Chinese herbal medicine, wood lotus fruit, has the functions of clearing heat, avoiding summer heat, and dispelling cold. The lotus and ginseng soup is essential for relieving summer heat. Now let's learn about the efficacy of wood lotus fruit!
Picture of wood lotus fruit
【Essential for Relieving Summer Heat - Lotus and Ginseng Soup】
Prepare 10 grams of white ginseng and 10 pieces of wood lotus fruit. Soak them in water and add 30 grams of rock sugar. Steam for one hour before consumption.
Consumption: You can save the ginseng and steam it with wood lotus fruit using the same method for the next two days.
Efficacy: It has the functions of replenishing qi and invigorating the spleen. It is suitable for post-illness weakness, spleen deficiency and emaciation, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, diarrhea, and other symptoms.
【Red Flower Wood Lotus is a National Level 3 Protected Plant】
Red flower wood lotus is a threatened species. It is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall with a diameter of 40 to 60 centimeters.
It is distributed in Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, and some areas of Tibet, at an altitude of 900 to 2600 meters, in evergreen broad-leaved forests or evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests.
It usually changes leaves in late spring and bears fruits in alternate years. The seeds are dispersed by birds. It is listed as a national level 3 protected plant.
【Efficacy and Functions of Wood Lotus Fruit】
1. Dispels wind and dampness
Wood lotus fruit contains compounds such as taxifolin and bergapten, which have anti-rheumatic effects and can be used to treat rheumatism.
2. Clears heat and reduces swelling
Wood lotus fruit contains various organic acids, taxifolin, hesperidin, and taraxasterol acetate, which have the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat abscesses, swelling, boils, and injuries.
3. Nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence
Wood lotus fruit contains a large amount of acidic substances, which have astringent properties and can treat nocturnal emissions and impotence caused by kidney deficiency.
4. Prevents and fights against cancer
The ethanol extract of wood lotus fruit can isolate compounds such as myo-inositol, hesperidin, beta-sitosterol, taraxasterol acetate, and betulinic acid acetate, which have anti-tumor and anti-cancer effects. It can prevent and fight against cancer.
