What are the benefits of eating lotus root for women

Lotus root is actually a commonly used vegetable. In fact, we often see it on the dining table in our lives. Especially female friends will choose to eat lotus root to help themselves maintain a slim figure, because many people think that lotus root is not high in calories, and even if it is eaten frequently, it will not affect their health. What we are going to understand below is what are the benefits of eating lotus root for women?

What women need to pay attention to are various kinds of nourishing work. Because their physical conditions are relatively special, they are prone to problems with insufficient qi and blood. Lotus root can actually play such a nutritional and health-care effect, so women should eat more lotus root in their lives.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root is cold in nature and has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving restlessness. It is especially suitable for patients who suffer from acne due to blood heat. After being cooked, it changes from cold to warm, and has the effects of nourishing the stomach and yin, strengthening the spleen, replenishing qi and nourishing blood. It is a very good food supplement, especially suitable for people with dry skin and dull complexion due to weak spleen and stomach and insufficient qi and blood. The lotus root nodes between the lotus root segments are a good medicine. They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and appetite, nourishing blood, stopping bleeding, and can also improve complexion.

Lotus roots are divided into three types: red lotus root, white lotus root and twisted lotus root. Red lotus root is long and thin, with brownish-yellow and rough skin. It contains a lot of starch and little water. It is sticky but not crispy and tender. It is suitable for making soup.

The white lotus root is plump, tender and smooth in appearance, silvery white in color, tender and juicy in texture, with a strong sweet taste, and is best eaten raw. The twisted lotus root is pink in color, rough in appearance, and high in starch, so it is best eaten cooked.

The following are two recommended medicinal foods that use lotus root as the main ingredient and have the effect of improving complexion.

Fresh lotus root juice: Wash and peel the fresh lotus root, squeeze the juice, take 2 spoons each time, 3 times a day. You can add rock sugar according to your personal taste. It is suitable for people with facial acne.

Licorice, wheat, dates and lotus root soup: 250 grams of lotus root, 75 grams of wheat, 12 grams of licorice, 5 red dates and 1 teaspoon of salt. Wash the wheat and soak it in water for 1 hour

Then put the wheat, licorice and red dates into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, add the lotus root and cook over low heat until soft, then add salt to taste. This soup has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, calming the mind and soothing the nerves. It is especially suitable for people with insomnia, irritability, and poor complexion.

The above is an introduction to the nutritional value of lotus root for women. I believe that after understanding it, everyone will have a new look at love. It turns out that the lotus root that we often eat in life has such high nutritional and health value. In fact, there are many foods similar to lotus root in our lives. They seem ordinary, but they are more beneficial to health.