Heart failure patients can take lotus seed symptomatically under the guidance of a doctor.
Lotus seed is a kind of medicine and food ingredients, as a traditional Chinese medicine has the effect of benefiting the kidney and astringent essence, tonifying the spleen to stop diarrhea, stopping the belt, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind. If patients with heart failure suffer from spleen deficiency, diarrhea, seminal emission, palpitations, insomnia and other discomforts, and need to use lotus seed, they can take it symptomatically under the guidance of the doctor, but the use of lotus seed should be prohibited for those who have dry stools and fullness and distension in the middle of the body.
In addition, when consuming lotus seed should avoid overeating, to eat light, easy to digest food. The use of lotus seed is recommended under the guidance of a doctor, not self-medication to avoid adverse effects on the body.