How to eat the hairy Tibetan snow lotus

Tibetan Snow Lotus, also known as Tianshan Snow Lotus, grows in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, at mountains 4,800-5,800 meters above sea level. Tibetan snow lotus is a very precious medicinal material. It is a herbaceous plant of the subgenus Saussurea of ​​the genus Saussurea in the family Asteraceae. In martial arts novels, snow lotus has magical effects and is miraculous, but in real life, Tibetan snow lotus is a precious traditional Chinese medicine with important medicinal value. Today, let me show you what effects and functions Tibetan snow lotus has. And how to use it when it's furry?

1. The efficacy and function of Tibetan snow lotus

1. Rheumatic arthralgia. This product is bitter, dry, warm and unblocking, sweet and tonic. It can not only dispel rheumatism, but also nourish the liver and kidneys and strengthen the tendons and bones. It is especially suitable for rheumatism and arthritis with excessive cold and dampness, as well as long-term rheumatism, liver and kidney deficiency, and weak waist and knees. It can be taken alone by soaking in wine, or used together with Acanthopanax Cortex, Viscum Alpiniae, Cibotium Cibotium, etc.

2. Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and leucorrhea. This product can replenish kidney yang, regulate Chong and Ren meridians, and stop bleeding. It is used to treat coldness in the lower abdomen, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea caused by cold stagnation in the blood. It can be steamed and taken alone, or stewed with chicken with Codonopsis pilosula.

3. It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing rheumatism, reducing swelling, relieving pain, strengthening yang, nourishing blood and nourishing the skin, and warming the uterus. It is used for head trauma, gynecological diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, kidney deficiency, low back pain, altitude sickness, and external application to reduce swelling.

(II) Medicinal value of Tibetan snow lotus

People in various places use the whole plant of snow lotus as medicine, which is mainly used to treat toothache, rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menstruation, menorrhagia, leucorrhea and other symptoms. Indian people also use snow lotus to treat many chronic diseases. Such as gastric ulcer, hemorrhoids, bronchitis, heart disease, nose bleeding and snake bites. Snow lotus has a long history as a medicine in Tibetan medicine. It is recorded in the Tibetan medical literature "Yuewang Yaozhen" and "Four Medical Classics"; nature and flavor: warm, sweet, bitter, slightly astringent, and enters the kidney, liver, and spleen meridians.

1. Snow Lotus Black Chicken Casserole

Function: nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, regulate menstruation and replenish blood, regulate the stomach and intestines, balance endocrine, naturally remove fire and remove spots, improve physical condition, replenish, regulate and strengthen physical fitness.

2. Snow Lotus Pigeon Casserole

Zang Xuelian's medicine

Function: nourish the kidney and improve the essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, anti-aging.

3. Snow Lotus Turtle Soup

Function: Nourishes yin and tonifies yang, promotes the production of body fluids and invigorates qi, suitable for men to replenish yang.

(III) The efficacy of Tibetan snow lotus

People in various places use the whole plant of Tibetan snow lotus as medicine, which is mainly used to treat toothache, rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menstruation, menorrhagia, leucorrhea and other symptoms. Indian people also use snow lotus to treat many chronic diseases. Such as gastric ulcer, hemorrhoids, bronchitis, heart disease, nose bleeding and snake bites. Snow lotus has a long history as a medicine in Tibetan medicine. It is recorded in the Tibetan medical literature "Yuewang Yaozhen" and "Four Medical Classics".

Medicinal name: Tibetan snow lotus, snow lotus.

Nature and flavor: warm, sweet, bitter, slightly astringent; enters the kidney, liver and spleen meridians.

Functions and effects: clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing rheumatism, reducing swelling, relieving pain, strengthening yang, nourishing blood and beautifying, and warming the uterus. It is used for head trauma, gynecological diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, kidney deficiency, low back pain, altitude sickness, and external application to reduce swelling. At the same time, it also replenishes kidney yang and strengthens muscles and bones.

Medicinal use: Soak 6 grams of Tibetan snow lotus in 1000 grams of white wine or yellow wine, seal it and take it after 30 days. Drink 30-40 ml each time.

(IV) Types of Tibetan Snow Lotus

(1) Himalayan snow lotus, produced in Yadong and Nyalam;

(2) Three-finger snow lotus, produced in Basu, Bomi, Jiacha, Cona and Yadong;

(3) Snow lotus, native to Nadong and Cuona;

(4) Small-fruited snow lotus, produced in Shenzha, Namulin, Zhongba, Purang, and Zhada;

(5) Cuona Snow Lotus, a specialty of Cuona;

(6) Clustered snow lotus, produced in Jilong;

(7) Snow lotus, widely distributed throughout the region.

