What are the effects and contraindications of lotus tea?

With the development of society, people's pace of life is getting faster and faster, especially for white-collar workers. Long-term sitting will cause blood stasis, which will affect health. Lotus tea can be used to dredge the blood. Lotus tea has many effects. Drinking flower tea can be used to burn fat. People who want to lose weight can drink it to lose weight. It is good for detoxification of the human body. If the food you usually eat is too greasy, you can use lotus tea to relieve the greasiness. Let's take a look at the effects and contraindications of lotus tea.

Lotus Tea

Lotus, also known as lotus and water hibiscus, is a perennial aquatic herbaceous flower belonging to the Nymphaeaceae family.

2. Benefits of Lotus Tea

People love lotus tea so much, not only because they hope it has health-care effects, but also because lotus leaves are natural, fat-burning, detoxifying and weight-loss. Living in a busy city for a long time, eating greasy food, sitting for a long time leading to poor blood circulation, obesity, bloating in the waist and abdomen and other urban diseases, drinking too much coffee, strong tea, and sweet flavored soda that hurt the stomach, who wouldn't want some simple and relaxing natural lotus leaf tea to relieve obesity, detoxify and lose weight? Just imagine, drinking natural lotus tea every day can help regulate the intestines in a healthy way and excrete toxins accumulated due to the excessive consumption of toxic foods, making you light, thin, refreshed and with a good complexion. Letting the body return to the natural cycle is the call of the heart and body of every urban white-collar worker, awakening the light soul deep in the body that has been away from nature for a long time.

3. Production method

1. [Materials] 6 fresh lotus flowers.

2. [Preparation] Put fresh lotus into a casserole, add 500 ml of water, boil for 3 minutes, pour the juice into a teacup, wait for it to cool and drink it as tea, 1-2 doses per day.

3. 【Usage】Use for 3 days continuously to cure the disease.

4. 【Effects】Clears away heat, promotes warming, raises yang and stops bleeding. Suitable for mild heat stroke.

4. Origin of Lotus

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, our ancestors used lotus as a tonic and medicine, and the medicinal use of lotus has a history of more than 2,000 years in China. The lotus is a symbol of holiness and a symbol of the sacredness and purity of Buddhism. The lotus is pure and spotless, and therefore the Chinese people and Buddhist believers all take the lotus' noble quality of "growing out of the mud without being stained, and washing in the clear water without being coquettish" as a motto to motivate themselves to keep themselves clean. The best example of this is the article "On the Love of Lotus" by Zhou Dunyi, a writer of the Song Dynasty. At the same time, lotus is a symbol and messenger of friendship. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that lotus, lotus seeds, lotus skins, lotus pods, lotus stamens, lotus seed cores, lotus leaves, lotus stems, and lotus root nodes can all be used for medicinal purposes. Lotus can promote blood circulation and stop bleeding, remove dampness and eliminate wind, clear the heart and cool blood, and relieve fever and detoxify. Lotus seeds can nourish the heart, benefit the kidneys, tonify the spleen, and astringe the intestines. Lotus stamens can clear the heart, benefit the kidneys, astringe the essence, stop bleeding, relieve heat and eliminate restlessness, and promote salivation and quench thirst. Lotus leaves can clear away heat and dampness, raise yang and stop bleeding, and lose weight.

5. Medicinal value

According to the Complete Chinese Medicinal Tea Formula, lotus leaves have the effects of calming the liver and lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipids and slimming the body, and are suitable for obesity caused by spleen deficiency and dampness obstruction. One small bag of lotus leaf tea can make one cup of tea. Basically, you can make 3-4 packets a day and drink them in 3-4 times. People with signs of constipation can drink 4 packets a day in 4 times in the first week. Smooth bowel movements are more helpful for weight loss.

6. Notes

Best consumed on an empty stomach. Drink before meals. In addition, lotus leaf tea does not need to be boiled. Put a bag of tea in a teapot or a large teacup, pour boiling water over it and you can drink it. It is best to simmer for 5-6 minutes so that the tea will be stronger. And even if the tea is cold, its effect will not change, so it can be drunk iced in the summer for a better taste.