Fresh lotus seeds are effective in tonifying the kidney, strengthening the spleen, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and can treat various symptoms caused by spleen and kidney deficiency.
Lotus seed is the dried mature seeds of the lotus plant of the water lily family, with sweet and astringent flavor, flat nature, and belonging to the kidney, spleen and heart meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, nourishing the spleen to stop diarrhea, nourishing the kidney and astringent essence, and can be used to treat symptoms such as diarrhea and loose stools (thin and unshaped feces), loss of appetite, heartburn and insomnia, spermatorrhea and enuresis. The adverse effects and contraindications of lotus seed have not been clarified.
In the treatment of spleen deficiency, it is often used with Poria, Ginseng and Atractylodes Macrocephala; in the treatment of kidney deficiency, it can be taken with Gorgon fruit; in the treatment of heartburn and insomnia, it can be taken with Jujubae Seed and Yuanzhi.
It is recommended that patients with the above symptoms should consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly use medication on your own, so as not to delay the condition.