Use lotus to cure insomnia and lose weight

In life, lotus has many practical benefits, parts of this plant are used both as nutritious food and as medicine.

Lotus also has other names: Lien, Ngau (Tay). Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Synonyms: Nelumbium nelumbo (L.) Druce.; Nelumbium speciosum Willd. Family: Lotus (Nelumbonaceae). Foreign names: Sacred lotus, Chinese water-lily, Indian lotus, Egypian bean.

In nature, there are few plants like the lotus where all parts of the plant are used as medicine.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong wrote about the lotus as follows: "The plant grows from the black mud without being contaminated by the smell of mud, imbued with the fresh fragrance of heaven and earth, so the root, leaves, flowers, tendrils, rind, and pulp are all good medicine."

1. Couplet

Lotus root - Nodus Rhizomatis Loti.

In lotus root there is asparagine 2% arginine, trigonelin, tyrocine, phosphoric ether, glucose, vitamin C. Trigonelin C7H7NO2 crystallizes in dilute alcohol and absorbs 1 water molecule. If heated to 1000C, it will lose water. Melting point 2180C, very soluble in water, in alcohol, almost insoluble in ether and chloroform.

Uses, dosage: as food, hemostatic medicine, used in cases of bloody stools, bloody urine, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, uterine bleeding. Use 6 - 12g per day in decoction form.

2. Lotus seeds

The fruit is a smooth, oval, green achene, 1.7 - 2.5 cm long, 0.6 - 1.2 cm in diameter. The seeds are white, 1.3 - 1.5 m long, 5 - 6 mm in diameter, with 2 thick white cotyledons inside which there is a green lotus heart. The lotus seeds are sold as a vegetable in Indian markets, under the name “Kamal Gatta” with a remarkable sleep-inducing effect. The longevity of lotus seeds is superior to that of any other flowering plant. Robert Brown, botanist at the British Museum, experimented with the fruits of Nelumbo at various times between 1843 and 1845 and showed that the lotus seeds retained their germinating power after 150 years of storage in a glass container.

Fructus nelumbinis, which we mistakenly call lotus seeds, is actually the lotus fruit, with a shell. If you peel off the seeds, you will get lotus seeds or lotus seeds (Semen Nelumbinis). Lotus seeds contain a lot of starch, trigonelin, sugar (raffinose), 16.6% protein, 2% fat, 62% carbohydrates, 0.089% calcium, 0.285% phosphorus, and 0.0064% iron (Fe).

Uses and dosage:

Lotus seeds are used to treat many ailments, including poor digestion, enteritis, chronic diarrhea, insomnia, palpitations, leucorrhea, skin diseases, halitosis, menorrhagia, leprosy, cellulitis, cancer, fever and heart disease. They are also used as an antiemetic and antidote, diuretic and antipyretic. Lotus mirrors (flower bases) are used in traditional medicine to stop bleeding. Lotus seed powder mixed with honey is effective in treating coughs.

Lotus heart is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a remedy for nervous disorders, insomnia, high fever (with restlessness), and cardiovascular diseases (e.g., hypertension, arrhythmia).

Lotus seed is bitter and cold, has the effect of clearing heat in the heart and lowering blood pressure. Used as a sedative, to treat high fever, delirium, palpitations, and high blood pressure. Often used in combination with other herbs such as chrysanthemum, pagoda tree flower, cassia seed... to make tea to help sleep and lower blood pressure. 30 lotus seeds, heat, add salt, eat before bed, to treat insomnia, heat in the heart, and many dreams. Lotus seed (1.5g), use boiling water to soak as tea to drink, to treat high blood pressure.

Lotus seed is often used to treat dysentery with a dose of 6 - 12g in decoction form.

Lotus seeds are also a precious food, often used to cook sweet soup, make jam, and process into many delicious dishes. Lotus seeds and sticky rice cooked into porridge, treat miscarriage, pregnant women with back and hip pain... Lotus seeds (remove the heart) 60g, licorice 10g, steam together, add sugar to taste and eat, treat urinary tract infections, frequent urination, urgent urination, weakness and heat.

