and afternoon.

13. Hemorrhage, nosebleeds, blood in urine

40g fresh lotus leaves, 12g pennywort. You need to roast these two ingredients until golden brown, chop them finely, boil with 400ml of water until 100ml remains, drink twice a day. Another way is to take 10 lotus shoots, crush them to get the juice, add a little brown sugar, boil and drink twice a day, morning and evening.

In case of gastrointestinal bleeding, you can take lotus root juice and radish juice, 20ml each, mix well and drink twice a day, continuously for many days.

14. Prickly heat, scabies

Chopped fresh lotus leaves cooked with green beans (with skin on) to make soup.

15. The smelly blood does not come out completely after giving birth.

20 - 30g of roasted lotus leaves, finely ground, boiled with 200ml of water until 50ml remains, drink once a day.

16. Dengue fever

40g lotus leaves, 40g lotus root or Eclipta prostrata, 30g gotu kola, 20g plantain seeds, decoct and drink one dose per day. If bleeding is severe, you can increase the dose of lotus leaves and roots to 50 - 60g.

17. Pinworms

50g lotus seeds, 30g sunflower seeds, 30g shelled pumpkin seeds, 12g areca nuts, 20g rock sugar. Grind these four seeds and put them in a pot of 250ml water, boil until soft, add sugar and eat three times a day for five days.

18. Cure vomiting

Take 30g of raw lotus root, 3g of raw ginger, crush both and squeeze out the juice, divide into two doses to drink during the day.

19. Cure coughing up blood

20g lotus root, 20g lily or thuja leaves, 10g Eclipta prostrata, finely chopped, dried, boiled with 400ml water until 100ml remains.

20. Treatment of hemorrhage

Lotus root, Sanchi ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Blood dragon, and Poria cocos, each 8g; Atractylodes macrocephala 6g. Boil and drink one dose per day.

21. Treatment of hematuria

Lotus root 12g, raw rehmannia 20g, active stone 16g; small chicken, wood ear, yellow clematis, bamboo leaf, gardenia fruit, each 12g; licorice root, angelica, each 6g. Boil and drink during the day.

22. Treatment of vomiting blood

15g lotus leaves, 15g lotus shoots, 20g Eclipta prostrata. Put all ingredients in a pot, add 3 bowls of water and boil until there is 1 bowl left, divide into 2 servings to drink during the day.

23. Treat nosebleeds

Wash lotus root, crush and squeeze the juice to drink, drop a few drops into the nose.

24. Treating children with anorexia, adults with weakness and poor appetite

100g lotus seeds, 10g white beans, 12g tangerine peel, 30g rice germ. Roast all, grind finely, drink 3 times a day, 100g each time, drink with rice water.

25. Cure insomnia

Concentrated lotus leaf decoction mixed with a little sugar, drink about 2 hours before going to bed for a good night's sleep.

26. Treatment of rhinitis and long-term nasal congestion

100g dried sliced ​​lotus petals, 100g angelica root. Grind all ingredients into fine powder, roll in paper like rolling a cigarette, and inhale the smoke continuously for 1 week.

27. Treat back pain and fatigue

4g lotus pistil, 6g licorice. Put all in a pot, add 3 bowls of water and boil until there is 1 bowl left, drink before going to bed.

28. Cure diabetes

Lotus heart 8g; gypsum 20g; Chinese yam, asparagus, ophiopogon, Chinese yam, white bean, coix seed, each 12g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

29. Lotus tea

400g lotus pistil, 300g lotus seeds and 400g chrysanthemum.

How to make: Dry the lotus pistils in the sun or in a dryer. Soak the lotus seeds in hot water, peel off the outer shell and remove the core inside, dry and roast until golden brown. Dry the chrysanthemums in the shade (or in a dryer). Roast all three types until fragrant, let cool, put in a sealed jar, and save to drink as tea. This type of tea helps you eat well and sleep well.

Doctor Vu noted that there are many medicinal herbs and Western and Eastern medicine recipes from lotus, but how to use lotus and the dosage depends on the purpose of using it for beauty, disease prevention or in food and drink depending on the needs and health. When using, you should consult a professional for appropriate use./.