In the dog days of summer, whether in the north or south, cooling off is a top priority for people. The wood lotus fruit has the effects of clearing heat, avoiding heat, and dispelling cold, making it an essential remedy for relieving summer heat. Let's take a look at the benefits of the wood lotus fruit!
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【Essential Remedy for Relieving Summer Heat - Ginseng Lotus Meat Soup】
Prepare 10 grams of white ginseng and 10 pieces of wood lotus fruit. Soak them in water until softened, then steam with 30 grams of rock sugar for one hour before consumption.
Usage: The ginseng can be kept for the next day and steamed with wood lotus fruit using the same method. It can be repeated for three times.
Effects: It has the function of tonifying qi and invigorating the spleen, suitable for post-illness weakness, spleen deficiency weight loss, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, and diarrhea, among others.
【Red Flower Wood Lotus is a National Level 3 Protected Plant】
The red flower wood lotus is a species at risk. It is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall with a trunk diameter of 40 to 60 centimeters.
It is distributed in Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, and some areas of Tibet, at altitudes ranging from 900 to 2600 meters in evergreen broad-leaved forests or evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forests.
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Generally, it changes its leaves at the end of spring and produces fruits of different sizes each year. The seeds are dispersed by birds. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruit ripens in August and September. It is listed as a national level 3 protected plant.
【Benefits and Effects of Wood Lotus Fruit】
1. Dispels wind and eliminates dampness: The wood lotus fruit contains compounds such as diterpenoids and bergamot lactone, which have anti-rheumatic effects and can be used to treat rheumatism and pain.
2. Clears heat and reduces swelling: The wood lotus fruit contains various organic acids, diterpenoids, saponins, and dandelion taraxasterol acetate, which have the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat abscesses, sores, boils, and injuries caused by falls.
3. Tonifies the kidney and consolidates essence: The wood lotus fruit contains a large amount of acidic substances, which have astringent properties and can treat seminal emission and impotence caused by kidney deficiency and unstable essence.
4. Anti-cancer and cancer prevention: The ethanolic extract of wood lotus fruit contains myo-inositol, saponins, beta-sitosterol, dandelion taraxasterol acetate, and beta-amyrin acetate, which have the effect of inhibiting tumor growth and cancer cell proliferation, and can prevent and fight against cancer.
