The role of ground lotus

The medical value of ground lotus

The flowers can be used as medicine and have astringent and hemostatic effects.

It can treat leucorrhea, metrorrhagia and colon bleeding.

The stem juice is used to sober up and treat poisoning caused by Aconitum kusnezoffii.

The therapeutic value of ground lotus

1. Boil the unripe fruits of the ground orchid and drink the water to treat enteritis, dysentery, diarrhea, etc., with a very good effect.

2. Stew the pseudostem (the young plant core after removing the old leaf sheaths) or inflorescence (the core of the inflorescence after removing the old bracts) of the ground nasturtium with pig heart and lung to treat emphysema and cor pulmonale.

3. Stew the pseudostem (the young and tender core of the plant after removing the old leaf sheaths) or inflorescence (the core of the inflorescence after removing the old bracts) of the ground nasturtium with chicken or pork to treat stomach problems.

4. Cooking the inflorescence of ground nasturtium (the heart part of the inflorescence after removing the old bracts on the outside) with pig heart can treat heart disease.

5. In addition to being used as medicine for humans, the plant or fruit of the ground lotus can also be used as medicine for livestock such as cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, or poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese. It has the effect of astringing and stopping bleeding, and can treat enteritis, dysentery, diarrhea, etc.

6. The inflorescence can cure abscesses on the neck, chin, etc. of buffaloes. The method is to cut the inflorescence, hammer it, and then wrap it on the affected area.

7. The juice from the pseudostem of the ground orchid plant can be used to wash your hair and also has the effect of treating tinea capitis.

After reading the above list, do you want to shout out loud in your heart, how useful it feels? !

The Golden Lotus on the Ground has more than just these functions~

Other functions of ground lotus

Some local people in Yunnan will pick some of its young pseudostems and flowers to fry or pickle, which tastes very good~

The leaves and petioles of the ground lotus are used by dexterous people to weave baskets, cushions and other household items.

In addition, the creeping stems of the ground lotus can control soil erosion. It is a very useful plant!