Braised lotus root box

Lotus root is also known as lotus root, lotus root, lotus, and lotus.
Lotus root is the expanded part of the underground stem of lotus root, which belongs to the Nymphaeaceae. Lotus roots are mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and southern provinces, and can be harvested in autumn, winter and early spring.
Lotus root is short cylindrical in shape, with thick outer skin, smooth gray white or silver-gray, and white inside; the center of the node is expanded, and there are a number of channels of different sizes in it, arranged symmetrically left and right; the body is heavy, crisp and tender, and it is edible and cultivated in our country. Lotus roots can be divided into two categories: the first category is lotus root species. The rhizome is relatively large, the outer skin is white, the meat is crisp and tender, the taste is sweet, the yield is high, and there are not many lotus seeds; the second type is lotus species, the lotus is small, the meat is slightly gray, and the quality is poor, but the results are many, so the lotus seeds are mainly harvested.
As a vegetable, lotus root is mainly used. Lotus root is slightly sweet and crispy, very refreshing, can be eaten raw or cooked, and has quite high medicinal value. It is a good food and tonic for the elderly, women, children, and the frail and sick.

nutritional value
1. Clearing heat and cooling blood: Lotus root is cold in nature and has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, and can be used to treat heat diseases; lotus root is sweet and liquid, and is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, epistaxis, hemoptysis, and bleeding.
2. Relieving diarrhea, strengthening spleen and appetizing: Lotus root contains mucus protein and dietary fiber, which can combine with cholates in the human body, cholesterol and triglycerides in food, causing them to be excreted from feces, thereby reducing lipid absorption. Lotus root exudes a unique fragrance and also contains tannin, which has a certain effect of strengthening the spleen and diarrhea. It can enhance appetite, promote digestion, appetizing and healthy middle, and is beneficial to people with poor appetite and loss of appetite to restore health.
3. Benefiting blood and promoting muscles: Lotus root has a high nutritional value. It is rich in trace elements such as iron and calcium. It is also rich in plant protein, vitamins and starch. It has obvious effects in replenishing qi and blood and enhancing human immunity. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine calls it: "The main thing is to nourish the middle and nourish the body and increase the strength."
4. Stop bleeding and dissipate blood stasis: Lotus root contains a large amount 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 stops bleeding without leaving blood stasis and is a good food therapy for febrile diseases.

applicable population
1. It is especially suitable for the elderly, women, children, frail and sick. It is especially suitable for patients with high fever, people who hematemesis, hypertension, liver disease, loss of appetite, iron deficiency anemia, and malnutrition;
2. Lotus root is cold in nature and should not be eaten too early by pregnant women; lotus root is cold in nature and is crisp and refreshing when eaten raw, but it affects the spleen and stomach. People with low digestive function of the spleen and stomach and loose stools should not be eaten raw;
3. Lotus root decoction is taken orally to smooth the qi and relax the middle. Stir-fried charcoal can stop bleeding and dissipate blood stasis, and is used for various bleeding diseases.