Lotus: precious medicine from root to tip

The lotus flower is not only beautiful but every part of the lotus is used as medicine, from the seeds, heart, shoots to the leaves and stems.

Lower cholesterol

Lotus leaf tea and lotus flower tea are very good for reducing blood cholesterol levels by blocking fat absorption.

Blood sugar control

Lotus leaves help regulate blood sugar levels at a stable level, preventing hyperglycemia and lipid disorders in diabetics.

Every part of the lotus is used as medicine, from the seeds, heart, shoots to the leaves and stems.

Reduce blood fat

Lotus leaves contain many substances that help reduce blood fat such as tannin, alkaloid, nuciferin, vitamin C, citric, tartaric, succinic acids...

Stress Relief

Drinking a few cups of lotus tea every day is one of the best ways to help you relax, calm your nerves, relieve anxiety and bring a sense of peace.

Anti-heartburn

Lotus leaf tea and lotus flower tea reduce stomach acid when acid levels are high, helping to heal stomach ulcers quickly.

Lower blood pressure

Instead of taking blood pressure lowering drugs, you should use lotus leaf tea which is more effective and safer.

Drinking a few cups of lotus tea every day is one of the best ways to help you relax and calm your mind.

Improve fertility

Regular use of lotus tea helps men cure premature ejaculation, and women will find that their "red light" days are no longer a nightmare but become more gentle. Women who are menstruating or pregnant should temporarily stop drinking lotus leaf tea.

Cooling

According to Chinese medicine, lotus tea helps cool the body and treat summer diseases, cooling the internal organs.

Skin care

According to the Indian Ayurvedic medicine (a system that uses the inherent principles of nature to help maintain human health), lotus flowers are ground into a paste and applied to the skin to nourish and regenerate skin cells, keeping the skin youthful and smooth. Lotus essential oil makes the body produce more melanin, helping to protect the skin from the harmful effects of sunlight.

Prevent cancer

Lotus flowers contain large amounts of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that helps the body prevent cancer and other dangerous diseases such as heart disease and stroke.

Lotus flowers contain large amounts of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that helps the body prevent cancer.

Treatment of anemia

Lotus petals contain many ingredients that are very effective in regenerating blood cells. Therefore, using lotus as medicine and food is effective in treating anemia.

Strong bones

Phosphorus in lotus is an important element to help strengthen bones and prevent osteoporosis in the elderly.

Prevent heart disease

Lotus leaves contain antioxidants that increase blood flow to the heart and lower blood pressure.

Anti-inflammatory

Lotus leaf tea is a wonderful medicine against inflammation, redness, swelling, and pain. When injured, you can use a pinch of lotus leaf tea to stop bleeding very effectively.

Losing weight

Regular consumption of lotus leaf tea will give you a slim figure. Lotus leaves contain L-Carotene which increases metabolism and prevents the absorption of starch and fat.

Lotus root contains many minerals and nutrients, such as vitamin C.

Antifungal and antibacterial

Crush lotus leaves and apply to skin areas with fungus or inflammation to help heal skin quickly and kill fungus.

Boost immunity

Lotus flowers contain a lot of linoleic acid - an important substance that prevents heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and strengthens the immune system.

Antioxidant

Lotus leaves and lotus flowers contain many powerful antioxidants such as nuciferine, lotusine, demethyl coclaurine neferin, which help prevent cardiovascular disease, stroke and cancer, maintaining the youthfulness of the body.

Treatment of hematuria

Lotus leaf tea has astringent properties that stop internal bleeding, treat hematuria, hematuria...

Remove mucus

If you often have problems related to the respiratory tract, colds, sinusitis, you should use lotus leaf tea because it has the effect of removing harmful mucus from the body.

Drinking lotus heart tea or cooking lotus seed tea has a sedative effect, helping you fall asleep easier and sleep more deeply.

Soothe the stomach

One of the most common uses of lotus in traditional Chinese medicine is to soothe the stomach. Soak lotus seeds in warm water for a few hours and then add sugar to taste. However, this method should not be used by people with diarrhea.

Helps sleep well

A long-known folk remedy is drinking lotus heart tea or cooking lotus seed tea, which has a sedative effect, helping you fall asleep easier and sleep more deeply.

Treatment of postpartum hemorrhage

5 lotus mirrors, 80g cyperus rotundus, burn, grind. Take 8-24g per day, divided into 2-3 times. Many physicians believe that lotus leaves have the same effect as lotus mirrors. When the disease is acute, use lotus leaves. Dosage is 15-20g in decoction form. According to ancient documents, lotus leaves are bitter, neutral, used to treat diarrhea, edema, vomiting blood, nosebleeds, and metrorrhagia.

Painful and burning urination

Take fresh lotus root and fresh rehmannia root, pound and squeeze out a bowl of water, filter, add a little salt and squeeze in half a lemon to drink when thirsty.

Lotus seeds are used as a tonic, to strengthen sperm, treat spermatorrhea, insomnia, and nervous breakdown.

Fever and thirst

When you have a cold and your mouth is parched, take a cup of lotus root water mixed with a spoon of honey or molasses or fresh sugarcane juice and drink it gradually in small sips.

Vomiting blood

If you suddenly vomit blood, take lotus root and lotus leaf, crush it into a bowl of water and give it to the person to drink gradually, spoon by spoon. You can mix in a spoon of honey, which is even better (you can use lotus leaves and leaf stalks instead).

Thirst after diarrhea

After the diarrhea has gone but you are still feeling frustrated and thirsty, take the young lotus leaves that are still rolled and the young lotus leaf stems, slice them into salad and eat them like you would normally eat raw vegetables.

Cure spermatorrhea, cloudy urine

Take lotus seeds, peel, remove core, roast until golden brown, grind finely, drink regularly with filtered water. Drink for as long as possible. If you can find and buy Poria cocos and grind it finely, it will have a faster effect.

Painful urination with blood

Take roasted lotus seed pods until almost burnt (remaining the properties) and grind them into small pieces. Take two small spoons each time with rice porridge water; if you cannot find lotus seed pods, you can use leaves instead.

Cure acne and boils

Take the stem of a lotus leaf and boil it in concentrated water to soak and wash. Then take a few lotus leaves, pound them with sticky rice and apply to the boil.

Cure rhinitis, chronic nasal congestion

Take 100g of dried, finely chopped lotus petals and 100g of angelica root (available at the pharmacy), grind them into small pieces and mix them together. Use cigarette paper to roll them into cigarettes. People often think that lotus leaves have the same effect as lotus mirrors; but when the disease is acute, lotus leaves are used. Dosage is 15-20g in the form of a decoction.

Treatment of bloody dysentery

Take the lotus leaf stem, crush and squeeze out the juice, boil, let cool and drink.

According to KH&PT