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Plants with leaves are the elixir of heaven, but unfortunately everyone only loves flowers and likes to use seeds

MSc. Herbalist Vu Quoc Trung

Lotus is a plant that thrives in the summer. Most parts of the lotus have certain effects on decoration, scent, medicine, and food. However, in reality, lotus is mainly exploited in parts such as lotus flower used to decorate or marinate tea, lotus seed as food or medicine, lotus root used as food, etc. the part that is most abundant but is thrown away.

When asked about the effect of lotus leaf, master – physician Vu Quoc Trung (Van Giang Oriental Medicine Association, Hung Yen) shared: “Lotus leaf is a “God-given” medicine, but unfortunately, there is not much time. users, even in many lotus ponds, they even abandoned and trampled on them mercilessly. Perhaps the only use that many people see today of lotus leaves is to pack sticky rice and nuggets.”

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In the lotus season, most of the leaves are discarded. People only harvest the flowers and seeds mainly. (Illustration)

According to this expert, the reason why lotus leaves are “treated” like this is because now there are many western medicines that are used to treat or prevent diseases quickly, so many people have forgotten the traditional medicine that can treat many of these diseases. .

Herbalist Vu Quoc Trung said that lotus leaf, also known as ha ha, has a bitter taste, is neutral, has the effect of clearing heat, detoxification, sedation, stasis, low benefit, hemostasis, and benefits on the meridians. , spleen, kidney… Leaves will help to treat insomnia, stomachache due to heat, try to extract vital energy, dissolve hematoma and have hemostatic effect.

For modern diseases, herbalist Vu Quoc Trung believes that lotus leaves help “sweep away” blood fat, help sedation, aid in the treatment of dyslipidemia, and reduce liver damage.

In addition, in lotus leaves, there are alkaloid compounds (creating bitter taste), which is a medicinal substance that has many effects in fighting malaria, cancer and heart arrhythmias… Lotus leaves also have many flavonoids to increase immunity. resistance to the body and slow down the oxidation process, rejuvenate cells, prevent foreign cells (cancer cells) from forming.

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Lotus leaves have many effects, especially helping to reduce blood fat and sedation.

“The lotus leaf is benign, so most people can use it, when used as a medicine, it is recommended to choose the leaf of the cake, which is still healthy, without worms, can be used fresh or used when dried, yellow star.

People with blood fat can use a dose of about 20g / day to decoction or drink water, also in this way can help support the treatment of insomnia. The use time lasts about 3 weeks, “said Trung.

People with high blood pressure can also use lotus leaves to support treatment by: Combining lotus leaves, semi-lowering leaves, resolution jelly, Tuyen phuc hoa all 10g, ginseng 6g, Thien ma 6g, ceiling skin 6g. Drink 1 ladder a day, divided into two times early, drink at night for 7 days.

Even men with heterosexuality can use lotus leaves to grind into fine powder, mix with boiling water and drink twice a day in the morning and evening, 5g each time. Used to cool down, reduce thirst, reduce fat: 10g lotus leaf, 60g brown rice. Use a lotus leaf to get water, put brown rice in and cook porridge twice a day in the morning and evening.

For people with apple defecation, it is recommended to use 15g lotus leaf, 10g grass roots, 10g bamboo leaves, 10g pine needles, 10g knitted skin, 6g Thanh Hao, 6g painted chi, 5g overseas Chinese, 3g royal holdings, and Hoang Lien Hoang Lien. 2g. Sac drink day 1 ladder.

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