Lotus seeds are rich in nutrients and can be used both as food and medicine. They have the effects of tonifying the spleen and kidney, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. In the hot summer, lotus seed porridge, which can clear the mind and reduce heat, is deeply loved by everyone. So what should lotus seeds be cooked with?
Lotus Seed and Euryale Seed Porridge
Euryale seeds and lotus seeds have similar properties and similar medicinal effects. Both can tonify the kidney, strengthen the spleen, stop diarrhea and stabilize essence. They are suitable for symptoms such as nocturnal emission, seminal emission, frequent urination, turbid urine, and abnormal vaginal discharge.
Ingredients
100g lotus seeds (core removed), 100g euryale seeds, 50g fresh lotus leaf, 50g glutinous rice.
Instructions
1. Wash the glutinous rice and euryale seeds, soak them in cold water for two to three hours, then remove and drain them.
2. Wash the lotus seeds, soak them in cold water until they soften, and remove the lotus core.
3. Add about 2000ml of cold water to a pot, add lotus seeds, euryale seeds, and glutinous rice, and bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Reduce to low heat and simmer until it becomes porridge. Add rock sugar to taste, and simmer for a while before serving.
Effects: Tonify the kidney, strengthen the spleen, and stop diarrhea.
Lotus Seed and Chinese Yam Porridge
Chinese yam has the effects of tonifying the spleen and stomach, and nourishing the kidney and essence. Lotus seeds can tonify the kidney, nourish the essence, and calm the mind. When taken together, they have the functions of nourishing the liver and kidney, strengthening the heart, and calming the mind. They are suitable for those with weak spleen and stomach, restless mind, and insomnia and palpitations.
Ingredients
50g lotus seeds, 30g Chinese yam, 50g glutinous rice, 30g coix seed, 30g white sugar.
Instructions
1. Wash the lotus seeds, Chinese yam, glutinous rice, and coix seed.
2. Take a clay pot, put in lotus seeds, Chinese yam, glutinous rice, and coix seed, and cook for 1.5 hours.
3. Add white sugar and cook for a while.
Effects: Nourish the heart and calm the mind, nourish the liver and kidney.
Lotus Seed and Coix Seed Porridge
Coix seed is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It belongs to the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians, and has the effects of diuresis, invigorating the spleen, and clearing heat. When coix seed is consumed together with lotus seeds, it can promote diuresis, invigorate the spleen, nourish the kidney, and is suitable for symptoms such as spleen deficiency and diarrhea, nocturnal emission, edema, and insomnia.
Ingredients
75g coix seed, 75g glutinous rice, 25g lotus seeds, 50g rock sugar.
Instructions
1. Wash the lotus seeds, soak them in hot water, peel and remove the core. Wash the coix seed and glutinous rice.
2. Pour water into a pot, add coix seed and glutinous rice, and boil over high heat.
3. Add lotus seeds and cook until the coix seed and glutinous rice are half cooked and sticky. Stir in rock sugar and serve.
Effects: Promote diuresis and reduce swelling, invigorate the spleen and nourish the kidney.
Lotus Seed and Red Date Porridge
Red dates have the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, and are good replenishing herbs. When cooked together with lotus seeds, they can tonify the spleen, nourish the kidney, nourish qi and blood, nourish the heart and calm the mind, and astringe the intestines and stabilize essence. They are suitable for those with deficiency of qi and blood, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, and restless mind and insomnia.
Ingredients
About 80g red dates, 50g lotus seeds, 200g glutinous rice.
Instructions
1. Wash the red dates and remove the pits. Wash the lotus seeds and glutinous rice.
2. Put all the ingredients in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil over high heat.
3. Reduce to low heat and simmer until it becomes porridge. Add a little salt to taste.
Effects: Nourish blood and calm the mind, tonify the kidney and stabilize essence.
Lotus Seed and Lily Porridge
Lily has the effects of clearing the heart, moistening the lungs, nourishing the heart, and calming the mind. When lotus seeds and lily are consumed together, they can clear the heart, calm the mind, nourish the spleen, and moisturize the lungs. They are suitable for those with restless mind, insomnia and forgetfulness, and lung heat cough.
Ingredients
Lily, 150g rice, 25g dried lily, 25g lotus seeds, 2 wolfberries, 30g rock sugar.
Instructions
1. Crush the dried lily into powder, and soak the lotus seeds in hot water until soft.
2. Soak the wolfberries in hot water, and wash the rice.
3. Put water in a pot, add rice and dried lily, and bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Add lotus seeds, reduce to medium heat, and continue to simmer until cooked. Finally, add rock sugar.
Effects: Clear the heart and moisten the lungs.
