Lotus seed has the effect of tonifying the spleen and kidney, stopping diarrhea and levitation, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, and astringent.
Lotus seed is the dried mature seeds of lotus, its flavor is sweet and astringent, into the heart, spleen and kidney meridian, to the large, full of the best, usually remove the heart with raw. For patients with prolonged diarrhea and poor appetite due to spleen deficiency, it is often used together with Poria and Atractylodes because it can replenish the spleen qi and astringently stop diarrhea (relieving diarrhea by enhancing the astringent function of the intestinal tract).
In patients with palpitation and false annoyance (annoyance caused by deficiency heat in the body) who have heart-kidney disharmony (heart fire, kidney yin deficiency, dysfunction of the physiological functions of the heart and kidneys), it is clinically used together with sour jujube nut and Yuan Zhi. Because lotus seed is sweet and flat, it can enter the heart and kidney meridians, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, as well as transporting the heart and kidney (the fire of the heart goes down and the water of the kidney goes up, which are in mutual control).
If you feel unwell, it is recommended that you consult a doctor as soon as possible to clarify the cause of the illness and follow the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner in the use of medication, rather than mixing the medication on your own to avoid accidents.