The season of autumn and winter communication is the golden time for health preservation, and among the many ingredients, lotus can be regarded as a treasure. Lotus is a nutrient rich plant that is not only delicious but also has various health benefits. In the book "Complete Collection of Dietary Therapy for Various Diseases", there is a dietary therapy plan suitable for this season's health preservation - Red Lotus Lily Lotus Root Soup.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
20 grams of red lotus, 10 grams of lily, 250 grams of lotus root, and 250 grams of soup bone.
Remove the core from the red lotus seeds according to the above ratio and soak for half an hour first; Wash and peel the lotus root, cut it into large pieces; Wash the soup bones thoroughly. Put all the above ingredients into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil on high heat first, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1.5 hours, add an appropriate amount of salt, and it is ready to drink.
Analysis of Soup Formula
Lotus root: Fresh lotus root eaten raw or juiced has the effects of clearing heat, relieving irritability, quenching thirst, and stopping nausea; Boiled lotus root has a sweet and warm taste, which has the effects of invigorating the spleen, stimulating appetite, nourishing blood and heart, and relieving thirst. Lotus root is rich in nutrients such as starch, protein, aspartic acid, vitamin C, and oxidase.
Red lotus: sweet and flat in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, consolidating essence, tonifying the spleen, stopping diarrhea, stopping diarrhea, and nourishing the heart and mind.
Lily: sweet in nature, slightly cold. It has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening lungs, clearing the heart and calming the mind.
【 Health benefits 】
Red Lotus Lily Lotus Root Soup: Lotus root can relieve heat and cool blood, lotus seeds can strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart, and lilies can nourish the heart and moisten the lungs. So lotus root, pig bones, lilies, and lotus seed soup not only taste delicious, but also have the effect of reducing fire, moistening dryness, and nourishing the heart.
