Using lotus seeds to cook porridge can cause indigestion in children.

Lotus seeds have many medicinal uses, but if used incorrectly they can be counterproductive to health.

Lotus is a precious medicinal plant, with medicinal effects in all parts of the plant. Lotus seeds have a sweet taste and neutral properties, stimulate digestion, treat bloating, loss of appetite, and do not have much effect in treating insomnia. Even if used incorrectly, they will not be effective.

Do not use lotus seeds for people with cardiovascular disease

Lotus seeds are not used for people with cardiovascular disease because the lotus heart contains toxic alkaloids. Because the lotus heart contains toxins, if you want to use it as medicine, you must first detoxify it before using it. You can detoxify it by roasting the lotus heart until it turns yellow but do not burn it so that all the toxins can escape.

Attention should be paid to dosage and should not be used for a long time. Therefore, people with heart disease when using lotus seeds must remove the core or use the lotus core in moderation.

Lotus seeds if used incorrectly will not be effective.

Do not use lotus seeds to treat insomnia

Many people mistakenly believe that lotus seeds are a good food to cure insomnia. In fact, lotus seeds do not have much effect in curing insomnia.

Using lotus heart alone to treat headaches and insomnia will be better.

Lotus seeds consist of two parts: the seed and the lotus heart. The bud in the lotus seed, called the lotus heart, is the part that has the effect of curing insomnia. Therefore, when using lotus seeds without removing the lotus heart, it will not have the effect of curing insomnia. It is better to use the lotus heart alone to cure headaches and insomnia.

Do not use lotus seeds when having digestive disorders.

In Oriental medicine, lotus seeds are neutral and non-toxic, so if used properly or in moderate amounts, they will have the effect of strengthening the spleen, stimulating digestion, or treating digestive diseases.

If using lotus seeds can cause bloating, indigestion, constipation.

But if used incorrectly or overdosed, lotus seeds can cause bloating, indigestion, constipation. Because lotus seeds contain many vitamins and minerals, when having digestive disorders, the body will fall into a state of more difficult absorption.

Mix lotus seeds to cook porridge for children

Lotus seeds do not have much nutritional value and are even difficult for children to digest. The reason is that the digestive system of children is very sensitive because it is too immature to absorb nutrients, and on the contrary, it can cause allergies and rashes. Therefore, do not mix lotus seeds to cook porridge for children because it will cause bloating, indigestion and anorexia in young children.

According to Zing.vn