Lotus Root

Aquatic Treasure for your Lungs

Lotus Root is one of the most decorative foods we eat and one of the most medicinal plants that has been used for thousands of years for healing. Have you ever tasted Lotus Root? It has a mildly sweet taste and it has a crunchy texture. The lotus root tea is pleasantly sweet to the taste. Watch my You Tube video at the bottom of the blog to see how to make the tea.

Nearly all lotus root comes from Hawaii or the Orient. Here in America the natives ate the seeds and root of the American water Lilly, a close relative to lotus root. It is available most of the year at Oriental stores or health food stores. It is a fall vegetable and feeds and nurtures the lungs and large intestines. If fact it is one of the best plant foods we have for the lungs. When shopping for the lotus root, look for it to have a light brown skin and be firm. If there are dark brown spots on the root, it is probably old and you do not want to consume old food.

It grows underwater in the mud.

It has a light brown skin and it is white on the inside. The root is made up of several oblong pieces about six inches long that are connected together. When the lotus root is cut it reveals a beautiful snow flakes or lace looking appearance.

Health Benefits:

• Anti inflammatory, anti microbial, anti cancer, anti viral

• High in antioxidants

• Enriches blood

• Heals, cleanses, strengthens the lungs

• Drinking a decoction of lotus tea can help overcome uterus cancer

• Contains tannin; properties, astringent and styptic, which leads to stopping bleeding from an injury, when applied in poultice

• Contains gallic acid; properties, antioxidant, anti microbial, anti inflammatory, anti cancer which can help with these conditions: cough, bronchial inflammation, irritated bowels, urinary spasm, reduce toxin absorption

• Contains sulfur; properties, builds and repairs DNA damage, protect cells against damage

• Has anti scrofulous properties, meaning it can help with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, causing symptoms outside the lungs usually take the form of inflamed of irritated lymph nodes in the neck

My personal story of how miraculous lotus root is came when I was dusting my ceiling fan. As you know, ceiling fans accumulate a lot of dust. The dust, as I was cleaning, was falling all around me and I was breathing it in. I started to sneeze and then my nose was just running like crazy. This kept up for a couple hours and then it occurred to me that the best thing for your lungs and bronchial track is lotus root tea. I made myself a cup and after drinking it I had immediate relief. I will always remember that and it is the first thing I suggest when someone has a problem with their lungs.

In Oriental medicine they teach us that when a plant looks like a particular organ it is feed and nurtures that organ. Lotus root looks like the lungs. I am going to post a picture of the inside of the lung, it is not an appealing picture, but you will see that the long hollow chambers in the lotus root look like the hollow chambers in the lungs.

And now a beautiful picture of the Lotus Roof Flower to off set that picture of the inside of the lungs.

If you are interested in learning about how to cook lotus root, I am planning on teaching a Kinpera Lotus Root Aduki Bean Soup cooking class in March! Details to come. Sign up for my newsletter to say informed about my cooking classes! https://www.macroval.com/index.html

Please join me for my informative series, HEALING WITH FOOD, Compresses, Poultice, Teas and More. This week, Sat. Feb. 18, ALOE and COMFREY. I am very excited to share about both of these amazing plant that have a tremendous ability to heal the body. I have used comfrey so many times to heal, cuts, bruises, tissue problems, and wounds that seemed to not want to mend. Last week some of the students who attended had this to say: “Wow! I had no idea about all the healing benefits of onion and garlic.” And, “This is great information I am going to be using.” You can sign up here: https://www.macroval.com/healing_food_classes.htm

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Love and Food, Val