2. How to use Tibetan snow lotus

(I) How to use Tibetan snow lotus

Medicinal Methods

Soak 6 grams of Tibetan snow lotus in 1000 grams of white wine or yellow wine, seal it and take it after 30 days. Drink 30-40 ml each time.

[Effects] Nourishes kidney yang and strengthens tendons and bones.

Beauty methods

Snow Lotus Beauty Facial Cream: can accelerate skin metabolism, reduce wrinkles, and keep skin shiny and plump. Delay aging. It also has a good therapeutic effect on facial freckles, liver spots, etc.

The specific recipe is: 25g snow lotus powder (one flower), 20mL aloe vera juice, 30mL cucumber juice, 1 raw egg, about 10g flour, 5g sugar, and a little essence. Mix well and place in the refrigerator to extend the shelf life. After applying this cream on your face for 40 to 45 minutes, the cream will dry up and the conjunctiva will form. At this time, gently wash off the paste with clean water. Do this once a week. After a few times, you will feel your skin is visibly smoother and more elastic. Just do it for 1 month, you will see quite good results. If you stick to it, your skin will be fair, tender and rosy. It also has obvious effects on freckles and dark spots, and can also restore skin with frostbite or scars.

For chloasma, you can use 30 grams of Tibetan snow lotus powder and 15 grams of mung bean powder, mix them with a little egg white, and apply it to the spots three times a day. After a month, chloasma, liver spots, etc. can gradually fade.

(II) Tibetan Snow Lotus Healing Usage

Alcohol

50g snow lotus; 500ml white wine, soak for 10 days, 30-50ml per day.

Bleeding from knife wounds

Grind this product into fine powder and apply externally.

Additional Notes

In the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Xuemin's book "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded that "snow accumulates in the coldest place and does not disperse in spring and summer. There are grasses in the snow, which are like lotus with a single stem, and are lovely in the snow" and "There is Tianshan Mountain in the place. Snow accumulates in winter and summer, and there are lotus in the snow. The one on the top of Tianshan Mountain is the best." Nature and flavor: bitter, slightly bitter, warm; Functions and indications: clearing away heat and detoxifying, removing rheumatism, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. Used for head trauma, gynecological diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, altitude sickness, and external application to reduce swelling.

(III) The magical effect of snow lotus wine

Needless to say, the effect of snow lotus wine can delay human aging, improve skin quality and prevent the formation of spots. This is because snow lotus contains a variety of nutrients, can adjust the body's endocrine system, and has a strong health-care effect.

Regularly taking snow lotus preparations can not only strengthen yang, but also regulate menstruation and stop bleeding. It is a very good health care product and its effects are even more miraculous. Many people do not know the effects of snow lotus wine. The following editor will tell you in detail the effects and functions of snow lotus wine. Snow lotus is rich in protein and amino acids, which can effectively regulate the body's acidity and alkalinity, enhance the body's immunity and resist fatigue. Women can also resist aging if they eat it.

The main effect of snow lotus wine

Snow lotus wine is very hot in nature and has a good effect on rheumatism, soreness of the waist and knees caused by kidney deficiency, sexual dysfunction, irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea in women.

How to make snow lotus wine

Ingredients: 15 grams of snow lotus, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of safflower, and 2500 ml of white wine.

Preparation method: Seal in a wine jar or a large wine bottle, soak for 15 days before drinking.

Dosage: Take once in the morning and evening, 10-20 ml each time.

Efficacy: Mainly used to treat rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, periarthritis of the shoulder, and senile low back and leg pain.

Snow lotus wine is a very good medicine. It can treat many diseases and increase people's immunity. But you can't eat more just because it's nutritious. Because if you take too much, it may cause poisoning. Moreover, snow lotus is very precious and is a national second-level protected plant. Therefore, if you want to drink snow lotus wine, you must purchase it through formal channels.

(IV) How to eat snow lotus

1. Snow Lotus Wine

Ingredients: 15 grams of snow lotus, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of safflower, and 2500 ml of white wine.

Preparation: Put all the ingredients and white wine into a large wine bottle, seal it and soak it for 15 days before drinking. Drink once in the morning and evening every day, 10-20 ml each time.

Efficacy: It can eliminate dampness and relieve pain, and is effective for rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, periarthritis of the shoulder, and senile low back and leg pain.

2. Snow lotus tea

Ingredients: 5 grams of snow lotus.

Preparation method: Put the snow lotus in a teacup, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, soak for 10 to 20 minutes and drink, one dose per day.

Efficacy: It can remove dampness and relieve pain. It is suitable for rheumatoid arthritis, joint pain, numbness, cold limbs caused by arthritis, etc.

