What are the effects and functions of snow lotus?

In life, our understanding of snow lotus is limited to "it is a precious medicinal material", but we know very little about the effects and functions of snow lotus. Snow lotus is both a medicinal herb and a food ingredient. It is not only a very good medicinal herb, but if combined with other ingredients, it can also make a delicious tonic soup. Snow lotus is a good thing that can be used as both medicine and food. It plays a significant role, so it is loved by many people. People use it to maintain their health.

Snow lotus is a precious medicinal flower plant that contains volatile oils, bioalkalis, flavonoids, phenols, sugars, tannins and other ingredients. It has the functions of removing cold phlegm, strengthening yang and replenishing blood, warming the uterus and dispersing blood stasis, and treating irregular menstruation. It can treat kidney deficiency, low back pain, eliminate rheumatism, promote menstruation and activate blood circulation, etc. The whole herb of Snow Lotus is used as medicine. It is best to collect it when it blooms in July to early August. After collection, it should be placed under the strong sun to prevent the loss of volatile oil and the destruction of effective ingredients.

1. Rheumatic arthralgia. This product is bitter, dry, warm and unblocking, sweet and tonic. It can not only dispel rheumatism, but also nourish the liver and kidneys and strengthen the tendons and bones. It is especially suitable for rheumatism and arthritis with excessive cold and dampness, as well as long-term rheumatism, liver and kidney deficiency, and weak waist and knees. It can be taken alone by soaking in wine, or used together with Acanthopanax Cortex, Viscum Alpiniae, Cibotium Cibotium, etc.

2. Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and leucorrhea. This product can replenish kidney yang, regulate Chong and Ren meridians, and stop bleeding. It is used to treat coldness in the lower abdomen, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea caused by cold stagnation in the blood. It can be steamed and taken alone, or stewed with chicken with Codonopsis pilosula.

Snow lotus cannot be decocted in water, but should be soaked in white wine. The wine preparation is: 50g snow lotus; 500ml white wine, soak for 10 days, 30-50ml per day. Bleeding from knife wounds: grind the product into fine powder and apply externally. Another method: add a large snow lotus and one kilogram of white wine, soak for 7 days and then it can be consumed. Take twice a day, 10 ml each time. It has good therapeutic effects on rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain and leg pain.

This is an introduction to the effects and functions of snow lotus. These simple and practical methods can make our health care journey smoother. These knowledge are also the results of years of accumulation. Compared with some modern health products that only pursue speed without considering efficiency, snow lotus has been considered over time and is a fine product accumulated over the years.