Today I will talk to you about the traditional Chinese medicine that is also used to treat diabetes - lotus seeds.
Diabetic patients are used to tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, benefit the kidneys and astringent essence, nourish the heart and calm the nerves. In the "Shennong's Materia Medica", lotus seeds are listed as the top grade, and it is believed that it can nourish the spirits and nourish qi. Lotus seeds are a medicinal material with the same origin as medicine and food, and the efficacy of lotus seed flesh and lotus seed core is different.
[Sexual taste returns to the scriptures].Lotus seeds are flat, sweet and astringent;Return to the spleen, kidneys, and heart meridians.
【Lotus seed meat】Strengthen the spleen, dispel dampness, strengthen the kidneys;
[Lotus seed core].Pure Heart Fire;
Li Shizhen called lotus seeds "the fruit of the spleen", which is suitable for alleviating symptoms such as yellowish complexion, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, loose stools, fatigue and fatigue in diabetic patients. Many famous prescriptions for strengthening the spleen in traditional Chinese medicine, such as Shenling Baizhu San, Sishen Tang, etc., all use lotus seeds.
Lotus seeds can also be used to alleviate diabetic heart and kidney dysfunction caused by difficulty in falling asleep, insomnia and dreams, restlessness, heart palpitations and other symptoms, and Yuanzhi, sour jujube kernel and other medicinal materials to nourish the heart and calm the nerves, the effect of clearing the heart and removing annoyance will be stronger.
Lotus seeds are also suitable for diabetics with kidney qi deficiency and spleen and kidney yang deficiency. Lotus seeds are compatible with other medicinal herbs and are used to relieve symptoms such as spermatozoa, frequent urination, soreness and cold waist and knees, chills and coldness, fatigue and fatigue, and loss of appetite in diabetic patients. One of the famous prescriptions in "Taiping Huimin and Pharmacy Formula", "Qingxin Lotus Seed Drink", takes lotus seeds as the king, and is accompanied by astragalus, ginseng, poria cocos and other medicinal materials to nourish the kidneys and strengthen the essence, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea.
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