Water chestnut helps reduce blood pressure and blood fat
Chemical composition: lotus root contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate, dietary fiber cholesterol, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, copper, magnesium, zinc, selenium; vitamins A, B, B, B, C, D, E, K, carotene, folacin...
The tuber of the yam is the tuber of the yam plant or Zizania latifolia Turcz. The yam is grown throughout our country. The edible part of the shoot is the swelling that forms a mass at the base of these shoots due to the activity of a parasitic anthracnose fungus Ustilago esculentum Hennings or sulage viridis, often called the tuber. The yam is mainly grown for its tuber, which is eaten as a vegetable when young. It has a pleasant taste and is delicious. It can be eaten raw or stir-fried with meat or cooked in soup.
Chemical composition: taro contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate, cholesterol, dietary fiber, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, copper, magnesium, zinc, selenium; vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, D, E, K, carotene, folacin, pantothenic acid, niacin.
Eating water chestnuts regularly can prevent high blood pressure and reduce blood fat.
Modern medicine believes that regularly eating lotus root can prevent high blood pressure, prevent atherosclerosis, and especially has a certain therapeutic effect on cirrhosis of the liver and high blood urea. According to Oriental medicine, lotus root is sweet and cool, its roots, branches, and seeds are used as medicine, with the effect of clearing heat and eliminating annoyance, producing fluid and quenching thirst, regulating the intestines and stomach, promoting urination and defecation, and stimulating milk production. Japanese scientists have recently researched and discovered that lotus root has the effect of whitening, moisturizing, and whitening the skin to beautify the face.
Some dishes and medicines from lotus root
Mixed lotus root:500g of lotus root, 25g of cooked ham, 1 egg, sesame oil, salt, MSG, white sugar, ground pepper. Peel and boil lotus root, remove and drain, beat egg, fry in pan until thin, then put on plate. Cut lotus root into long strips, mix ham and fried egg in bowl. Then add fish sauce, MSG, sugar, ground pepper, sesame oil to lotus root bowl, mix well and eat. This dish is very good for people with high blood pressure.
Lotus root porridge:100g lotus root, 50g minced pork, 100g rice. 25g soaked shiitake mushrooms, salt, MSG, sesame oil. Clean lotus root, cut into strips, slice shiitake mushrooms, put sesame oil in a pan, heat, add minced meat then lotus root, shiitake mushrooms, salt, MSG stir-fry until fragrant, scoop into a bowl. Wash rice, add water to cook porridge, when porridge is soft, add stir-fried lotus root and shiitake mushrooms, bring to a boil. This dish is good for people with diabetes..
Stir-fried lotus root with meat:
200g of lotus root, 100g of lean pork, 50g of carrots, fresh ginger, salt, garlic, onion, MSG. Wash and chop the onion and ginger, wash and peel the garlic and slice it. Wash the lotus root and slice it; peel and wash the carrot and slice it, put it in boiling water and blanch it for a while. After washing the lean meat, remove all the tendons and slice it. Put oil in a pot and heat it up, add the onion and garlic and saute until fragrant, then add the lean meat, lotus root and carrots and stir-fry together. After stir-frying, add salt and MSG and mix well. This dish has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness, detoxifying, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, suitable for people with heat-prone prostatitis.
Note: People with urinary tract stones, abdominal pain, diarrhea, spleen and stomach deficiency, and people with yang deficiency and spermatorrhea should not eat lotus root. Do not eat lotus root with honey.
According to Health & Life - NT
