Lotus root soup is good for tonifying the heart and spleen, clearing heat, and is suitable for treating deficiency of the heart and spleen, internal heat with little blood, vomiting blood and epistaxis.
Lotus root is sweet in taste and cold in nature; it enters the heart, spleen and stomach meridians; when used raw, it has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, cooling the blood and removing blood stasis; when used cooked, it also has the effects of invigorating the spleen and opening up the stomach, stopping diarrhea and fixing the essence. Lotus root soup can greatly play its role in nourishing the heart and spleen, and at the same time, it can be used for heart and spleen deficiency and hemorrhagic disease, the effect is remarkable.
Lotus root soup is cooked with fresh lotus root, and it is better to choose the strong old lotus root and fry it in a casserole dish over low heat until it is very rotten, in order to enhance the power of tonicity. It is not suitable to cook with young lotus root and iron cookware.
Because lotus root is a cold food, so pregnant women, pregnant women and people with cold spleen and stomach, should avoid eating lotus root soup, so as not to cause adverse effects on the body. Lotus root is a medicinal food with limited medicinal properties and cannot be used as a substitute for medication. You should seek medical advice and choose medication under the guidance of your doctor, rather than using your own medication.