Is there any harm in eating raw lotus seeds?

Eating raw lotus seeds is generally not harmful, but if the middle fullness and bloating and stool dry knot people eat lotus seeds, may aggravate the symptoms of the disease, is not conducive to good health. Lotus seed belongs to a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, has the effect of stopping the belt, tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, benefiting the kidneys and astringent essence, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, and can be used to treat the belt, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, spermatorrhea, palpitations, insomnia and other diseases. If there are no obvious contraindications to lotus seed, consumption of lotus seed can improve the symptoms of diseases and is beneficial to the human body. The adverse effects of lotus seed have not been clarified. However, due to individual variability, for patients with mid-fullness and distention, as well as dry and knotty stools, if raw lotus seed is eaten, it may aggravate the symptoms of constipation, which is not only detrimental to the recovery of the disease, but also may damage the health of the body, and cause some harm to the body. Patients who have abnormal physical discomfort, need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, should not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.