What's the difference between white lotus and red lotus?

The difference between white lotus and red lotus lies in the following:

1, from a medical point of view.

Red lotus seed is a very good blood-enriching ingredient, and it is a good skin care product for women with bad or pale complexion.

White lotus seeds tend to replenish qi, focusing on the internal conditioning of the human body.

2. Taste

White lotus seeds are soft and glutinous after being cooked, and they are fragrant and delicious.

Red lotus seeds are not easy to cook, and the meat is hard and slightly astringent.

3. Various colors

White lotus seeds are white in color, smell like lotus seeds, and the particles are relatively large. White lotus seeds are planted in many areas of China.

The color of red lotus seeds is red. It is a hybrid variety with low yield, so it is expensive.

4. Efficacy

White lotus seeds are generally used to nourish yin and tonify deficiency, moisten lung and relieve cough.

Red lotus seeds are mostly used to nourish the heart and soothe the nerves.

5. Medicinal value

White lotus seed is a variety of lotus. White lotus is famous for its white color, large grain, sweet taste, fragrance, rich nutrition, high medicinal value, easy to rot in stew and tender soup. White lotus has the functions of invigorating stomach and spleen, moistening lung and nourishing heart, nourishing yin and blood, and strengthening kidney.

The fruit of red lotus seed is red and rectangular. The average grain weight is 5g. The ear is big, the effect is similar to that of white lotus, and the difference is not very big! Only the varieties are different and the nutrition is similar. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that red lotus has a greater effect on enriching blood. It is generally used to nourish the heart and soothe the nerves. Red lotus seeds are not easy to cook, and the meat is a little hard.

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