Can you grow lotus seeds bought in the supermarket? The kind with a white core 15

Lotus seeds are very vigorous, if you buy unshelled dried lotus seeds, you should try to plant them in the mud, but maybe the weather will affect the growth of lotus seeds, now it is summer, when you grow lotus, you plant lotus seeds to grow next year. If you are from the south, there are fresh lotus seeds sold on the street, and it is also convenient to get a little lotus seeds in a pond and plant them back, if it is the north, you can try to plant the lotus seeds sold in the supermarket and have fun!

I use the red lotus seeds sold in the supermarket to soak, it can really sprout, I have to change the water frequently, change the water twice a day, I can't let it come into contact with the oil, the water should be clean tap water, I am also soaking one now, I have two buds, and when it grows roots and leaves grow a few more pieces, you can transplant it to the soil to plant, the soil is the kind that needs to be soaked in water.

It is estimated that it can't, the lotus seed should have a shell (outer seed coat) to be complete, and the white lotus seed bought in the supermarket is removed by grinding and other processing techniques, which has caused damage to the seed.

Yes, the white lotus seeds are called white lotus, and the white lotus is smoked with sulfur, and the stamen must be removed when used, otherwise it will be bitter, and the lotus seeds are cold.

There is also a kind of red lotus, with red skin, not smoked with sulfur, the best Xianglian (from Hunan), **more expensive.

I tried it to find out.

Because there are many ways to process lotus seeds.

If it's handmade.

Yes, it can sprout.

It depends on the specific use: red lotus seeds replenish blood, white lotus seeds replenish qi, each has its own advantages.

White lotus is a variety of Zilian. The white lotus is famous for its white color, large grains, sweet taste, fragrance, rich nutrition, high medicinal value, easy to rot when stewed, and clear soup and meat cotton. White lotus has a wide range of medicinal properties and is a traditional nourishing health food.

Guangchang White Lotus's whole body is a treasure. Lotus seeds have the functions of nourishing the heart, benefiting the kidneys, tonifying the spleen, astringent intestines, etc., and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that the lotus seeds "communicate with the heart and kidneys, thicken the stomach and intestines, solidify the essence and qi, strengthen the muscles and bones, replenish the deficiency, benefit the ears and eyes, remove cold and dampness, stop the spleen and diarrhea for a long time, red and white turbidity, and women bring blood collapse diseases". "Shennong's Hundred Herbs" records:

Lotus nourishes the spirits, nourishes qi, removes all diseases, wears fitness for a long time, and prolongs life". Modern Chinese medicine believes that Tongxin White Lotus has the functions of strengthening the stomach and spleen, moistening the lungs and nourishing the heart, nourishing yin and nourishing blood, and strengthening the kidneys. The various parts of the lotus plant, such as lotus root, lotus root, lotus root powder, lotus stem, lotus leaf pedicle, lotus leaf, lotus flower, lotus beard, lotus room, lotus clothes, lotus heart, etc., can also be used as medicine to make nourishing or curative food.

Red lotus seed, Eurasian species. Native to China. In 1963, Shandong Grape Experimental Station (now Shandong Provincial Wine Grape Science Research Institute) was cross-bred with rose fragrance as the female parent and the vineyard queen as the male parent, and was named in 1976. There are a small amount of cultivation in Shandong, Jiangsu and other places.

Fruit traits: purple-red, oblong. The average grain weight is 5 grams.

The spike is large, conical, and the average spike weight is about 500 grams. The fruit is medium-tight and ripe consistently. The fruit powder is medium, the skin is thick, the flesh is slightly brittle, no fragrance, the skin is slightly astringent, the core is not sticky to the flesh, and the soluble solids are 13%-15%.

Botanical characteristics: young shoots yellow-green, with purplish-red stripes, medium-dense hairs. The young leaves are yellow-green, slightly reddish, shiny, and the leaf surface and leaf dorsal villi are scarce.

The annual mature branches are light yellowish-brown, with medium-large leaves, heart-shaped, deeply 5-lobed, smooth leaf surface, sparse dorsal hairs, and petiole depressions open oval or closed. Flowers of both sexes.

Main characteristics: medium-ripe variety. The plant growth is strong, and the secondary fruiting strength is strong. Moderately resistant to disease. It is suitable for hedge cultivation and pruning of medium and short tips.

The so-called lotus seed germination is actually the lotus seed heart, and the lotus seeds we often buy in the supermarket are hollow, because they were removed from the heart early, so we can't see the germination.

This is due to the fact that the heart is very bitter, so it is generally removed before eating, but the nutritional value of lotus seed heart is very high, but it is a very good medicine.

The role of the lotus seed heart:

1. The taste of lotus seed heart is very bitter, but the good medicine is bitter, and the lotus seed heart has many benefits for the human body, especially the effect of soaking in water with lotus seed heart is particularly many, such as clearing heat and detoxifying, calming the mind, stopping bleeding and so on. Next, let's get to know the effect of lotus seed heart soaking in water!

2. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, lotus seeds are cold, bitter and non-toxic, because it is rich in various alkaloids such as lotus heart and isolotus heart, so the taste is very bitter, and it has the effect of clearing heat, fixing essence, calming the nerves, strengthening the heart and lowering blood pressure.

3. The lotus seed heart is rich in nutrients, rich in minerals and vitamin C, its fiber and iron content is high, and contains tannins, many of which are related to hemostasis, suitable for anemia to soak in water and drink.

4. The lotus seed heart also has the effect of tonifying the kidney and clearing the heart, stopping bleeding and solidifying the essence, and the lotus seed heart returns to the spleen, kidney and heart meridian. Therefore, it has the functions of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and benefiting the kidneys and strengthening the essence.

Precautions for eating lotus seeds and lotus seed cores:

1. When the climate is hot, those who are usually strong (Yangsheng people) often have dry nose, sore throat, red eyes, etc., at this time, if you want to use lotus seeds to make sugar water, lotus seeds do not need to be cored.

2. Women suffering from menopausal syndrome generally have both qi and blood deficiency, as well as heart and liver fire, so it is often recommended to choose lotus seeds with heart when eating medicine.

3. Children are full of heart and liver, and are often easily irritable, in this case, they can use lotus seeds (core to stay in the core) to cook soup for them to eat, because the lotus seed core can clear the heart and remove trouble, and the lotus seed meat can make their spleen and stomach healthy, which is a clear and not hurtful method.

It must not be able to bubble out, after all, that thing has been peeled and coated. Even the germ has been disposed of.

The white lotus seeds bought in the supermarket can be soaked, of course, and it is better to do so, especially good, I like it very much.