What are the medicinal effects of snow lotus

Do you know snow lotus? I remember when I first saw this name, I thought it was just an ornamental flower. But through learning more about it, I know that snow lotus is divided into male and female types. It is said that the female can be eaten raw and has a sweet taste, while the male tastes bitter. In addition to being produced in Tibet, snow lotus is also distributed in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan in my country. People in various places use the whole plant of snow lotus as medicine. So what are the medicinal effects of snow lotus? Let me learn about it together.

Snow lotus has physiologically active ingredients. Among them, umbelliferone has obvious antibacterial, antihypertensive, sedative and antispasmodic effects; scopolamine has wind-dispelling, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, expectorant and anti-tumor effects. The clinical efficacy of Chinese medicine in treating acute and chronic bronchitis is 96.6%. Apigenin has smooth muscle spasmolytic and anti-gastric ulcer effects; and ankylosing phenanthene has obvious choleretic effect. Of particular interest is the colchicine contained in snow lotus, which is a typical representative of cell mitosis and can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. It is used clinically to treat cancer, especially breast cancer. It also has certain effects on skin cancer, leukemia and Hodgkin's disease. It has specific effects on acute attacks of gout, reducing inflammation and quickly relieving pain within 12-24 hours. Long-term use can reduce the number of attacks.

In addition, it 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.

"It is ashamed to be associated with other grasses, why does it stand tall and fragrant alone? Why is it not admired by people, and is left to the severe frost in the deep mountains and valleys?" More than a thousand years ago, Tang Dynasty frontier poets sang the snow lotus like this. Snow lotus, also known as snow lotus, has the effect of promoting menstruation and activating blood circulation. It is mainly distributed in Xinjiang, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The Tianshan Mountains that run across central Xinjiang are full of winding ice peaks and snow-capped ridges. The area above 4,000 meters above sea level is covered with snow all year round, known as the snow line. Snow lotus grows on cliffs below the snow line at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 meters. Due to its special growing environment, snow lotus takes three to five years to bloom and bear fruit. In the past, it has always been a precious Chinese medicinal material that is difficult to cultivate artificially. In order to save this rare and famous Chinese medicinal material, in 2001 a businessman established a good environment for artificially growing snow lotus in a valley deep in the Tianshan Mountains, so that we can eat such a popular tonic.

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.

The above is an introduction to the medicinal effects of snow lotus. Do you all understand it? Snow lotus is a very valuable plant. It has the effects of beautifying the skin, relieving heat and heat, refreshing the brain and quenching thirst, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, etc. However, many people have only heard of the name of snow lotus but have never eaten it. In fact, you can try to eat some. It is really a very nutritious tonic.