But who would have thought, a beautiful and fragrant flowers also have medicinal properties. Yes, our ancestors formerly often made as a lotus flower traditional Obata to cope with various diseases.
Amazingly, almost all parts of the lotus plant can be used as a herbal remedy. Starting from tubers, leaves, flowers to seeds. Certainly not without reason, because the lotus plant is contained some compounds are efficacious for health. Among these proteins, fats, carbohydrates, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin B1, B7, and C. There are also calcium, phosphorus, and iron contained in the seeds.
As Lotus Benefits of Traditional Medicine
Here is an example of the use of lotus flower for traditional medicine handed down by the ancestors.
1. Coughing blood, vomiting blood
Lotus rhizome washed, then made juice. Create up to one cup size of 200 cc. Drink potion of lotus rhizome juice on a regular basis every day for 3-5 days.
2. Vomiting, diarrhea
Take 50 grams and 10 grams of lotus rhizome of ginger, washed and both juiced or grated to take water. Having obtained the water, drink 3 times a day.
3. Drug Dysentery
Lotus rhizome 50 grams and 10 grams of grated ginger and then take water. Add 100 cc of water and then cooked until boiling. Once cool, add 1 tablespoon of honey, stir well and drink at once.
4. Out of blood from the nose (nosebleeds)
Take a taste and then blended lotus root. Squeeze the water, then drops into the nostrils.
5. Lowering high blood
Boil 10 grams and 15 grams of lotus seeds lotus bud with 350 cc of water until the remaining 200 cc only. Drink boiled water such as drinking tea every day.
6. Overcoming Insomnia
Prepare 5-12 g lotus seeds, soaked, then boiled in 3 cups of water to be 1 cup. After a cold, drink the water and eat the seeds. Perform this treatment regularly until there is a change.
Heat in 7, goiter, heart disease and liver
Rinse 100 grams of lotus rhizome and 50 grams of fresh reed root, then cut into pieces as needed. Boil it all in 500 cc of water until the remaining 250 cc water. After cold filtered water and drink like tea.
8. Overcoming red eyes, swelling, fatigue, irritation
Take 3 grams of lotus seeds and 9 grams of chrysanthemum. Collect in a clean cloth, then kukuslah. After a rather cold, kompreskan on the eyes. Apply 2 times a day every morning and evening.
9. Overcoming depression, stress
Take 20 grains of lotus seeds, longan seed 15 g, 10 grains angco, and 10 g kim cim. Boil it all with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc. After a cold, drink the water. Lotus seeds, angco, and kim cim can be eaten boiled. Do this until the complaint is reduced.
Well, there are some benefits and efficacy for the treatment of a lotus flower. Hopefully this short article can be useful and add your insights in the world of health.
