What are the ways to eat snow lotus? A detailed explanation of common consumption methods
What are the ways to eat snow lotus?
Snow lotus, called Qaguo Suba in Tibetan, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family. It is not only a rare and extraordinary flower seldom seen, but also a world-famous precious Tibetan medicine. Below, the editor has compiled some ways to eat snow lotus in daily life.
1. Take 6 grams of snow lotus, soak it in 1000 grams of baijiu or yellow rice wine, seal it for 30 days, then take it. Drink 30-40 milliliters each time.
[Effects] Tonifies kidney yang and strengthens bones and muscles.
2. Put 6 grams of snow lotus into a gauze bag and tie it closed. Take one old hen, add water and simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours, then strain out 1000 grams of medicinal liquid. Drink 30-40 milliliters each time.
[Effects] Regulates menstruation and invigorates blood, nourishes yin and tonifies the kidneys.
3. Take 5 grams of snow lotus, 15 grams of codonopsis, 5 grams of safflower, and 1000 grams of chicken. Wash the above medicines, put them together into a gauze bag and tie it closed. Put the chicken and the medicine bag into the pot at the same time, simmer over low heat for 2-3 hours, then strain out 1500 grams of medicinal liquid. Drink an appropriate amount each time.
[Effects] Warms the kidneys and strengthens yang, tonifies the middle and boosts qi, promotes water metabolism and relieves painful obstruction.
Snow lotus beauty facial mask: It can accelerate skin metabolism, reduce wrinkles, keep the skin radiant and full, and delay aging. It also has a good effect on facial freckles, liver spots, and so on.
The specific formula is: 25g snow lotus powder (one flower), 20mL fresh aloe vera juice, 30mL cucumber juice, 1 raw egg, about 10g flour, 5g granulated sugar, and a little essence. Mix evenly. Placing it in the refrigerator can extend its shelf life. After applying this mask to the face, after 40~45 minutes, the facial mask will dry and form a film. At this time, gently wash off the paste with clean water. Persist once a week, and after several times you will feel the skin become noticeably smoother and more elastic. If you do it for 1 month, quite good results will appear. If you keep it up, it will make the skin fair, tender, and rosy, and it also has a clear effect on freckles and dark spots. It can also help restore skin with chilblains or scars.
For melasma, you can use 30g of snow lotus powder and 15g of mung bean powder, mix evenly with a little egg white, and apply it to the spots 3 times a day. After one month, melasma, liver spots, and so on can gradually fade.
1. Snow lotus black chicken pot
Ingredients: 20 grams of snow lotus, one black chicken (about one jin), a little scallion, ginger, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, and refined oil.
Preparation method: Heat the refined oil, add scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, add salt and sugar and stir well, add the black chicken and snow lotus, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 45 minutes. After the meat is tender, turn off the heat, serve from the pot, and eat the meat and drink the soup.
Functions: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, regulates menstruation and nourishes blood. It is suitable for regulating the stomach and intestines, balancing the endocrine system, naturally reducing internal heat and fading spots, and can improve the body's condition, tonify the body, regulate it, and enhance physical constitution.
2. Snow lotus squab pot
Ingredients: 10 grams of snow lotus, 10 grams of goji berries, 10 grams of cistanche, 150 grams of Chinese yam, one squab, 50 grams of white scallion cut into sections, a little shredded ginger and cooking wine, and an appropriate amount of salt and soy sauce.
Preparation method: Heat the pot and add an appropriate amount of oil. After it is hot, pour in the Chinese yam and stir-fry until golden brown, then remove and set aside. Cut the squab into small pieces. Soak the cistanche in hot water until soft, then slice it. Put it with the goji berries and Chinese yam into a clay medicinal pot, add an appropriate amount of water, cooking wine, scallion sections, salt, and soy sauce, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, and it is ready to eat once the squab meat is tender.
Functions: Tonifies the kidneys and benefits essence, nourishes the liver and brightens the eyes, and resists aging.
3. Snow lotus soft-shelled turtle soup
Ingredients: 10 grams of snow lotus, one soft-shelled turtle (about 300 grams), 20 grams of snow lotus, a little scallion and ginger, and an appropriate amount of salt and monosodium glutamate.
Preparation method: Add water to a clay pot until it is two-thirds full, bring to a boil over high heat, add the soft-shelled turtle, snow lotus, safflower, scallion, and ginger. After it comes to a boil, simmer over low heat until the soft-shelled turtle shell is crisp and tender, then add a little salt and monosodium glutamate.
Functions: Nourishes yin and tonifies yang, promotes body fluid production and boosts qi. It is suitable for men to tonify yang.
Usage: (1) Medicinal liquor: 50g of snow lotus, 500ml of baijiu, soak for 10 days, 30-50ml per day. (2) Bleeding from cuts: Grind this product into a fine powder and apply externally. (3) Take a little snow lotus and stew it with chicken or meat, and it can all be eaten.
