It is said that the scenery of West Lake shines in June, with dense lotus leaves spread out, as if connected to the sky. Under the sunlight, the lotus flowers also appear exceptionally bright and delicate red.

"After all West Lake In the middle of June, the scenery is different from that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green . The lotus flowers reflecting the sun are particularly red."

- "Send off to Lin Zifang at dawn from Jingci Temple"

Lotus leaves

It is said that the scenery of West Lake shines in June, with dense lotus leaves spread out, as if connected to the sky. Under the sunlight, the lotus flowers also appear exceptionally bright and delicate red.

Today we are not talking about lotus flowers, but lotus leaves.

Lotus leaf

When it comes to lotus leaf, friends living in the south must be very familiar with it, especially in Guangdong.Lotus leaf is mostly used as a meal and enters our daily life, whether it is when making soup or boiling When making porridge, some lotus leaves are added. Or, lotus leaves are also used to wrap or steam ingredients, such as steamed chicken with lotus leaves , lotus leaf rice , glutinous rice chicken and so on.

Note that the lotus leaf can not only be used in meals, but is also a good medicine for treating diseases. You might as well spend three to five minutes and listen to Polygala :

Clear away summer heat

It is now the hot summer. A few days ago, Shanghai The temperature has soared to a high of 40℃, and the cicadas are chirping outside the window. Summer is really coming.

On such a scorching hot day, there are still many people who still stick to their jobs. They are traffic policemen on duty, delivery boys, and master workers at construction sites. Here, I would like to pay my respects.

Of course, in hot weather, outdoor workers are prone to the risk of heatstroke if their heatstroke prevention and cooling work is not perfect.

Summer is the main qi of summer and one of the six qi. Summer pathogen Although the disease is purely caused by external factors, most of the Summer pathogen is unfriendly to people with weak righteousness. So if you look at it, if you work in a continuously hot working environment, some people are prone to heatstroke, while others are fine. That's the truth.

So, why are there symptoms of heat stroke?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heat caused by summer heat can easily deplete the Qi, blood and body fluids in our body. Therefore, most people injured by summer heat evil are accompanied by symptoms such as high fever, irritability, sweating, thirsty mouth, short and red urine.

When we sweat a lot, we are actually damaging the body fluids in the body. It should be noted that sweat belongs to the category of body fluids and is metabolized by body fluids. In addition, Qi leaks out with sweating, which in turn leads to Qi deficiency , dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue, and even sudden fainting, unconsciousness, cold limbs, and profuse sweating.

Examples like this are not uncommon. If you look at various marathons held every year in the past few years, more and more people are participating, including non-professional runners from all walks of life. So, almost every year Everyone has heard and seen the news that some people collapsed halfway through a marathon. In fact, it was caused by profuse sweating, loss of qi, blood, and body fluids, resulting in extreme deficiency.

At this time, you might as well use some lotus leaves!

Lotus leaf is bitter in taste and mild in nature. It is especially good at clearing away summer heat and is a good medicine for relieving summer heat.

In addition, the lotus leaf has a fragrant taste, which can awaken the spleen and stomach, help the Qing Yang Qi rise, clear the head and relieve the heat.

"Tai Ping Zai Xin": "It cools and relieves heat, quenches thirst and promotes body fluids, treats diarrhea and relieves heat."

" Southern Yunnan Materia Medica ": "Shangqingtou head Zhifeng heat relieves dizziness, clears phlegm, and relieves qi. It can relieve vomiting and headache. "

Lotus leaf

dispels dampness and transforms turbidity

In a while, the rainy season will come, and the rain will not stop, and the air will be filled with the smell of moisture. If you live in If the city is along the coast, you must be deeply touched.

We often say that summer is rainy, so among the four seasons of the year, summer has the heaviest humidity.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wetness is the heaviest and most sticky.

The so-called heaviness means that after the human body experiences dampness, it is common to see symptoms such as a head that is as heavy as a wrap, the whole body is heavy, limbs are sore, lazy and heavy, and joint pain is severe.This is because damp evil invades the muscle surface and stays in the meridians and joints, hindering the normal physiological functions of the human body, and the Ying Qi and Wei Qi cannot be reconciled.

