What are the effects of snow lotus?

Why do people rarely see snow lotus nowadays? Because snow lotus grows in places with very high altitudes, such as Xinjiang and some Qinghai-Tibet Plateaus, where you can find a lot of snow lotus. So what are the effects of snow lotus? Because the nutritional value of snow lotus is very high, it is deeply sought after by many people. As a health food, snow lotus has many effects and can also be used as a precious medicinal material for health care.

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. Impotence. This product can nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, treat kidney deficiency and impotence, soreness of the waist and knees, and weakness of the tendons and bones. It can be used alone or soaked with Cordyceps wine. 3. 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.

3. Snow lotus has estrogen-like activity, which can prolong the estrus and metestrus of rats, and shorten the diestrus and proestrus. However, colchicine is highly toxic and can cause nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, and in severe cases, side effects such as intestinal paralysis, constipation, and sore limbs. Because snow lotus contains colchicine, which is effective but highly toxic, people are advised not to take too much snow lotus when making wine to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gynecological diseases.

Although it is only a dried product of snow lotus, it still retains the fragrance and certain functions of snow lotus. It needs to be soaked for a period of time when cooking, and then added to the dish with the flowers and water to make the snow lotus flavor come out.

Snow lotus has the above-mentioned functions because of its own nutrition. Snow lotus can also be used to make health tea. If a person has joint pain and swelling, snow lotus can be used to reduce swelling and stop bleeding. Only in this way can health be ensured, the disappearance and absorption of lumps can be promoted, and blood circulation can be promoted. Appropriate consumption of some snow lotus has many benefits to the body.