Health Benefits 功效 :
*Lotus seed is often used in Asian cuisine for soups, congee, desserts, or pastries. In Asian pastry making, the seed is often grounded into a paste before being filled inside a moon cake or other pastry goods.
*Lotus seed is also used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine since they are known to be nutritious, restorative to one’s health, and expells heat (清熱) while being neutral in nature. Additionally, the seed is said to calm nerves, relieve thirst (from heatiness), and strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Preparation:
• To prepare dried lotus seeds, rinse them in cool water before cooking.
• Lotus seeds with a brown peel can be soaked for a few hours before cooking as they are more firm than the white lotus seeds.
*降血压：莲子含非结晶形生物碱N－9，有降血压保健的功效。
*强心安神：莲子芯所含生物碱有较强抗钙及抗心律不齐的作用。
*滋养补虚：莲子对于久病、产后或老年体虚者，更是常用营养佳品；
*止遗涩精：莲子碱有平抑性欲的作用，对于青年人遗精频繁或滑精者，有良好的止遗涩精作用。
*煎煮前可用冷水浸泡
