Lotus root refers to the lotus root. Used raw, it has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting the production of body fluid, cooling the blood, dispersing blood stasis, and stopping bleeding; used cooked, it has the effects of invigorating the spleen and opening the stomach. Moderate consumption of lotus root generally does not cause side effects to the body, but if overconsumption may increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, leading to cause indigestion, nausea, abdominal distension, and other uncomfortable symptoms. Lotus root is the plump rhizome of the lotus plant of the water lily family, sweet in flavor, cold in nature, attributed to the heart, liver, spleen and stomach meridians. Lotus root is used in raw form to clear away heat and promote the production of fluids, cool the blood, dissipate blood stasis and stop bleeding; used in cooked form to invigorate the spleen and stimulate the appetite. Lotus root is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effect of clearing heat, generating fluids and quenching thirst, which can be used for thirst and fever; lotus root also has the effect of clearing heat, cooling blood, stopping blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis, and the effect of stopping blood circulation is even better when the lotus root is burnt into charcoal, which can be used for hemorrhagic diseases caused by blood heat or blood stasis; lotus root is also used for the weakness of the spleen and the stomach, and is usually braised, or boiled with polished round-grained rice. Moderate consumption of lotus root generally does not cause side effects on the body, but if excessive consumption may increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, leading to cause indigestion, nausea, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. When eating lotus root in normal life should control the amount, to avoid excessive consumption, to ensure a balanced diet, to avoid partiality and picky eating. The discomfort is recommended to seek medical attention, do not delay the condition.