A premium medicine and a trendy ingredient!Real health does not come from medical care, but from life nurturing.The "e;Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Dinner Table"e; series endorses the innovative health concept of "e;dietetic invigoration"e; to instill health and dynamics in readers. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus seed can strengthen the middle warmer, restore energy, improve Qi, and treat disease, and is a good thing for longevity extension.This book introduces the special active ingredients of lotus seed and its health care functions: tranquilizing mind and nourishing heart, invigorating the kidney and spleen, controlling nocturnal emission and astringing intestine.Lotus seed treats palpitations, insomnia, and night sleep dreaminess caused by heart deficiency or heart-kidney imbalance, emission due to the kidney deficiency, frequent micturition, lingering dysentery, spleen deficiency-caused diarrhea, vaginal discharge of women, loss of appetite and other diseases.Ancient medical books as well as modern studies have shown that lotus seed has a high medicinal value.It not only has the effects of tranquilizing mind and nourishing heart, strengthening brain and enhancing wisdom, and eliminating fatigue, but also has the functions of strengthening heart, reducing blood pressure, sedating, and anti-aging. The book also introduces the method to identify the authenticity and quality of lotus seed, its applications in kitchen, preservation and precautions in eating, etc. In particular, more than 130 home eating methods are detailed.
