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As the saying goes, "summer lotus seeds dig lotus in winter", winter is a good time to eat lotus.
Today we will talk about lotus root.
Lotus root, also known as hibiscus, is born in water, its leaves are called lotus, in fact, lotus, its root is lotus.
Lotus root is not only delicious, but also has a high medicinal value, its roots, leaves, flowers and fruits, from head to toe are treasures, can be nourished into medicine. The efficacy varies from part to part.
Lotus root taste sweet, flat nature, often eat lotus root can strengthen the muscles and bones, solidify the essence, sharp ears and eyes, nourish the spirit and dispel diseases.
Li Shizhen commented on it in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The doctor takes it as a food, but a hundred diseases can be avoided." ”
It can be seen that the effect of lotus root is great...
Lotus root is an ancient food therapy health product
The Qing Dynasty King Mengying's food therapy and health work "Diet Recipes for Living with Rest" mentions that the lotus root is like this: "The old lotus root is mashed with powder, which is a wonderful product for postpartum, illness, aging, and waste." ”
In the "Compendium of Materia Medica", the lotus root is called "spiritual root".
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, this lotus root, raw and cooked, also has different effects.
Raw lotus flavor sweet and cold, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, can be used to treat fever diseases, suitable for people with dry mouth and dry tongue and large fire;
For example, people who are upset after childbirth, dry mouth and abdominal pain, and blood and gas can try to squeeze the juice directly with lotus root, and drink the juice every day.
At the same time, lotus can also cool blood, scatter blood, and also stop bleeding and scatter stasis, Chinese medicine believes that its hemostasis without leaving stasis, is a good food therapy for fever hemorrhage.
After the lotus root is cooked, the sex turns from cold to warm, and it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, replenishing the qi and nourishing the blood, and stopping diarrhea, which is suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal tract and indigestion.
Lotus root emits a unique fragrance, but also contains tannin, has a certain spleen antidiarrheal effect, can enhance appetite, promote digestion, appetizing health, beneficial to poor stomach absorption, loss of appetite to restore appetite...
In addition, lotus root also has obvious tonic qi and blood, enhancing human immunity. Therefore, Chinese medicine calls lotus: "The lord replenishes the spirit and benefits the qi." ”
It must be said to vegetarian friends that the nutrition and tonic effect of lotus root is no less than that of meat food, it is an ideal vegetarian diet!
Lotus root is also eaten in many ways, in addition to raw eating, juice or boiling soup, you can also slice, add plum juice or oil and vinegar cold mix, refreshing and appetizing, or pour glutinous rice into the lotus root to steam, and then drizzle with osmanthus sauce, it becomes a delicious osmanthus honey root.
In addition, you can also use lotus root grinding precipitate to make powder, which is what we now call lotus powder, lotus powder is also a taste of Chinese herbal medicine...
The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Lotus root stops loading powder for food, light body and prolongs life, and I don't know its function is more specific to blood and stop bleeding." All diseases are not taboo, can be taken. ”
The "Outline of the Collected Remains" mentions: "Lotus powder, great power and camp hygiene jin." ”
Lotus powder taste sweet, many people like to drink, but also can digest diarrhea, appetizing heat, nourishing, prevent internal bleeding, is a very good liquid food and tonic for women aged and young, frail and sick.
Lotus flour can be directly bought ready-made, homemade is also too troublesome, the following will teach you 2 simple health recipes at home can be completed.
1. Lotus root crucian carp soup
Now that it is cold, it is the most suitable for stewing soup, lotus root crucian carp soup not only quenches thirst, but also has the effect of tonifying blood and nourishing yin, you can learn it
Ingredients: Lotus root 250g, crucian carp 150g, appropriate amount of red dates, wheat flour, seasoning according to their own taste
method:
1. Wash crucian carp, red dates and lotus root.
2: The crucian carp is evenly wrapped with wheat flour
3: Heat the oil in the pot and fry the crucian carp until golden brown on both sides.
4: Add the right amount of water, green onion, ginger, garlic and other condiments to the pot and put in the fish
5: After cooking for 15 minutes, add the red dates and cook.
6: After another 15 minutes, cut the lotus root into pieces and add to the same boil
7: Cook until the lotus root is cooked thoroughly, add salt and other seasonings to taste
This dish has been recorded in the "Jinjin Youwei Tan", the lotus root nourishes the yin and nourishes the yin, the crucian carp is flat and the stomach is adjusted, and the five viscera, through the blood veins.
Very suitable for people who are prone to thirst, dry mouth, cold hands and feet, usually do not want to eat, no appetite, can drink once a week for conditioning.
2. Mung bean stuffed lotus root
Mung bean stuffed lotus root, also known as white cut lotus root, the method is very simple, not only good looking but also delicious, in addition to the effect of clearing blood heat.
Ingredients: 3 lotus roots, 100 grams of mung beans, 500g of pork backbone, 150g of fresh lotus seeds
1: Blanch the pork backbone, wash and set aside
2: Take one side of the lotus root and cut it (cut off a small piece where the small head is), stuff the washed mung beans from the head, compact it with chopsticks while plugging it, cover it with a full cover and cut it back, and fix it with a toothpick or other
3: Add pork backbone and lotus root stuffed with mung beans in the soup pot, pour in an appropriate amount of water and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes over medium heat
4: Then pour in the fresh lotus seeds and simmer for another 15 minutes
5: According to personal taste, add an appropriate amount of salt and other spices, simmer for half an hour on low heat
6: Remove the lotus root and slice it
(Note: It is best not to cook for more than two hours, otherwise the lotus root will automatically crack)
Mung bean lotus root has the effect of clearing blood heat, suitable for children who are prone to urticaria, eczema, red butt...
You see the little lotus root, is it hiding a big effect, hurry up and try it!
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