What's the function of lotus seed cake?

First, the role of common moon cake ingredients

1. Egg yolk lotus seed cake

Egg yolk itself is sweet and flat, enters the heart, kidney and spleen meridians, and has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, nourishing blood and calming wind. Lotus seed is the main component of lotus seed, which is sweet and astringent in taste, flat in nature, enters the spleen, kidney and heart meridian, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing the kidney and nourishing the heart, calming the nerves and calming the mind. Suitable for chronic diarrhea, male nocturnal emission, female leukorrhagia and palpitation and insomnia.

2. Mooncakes with red bean paste

The main ingredient is red bean, which is sweet in taste and flat in nature. It enters the spleen, large intestine and small intestine, and has the effects of invigorating the spleen, promoting diuresis, removing blood stasis, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. It is suitable for patients with spleen deficiency and dampness, manifested as abdominal distension, dysuria, thin stool, fatigue and edema, sores, hemorrhoids and bloody stool.

3. Wuren moon cake

The five kernels of Wuren moon cake are: sweet almond, walnut kernel, peanut kernel, sesame kernel and melon seed kernel. From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, five kernels have the following effects: sweet almond, sweet taste, flat nature, entering the lungs and intestines, relieving cough and asthma, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels; Walnut kernel: sweet in taste, warm in nature, enters the lung, large intestine and kidney meridian, and has the effects of tonifying kidney, solidifying essence, moistening intestine, relaxing bowels and relieving asthma; Peanut kernel: sweet, flat in nature, enters the spleen and lung meridians, can relieve cough and phlegm, moisten dryness and relieve asthma, and the outer red coat has hemostatic effect; Sesame: sweet in taste, flat in nature, enters the liver, kidney and large intestine, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting essence and blood, moistening dryness and relaxing bowels; Melon seeds: sweet, flat, and can be used to expel worms and relieve constipation when entering the large intestine.