The so-called sticky means that most of the symptoms caused by dampness are easy to recur and are difficult to cure.

Of course, if moisture accumulates for a long time, it is easy to breed phlegm . Therefore, when summer comes, some people have internal dampness and severe internal dampness, coupled with external dampness and other reasons, they are listless and have no appetite at meal time. The main reason is that phlegm and dampness are trapped in the spleen and stomach. .

Lotus leaf has a bitter taste and is good at removing dampness. It is neutral in nature and has no cold or heat bias. It is a commonly used medicine for removing dampness and turning turbidity.

Lotus leaf

Of course, the medicinal effect of lotus leaf is mild, and it is often used together with atractylodes, Magnolia officinalis and other dampness-drying herbs .

Atractylodes

Magnolia officinalis

Strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea

Some people are prone to diarrhea as soon as summer comes, and they will have diarrhea whenever they eat.

First of all, as we have said before, there is more dampness and heat in summer, and the spleen likes dryness and hates moisture. Therefore, the dampness and heat in summer can easily damage the spleen and stomach.

Secondly, weak spleen and stomach is one of the main causes of diarrhea.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main physiological function of the stomach is to digest and decompose the water and grains we eat, and then transport the subtle substances to the internal organs through the transport of the spleen. Once the spleen and stomach are weak, digestion and transport functions are lost, and it is difficult for subtle substances to reach the internal organs, and naturally they can only go downwards, thus causing diarrhea.

Lotus leaf is fragrant, and it mainly enters the spleen and stomach meridians. The aromatic smell can awaken the spleen and strengthen the stomach. The spleen and stomach are transported, and the problem of diarrhea can naturally be alleviated.

"Compendium": "Grows vitality and helps the spleen and stomach."

Lotus leaf

reduces fat and relieves turbidity

We have been saying that today is an era of over-nutrition, hot pot, barbecue, Japanese food, steak, etc. Whatever you want to eat, order takeout, everything is available.

However, eating too much fat, sweet and rich food adds a lot of workload to our spleen and stomach. Once the workload of the spleen and stomach is exceeded, it is easy to suffer from food accumulation . According to traditional Chinese medicine, long-term depression produces heat, burns body fluids, and brews food. Becoming wet. Therefore, those who eat too much fat, sweet and rich food mostly have damp-heat constitution . The fatty liver and hyperlipidemia that we usually talk about are mostly related to the damp-heat constitution.

Therefore, after a big meal, it is a good choice to have a cup of lotus leaf tea to relieve tiredness.

Lotus leaves are bitter in taste and mild in nature. They enter the liver and blood vessels and are good at clearing away heat and drying dampness, lowering fat and releasing turbidity.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Taking lotus leaves can make people lose weight."

Lotus leaves

In addition, modern pharmacology research shows that lotus leaves have the effect of lowering blood lipids. Lotus leaf decoction can reduce the specific viscosity of whole blood, hematocrit , thereby improving the blood viscosity state.

However, the lipid-lowering power of lotus leaf alone is limited after all. It is clinically used together with cassia seeds, hawthorn and other medicinal materials that reduce lipids and relieve turbidity.

Cassia seed

Hawthorn

Astringent and hemostasis

In addition, after frying the lotus leaf charcoal, the lotus leaf charcoal has the effect of astringent and hemostasis, and can be used for blood in the stooluterine bleeding and other bleeding syndromes.

"Outline": "Treatment of hematemesis, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hemorrhage, drowning, stranguria, metrorrhagia, postpartum hemorrhage, injury and septicemia."

Lotus leaf

Lotus leaf has many effects, and is used to relieve heat and relieve heat. Damp, a good product for lowering fat and releasing turbidity.

However, its nature is good at ascending and dispersing. People who have been ill for a long time or have just recovered from a serious illness can easily consume their healthy energy, so they should be used with caution.

Lotus leaf