The difference between lotus seeds and water chestnuts, come and learn more!

We should eat lotus seeds in our daily life, but we know very little about water chestnuts. Water chestnuts have a high starch content and can provide us with many kinds of vitamins. You can learn about the difference between the two and gain some knowledge.

1. Gorgon Fruit:

Gorgon fruit, also known as chicken head rice and chicken head fruit, is the seed of the aquatic herb Gorgon of the Nymphaeaceae family. The leaves of the water chestnut grow in March and are close to the water surface. They are larger than lotus leaves and have wrinkles. The leaf surface is green and the back is purple. Both the stems and leaves have thorns. The stem is more than ten feet long, with holes and threads in the middle. It can be eaten when the skin is peeled when it is tender. Purple flowers bloom in May and June, and when they bloom they form buds facing the sun, with green thorns on the buds. The flower is at the top of the bract, and also looks like a chicken's beak. After peeling it open, there is a soft meat wrapper and white rice inside the shell, which is shaped like a fish eye. Matures in July and August.

Ancient medical books say that Gorgon fruit is a delicacy that "can keep infants young and the elderly long-lived". It is "tonic but not harsh" and "prevents dryness but is not greasy", making it the preferred food for autumn tonic.

2. Nutrition of Gorgon Fruit:

1. Gorgon fruit is rich in starch, which can provide heat energy for the human body. It also contains a variety of vitamins and carbon substances, ensuring the nutritional components required by the body;

2. Gorgon fruit can enhance the absorption function of the small intestine, increase the urinary xylose excretion rate, and increase serum carotene concentration; experiments have shown that the increase in serum carotene levels can reduce the incidence of lung cancer and gastric cancer, greatly reducing the chance of cancer.

3. Lotus seeds:

Lotus seeds, also known as lotus seeds, lotus seeds, and water lotus seeds. It is the mature seed kernel of the perennial herb Nelumbo nucifera of the Nymphaeaceae family. It is ellipsoidal or spherical in shape, with a diameter of 0.8 to 1.4 cm and a length of 1.2 to 1.8 cm. The surface is yellow-brown to reddish-brown with fine longitudinal lines and wider veins. The center of one end is a nipple-like protrusion, dark brown in color, with many cracks, and its surrounding area is slightly sunken. It is hard, has a thin seed coat and is not easy to peel off. There are 2 cotyledons, which are yellow-white, thick, with gaps in the middle and green lotus seed core. Odorless, sweet and slightly astringent.

Lotus seeds are the main harvest of lotus cultivation. Lotus seeds (lotus heart), lotus whiskers (ambition), lotus nodes, lotus leaves, lotus stalks, flower palms, lotus flowers, lotus roots (lotus root whips), etc. can all be used as medicine. Lotus, lotus root and lotus root can all be used as delicacies on the table. Its characteristics are that it can both nourish and consolidate, so it can nourish the middle and stop diarrhea, calm the middle and consolidate essence.

In addition, lotus seeds are rich in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, niacin, potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. They also have the effects of preventing and fighting cancer, lowering blood pressure, strengthening the heart and calming the nerves, nourishing and replenishing the body, and stopping nocturnal emission.

White lotus is often used to moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. 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.