3. Snow Lotus Black Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 20 grams of snow lotus, 1 black chicken, appropriate amounts of green onion, ginger, salt, sugar, MSG and cooking oil.

Method: Heat oil in a pan, add onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add salt and sugar, put in black chicken and snow lotus, add water, bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer for about 45 minutes. Eat the meat and drink the soup after serving.

Efficacy: Suitable for regulating the stomach and intestines, balancing the endocrine system, removing heat and spots, and can effectively improve the body's condition and enhance physical fitness.

4. Snow Lotus Pigeon Casserole

Ingredients: 10 grams of snow lotus, 10 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams of Cistanche deserticola, 150 grams of yam, 1 baby pigeon, and appropriate amounts of scallion, shredded ginger, cooking wine, and salt.

Preparation: Heat oil in a pan, add yam and stir-fry until golden brown, then set aside; cut the baby pigeon into small pieces, soak the Cistanche in hot water until softened and then cut into slices; put the baby pigeon, Cistanche, wolfberry and yam into a casserole, add water, cooking wine, scallion segments and salt, and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes before serving.

Efficacy: Nourishes the kidney and improves essence, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, and resists aging.

5. Snow Lotus Lean Meat Soup

Ingredients: 30 grams of snow lotus, 150 grams of lean pork, and appropriate amount of seasoning.

Preparation method: Wash the snow lotus; wash the lean meat, cut into pieces, put into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, then add the snow lotus, cook until the lean meat is cooked, add appropriate amount of chopped green onion, salt, MSG, lard, minced ginger, pepper and other seasonings before serving.

Efficacy: It can regulate menstruation and stop bleeding, and is suitable for irregular menstruation, heavy menstrual flow, etc.

6. Snow Lotus Beef Tendon Soup

Ingredients: 100 grams of beef tendon, 10 grams each of snow lotus, cockscomb, and shiitake mushrooms, 15 grams of ham, and appropriate amounts of ginger, chopped green onion, cooking wine, and salt.

Preparation: Soak the beef tendon until soft, wash it, cut it into sections, and put it into a steaming bowl; place snow lotus and cockscomb around the beef tendon, put mushrooms and ham slices on it, add ginger, chopped green onions, cooking wine, and salt, and steam it in a steamer for about 3 hours before serving.

Efficacy: It can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, dredge meridians and stop blockages. It is suitable for headaches caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.

7. Snow Lotus Mutton Soup

Ingredients: 30 grams of snow lotus, 100 grams of yellow mutton, appropriate amounts of chopped green onion, minced ginger, pepper powder and salt.

Preparation: Wash the snow lotus; wash the mutton, cut it into pieces, boil it in boiling water for about 5 to 10 minutes, take it out and soak it in cold water to remove the mutton smell; boil water in a pot, put in the mutton and snow lotus, cook until the mutton is cooked, add chopped green onion, minced ginger, pepper and salt to season, and it can be eaten after boiling.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and warms the kidneys, suitable for impotence caused by kidney deficiency.

8. Snow Lotus Turtle Soup

Ingredients: 10 grams of snow lotus, a turtle (about 300 grams), a little onion and ginger, and appropriate amount of salt and MSG.

Preparation method: Add water to two-thirds of the casserole, bring to a boil over high heat, add soft-shelled turtle, snow lotus, safflower, onion, and ginger, then simmer over low heat until the soft-shelled turtle shell is crispy and soft, then add a little salt and MSG.

Function: Nourishes yin and tonifies yang, promotes the production of body fluids and invigorates qi, suitable for men to replenish yang.

(V) The efficacy of snow lotus tea

The whole plant of Snow Lotus is used as medicine, entering the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians. Snow lotus tea has the functions of promoting menstruation and blood circulation, warming the uterus and dispersing blood stasis, dispersing cold and dampness, strengthening tendons and assisting yang, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling. It is safe to use and has no toxic side effects. It is mainly used to treat joint pain caused by acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, lung cold cough, uterine cold abdominal pain, amenorrhea, retained placenta, and measles.

Snow lotus tea can dispel cold, regulate menstruation and stop bleeding. Used for weak waist and knees, menorrhagia in women, irregular menstruation, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic bleeding.

20 grams of snow lotus, 10 grams each of wolfberry and safflower, 2500 ml of white wine, seal and soak for 15 days and drink twice a day, 10-20 ml each time. It can treat rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, periarthritis of the shoulder, and senile low back and leg pain.

5 grams of snow lotus, 2 grams each of wolfberry and safflower, decocted in water and taken twice a day. It can regulate women's menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, and back pain and lower abdominal cold pain caused by dysmenorrhea