Lotus fruit is a highly nutritious medicinal food. There are many ways to consume it, but it is not recommended to eat it raw. It is best to cook it before consumption. Now let's introduce the method of stewing pork trotters with lotus fruit!
【Ingredients】
Lotus fruit (4 pieces), pork trotters (1)
【Preparation】
Wash the pork trotters and blanch them in boiling water for a while. Take them out and wash them. Wash the lotus fruit. Add an appropriate amount of water to a pot, add the pork trotters and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until cooked. Add cooking wine, salt, green onions, and ginger to the pot and cook until well seasoned. Add the lotus fruit and cook until the pork trotters are tender. Add monosodium glutamate and serve.
【Nutritional Benefits】
Stewing pork trotters with lotus fruit is a well-known folk remedy in China for treating insufficient lactation in postpartum women.
Lotus fruit contains proteins, carbohydrates, various vitamins, and minerals. It has a neutral nature and sour taste, and has the effects of tonifying yang, consolidating essence, stopping bleeding, and promoting lactation. It can be used to treat conditions such as nocturnal emission, impotence, chronic diarrhea, and blocked lactation.
Compendium of Materia Medica states: "(Lotus fruit) is particularly effective for tonifying yang. It consolidates essence, reduces swelling, detoxifies, stops bleeding, and promotes lactation. It treats chronic diarrhea and hemorrhoids."
Treatment for constipation due to excess internal heat: Take about 1 liang (50 grams) of lotus fruit (or root bark, stem bark), decoct it, add white sugar, and take it before breakfast and dinner.
Treatment for dry cough in the elderly: Take four to five qian (about 20 grams) of lotus fruit, decoct it, and drink it instead of tea.