The decoration website introduces some ways to eat snow lotus, but because snow lotus contains colchicine, which has good medicinal effects but relatively high toxicity, when people use snow lotus soaked in liquor to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gynecological diseases, they must not take too much.
1. Take 6 grams of snow lotus, soak it in 1000 grams of baijiu or yellow rice wine, seal it for 30 days, then take it. Drink 30-40 milliliters each time.
[Effects] Tonifies kidney yang and strengthens bones and muscles.
2. Put 6 grams of snow lotus into a gauze bag and tie it closed. Take one old hen, add water and simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours, then strain out 1000 grams of medicinal liquid. Drink 30-40 milliliters each time.
[Effects] Regulates menstruation and invigorates blood, nourishes yin and tonifies the kidneys.
3. Take 5 grams of snow lotus, 15 grams of codonopsis, 5 grams of safflower, and 1000 grams of chicken. Wash the above medicines, put them together into a gauze bag and tie it closed. Put the chicken and the medicine bag into the pot at the same time, simmer over low heat for 2-3 hours, then strain out 1500 grams of medicinal liquid. Drink an appropriate amount each time.
[Effects] Warms the kidneys and strengthens yang, tonifies the middle and boosts qi, promotes water metabolism and relieves painful obstruction.
Snow lotus beauty facial mask: It can accelerate skin metabolism, reduce wrinkles, keep the skin radiant and full, and delay aging. It also has a good effect on facial freckles, liver spots, and so on.
The specific formula is: 25g snow lotus powder (one flower), 20mL fresh aloe vera juice, 30mL cucumber juice, 1 raw egg, about 10g flour, 5g granulated sugar, and a little essence. Mix evenly. Placing it in the refrigerator can extend its shelf life. After applying this mask to the face, after 40~45 minutes, the facial mask will dry and form a film. At this time, gently wash off the paste with clean water. Persist once a week, and after several times you will feel the skin become noticeably smoother and more elastic. If you do it for 1 month, quite good results will appear. If you keep it up, it will make the skin fair, tender, and rosy, and it also has a clear effect on freckles and dark spots. It can also help restore skin with chilblains or scars.
For melasma, you can use 30g of snow lotus powder and 15g of mung bean powder, mix evenly with a little egg white, and apply it to the spots 3 times a day. After one month, melasma, liver spots, and so on can gradually fade.
1. Snow lotus black chicken pot
Ingredients: 20 grams of snow lotus, one black chicken (about one jin), a little scallion, ginger, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, and refined oil.
Preparation method: Heat the refined oil, add scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, add salt and sugar and stir well, add the black chicken and snow lotus, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 45 minutes. After the meat is tender, turn off the heat, serve from the pot, and eat the meat and drink the soup.
Functions: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, regulates menstruation and nourishes blood. It is suitable for regulating the stomach and intestines, balancing the endocrine system, naturally reducing internal heat and fading spots, and can improve the body's condition, tonify the body, regulate it, and enhance physical constitution.
2. Snow lotus squab pot
Ingredients: 10 grams of snow lotus, 10 grams of goji berries, 10 grams of cistanche, 150 grams of Chinese yam, one squab, 50 grams of white scallion cut into sections, a little shredded ginger and cooking wine, and an appropriate amount of salt and soy sauce.
Preparation method: Heat the pot and add an appropriate amount of oil. After it is hot, pour in the Chinese yam and stir-fry until golden brown, then remove and set aside. Cut the squab into small pieces. Soak the cistanche in hot water until soft, then slice it. Put it with the goji berries and Chinese yam into a clay medicinal pot, add an appropriate amount of water, cooking wine, scallion sections, salt, and soy sauce, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, and it is ready to eat once the squab meat is tender.
Functions: Tonifies the kidneys and benefits essence, nourishes the liver and brightens the eyes, and resists aging.
3. Snow lotus soft-shelled turtle soup
Ingredients: 10 grams of snow lotus, one soft-shelled turtle (about 300 grams), 20 grams of snow lotus, a little scallion and ginger, and an appropriate amount of salt and monosodium glutamate.
Preparation method: Add water to a clay pot until it is two-thirds full, bring to a boil over high heat, add the soft-shelled turtle, snow lotus, safflower, scallion, and ginger. After it comes to a boil, simmer over low heat until the soft-shelled turtle shell is crisp and tender, then add a little salt and monosodium glutamate.
Functions: Nourishes yin and tonifies yang, promotes body fluid production and boosts qi. It is suitable for men to tonify yang.
Usage: (1) Medicinal liquor: 50g of snow lotus, 500ml of baijiu, soak for 10 days, 30-50ml per day. (2) Bleeding from cuts: Grind this product into a fine powder and apply externally. (3) Take a little snow lotus and stew it with chicken or meat, and it can all be eaten.
The decoration website introduces some ways to eat snow lotus, but because snow lotus contains colchicine, which has good medicinal effects but relatively high toxicity, when people use snow lotus soaked in liquor to treat rheumatoid arthritis and gynecological diseases, they must not take too much.