Use 12 - 20g per day, up to 100g, in decoction or pill form.

Lotus seed: tonic, strengthens sperm, cures spermatorrhea, insomnia, nervous breakdown. Use 10 - 30g per day in decoction or powder form.

According to ancient documents, lotus seeds are sweet and neutral. They have the effect of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the heart, tightening the intestines, and consolidating essence. Used to treat spleen deficiency causing diarrhea, spermatorrhea, gonorrhea, and leucorrhea.

3. Inter-room

Receptaculum Nelumbinis is the old lotus mirror after all the fruits have been removed and dried. In the lotus there is 4.9% protein, 0.6% fat, 9% carbohydrate, 0.00002% carotin, 0.00009% nuclein, 0.017% vitamin C.

Uses and dosage:

Hemostatic medicine: used to treat bloody stools and leucorrhea. Use 15 - 30g per day in decoction form.

According to ancient documents, Lien Phong has a bitter, astringent taste, warm properties, and enters the liver and pericardium meridians. It has the effect of eliminating blood stasis and stopping bleeding. It is used to treat abdominal pain due to blood stasis, placenta not coming out after giving birth, postpartum hemorrhage, hematuria, and difficult urination.

Prescription for postpartum hemorrhage: 5 lotus seeds, 80g Cyperus rotundus, burn, grind. Take 8-24g per day, divided into 2-3 times.

4. Lotus leaves:

Folium Loti

Lotus leaves contain about 0.20 - 0.30% tannin, a small amount of alkaloids including nuxiferin C19H2102N and noxuxiferin C18H1902N and roemerin C18H1702N. In the leaf stalks there is a small amount of roemerin and noxuxiferin.

Uses and dosage:

Lotus leaves are often used in the same way as lotus seeds. However, in acute cases, lotus leaves are used in a dose of 15-20g in decoction form.

According to ancient documents, lotus leaves are bitter and neutral in nature, and enter the three meridians of the liver, spleen, and stomach. They have the effect of clearing stasis, clearing heat and promoting water circulation. Used to treat dampness and diarrhea, edema, thunderclap, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and bloody dysentery.

5. Continuous

Stamen nelumbinis is the male stamen of the lotus flower, remove the rice grain and then dry.

Chemical composition: mainly tannin.

Uses and dosage: treat metrorrhagia, hemoptysis, spermatorrhea. Take 5 - 10g per day in decoction form.

6. Lotus root

Lotus root is one of the vegetables that contains moderate amount of calories. 100 roots provide about 74 calories, rich in minerals and vitamins.

Lotus root is a very good source of fiber, 100g of root flesh provides 4.9g or 13% of daily fiber intake. Fiber helps reduce blood cholesterol, sugar, body weight and constipation.

Lotus root is one of the excellent sources of vitamin C. 100g of root provides 44mg or 73% of the daily value of vitamin C (a powerful antioxidant). It is essential for the synthesis of collagen in the body. Collagen is a major structural protein in the body that is necessary for maintaining the integrity of blood vessels, skin, internal organs and bones. Regular consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps the body protect against scurvy, develop resistance against viral infections, boost immunity, speed up wound healing and eliminate harmful cancer-causing free radicals from the body.

Additionally, it contains moderate amounts of several valuable B-complex vitamins such as pyridoxine (vitamin B6), folate, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, and thiamine. Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) acts as a coenzyme in the synthesis of neurochemicals in the brain that affect mood. Adequate pyridoxine levels help control nervous irritability, headaches, and stress. It also protects against heart attack risk by controlling harmful homocysteine ​​levels in the blood.

Furthermore, lotus root provides important minerals such as copper, iron, zinc, magnesium and manganese. Copper is a cofactor for many important enzymes, including: cytochromec -oxidase and superoxide dismutase (other minerals that function as cofactors for this enzyme are manganese and zinc). Along with iron, it is also necessary in the production of red blood cells.

With its crunchy, sweet taste, lotus root also provides electrolytes in optimal balance. The sodium to potassium ratio is 1:04.

According to Health and Life