The effect of lotus seed heart in relieving heart fire

Everyone knows that lotus seed core is the heart of the lotus. Lotus seeds taste soft and a little bitter. Although it tastes a little bitter, it is a good thing in this world where the whole world is full of health-preserving methods. Nowadays, many people are under pressure from family and work, which leads to excessive liver fire and easy to get angry. The elderly say that eating some lotus seed core will reduce the fire. Does lotus seed core reduce fire?

The dried lotus seed core is slightly rod-shaped and 1.2 to 1.6 cm long. The top is cream green with two branches, one long and one short, with the tip folded back and tightly attached to each other. After being softened with water and unfolded, two shield-shaped curled young leaves can be seen. The central germ is erect and about 2 mm long. The radicle at the base is yellow-green, slightly cylindrical, and 2 to 4 mm long. It is brittle, easy to break, and has many small holes on the cross section. No smell, bitter taste. It is large in size and green in color. Uncooked is best.

Lotus seed heart tea has the effects of clearing the heart and removing heat, astringing semen, stopping bleeding, and quenching thirst. It can treat heart failure, shock, impotence, irritability, thirst, vomiting blood, spermatorrhea, red eyes, swelling and pain, etc. It can clear heart fire, calm liver fire, drain spleen fire, reduce lung fire, eliminate heat and irritability, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and treat red and swollen eyes. Drinking lotus seed core with water can treat constipation. Historical records show that Emperor Qianlong would always use lotus leaf dew to prepare lotus seed core tea whenever he visited the Mountain Resort, in order to nourish the heart, improve intelligence, regulate vital energy, clear heart fire and detoxify. Lotus seed core tastes extremely bitter, but has a significant cardiotonic effect, can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Lotus core also has a good effect of removing heart fire, can treat mouth sores, and help sleep.

It seems that lotus seed core does have the effect of reducing internal heat. Although the taste of lotus seed core is very bitter, good medicine tastes bitter, so it can be regarded as a good medicine. If you have internal heat, just drink a cup of water soaked with lotus seed core, and this will reduce the heat. In any case, it is better than injections and medications. But please note that lotus seed core is cold in nature and is not suitable for long-term use.