Customs in Xiao Xia: What does Xiao Xia mean by eating lotus root?

As we all know, the summer heat is the 1 1 solar term among the 24 solar terms. Its arrival means that the weather is getting hotter, so we should pay more attention to the problem of diet. Long ago, people had the custom of eating lotus root in Xiao Shu. So, do you know what it means to eat lotus root in Xiao Shu? What are the benefits of eating lotus root? Next, let's take a look with Bian Xiao!

Lotus root is rich in vitamin C, which is 44.2mg per 100g, and also contains a lot of carbohydrates and rich calcium, phosphorus and iron. There are many ways to eat lotus root, such as raw, boiled, mashed or dried to make porridge.

Benefits of eating lotus root 1, clearing heat and cooling blood: lotus root is cold, has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat fever; Lotus root is sweet and light, which is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis and hemoptysis.

2, laxative, spleen appetizer: Lotus root contains mucin and dietary fiber, which can be combined with cholate in the human body, cholesterol and triglycerides in food, so that it is discharged from feces, thereby reducing the absorption of lipids. Lotus root gives off a unique fragrance, and also contains tannin, which has certain functions of invigorating spleen, stopping diarrhea, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, stimulating appetite and strengthening the body, and is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite.

3. Nourishing blood and promoting granulation: Lotus root has high nutritional value, is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium, and is rich in plant protein, vitamins and starch, which has obvious functions of invigorating qi and blood and enhancing human immunity. Therefore, Chinese medicine calls it: "the Lord nourishes the spirit, benefiting qi and tonifying deficiency."

4, hemostasis and blood stasis: Lotus root contains a lot of tannic acid, which has the effect of contracting blood vessels and can be used to stop bleeding. Lotus root can also cool blood and disperse blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can stop bleeding without leaving blood stasis, which is a good diet for fever.

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