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food
lotus seed
nutrition
definition
lotus seed:
Ayurvedic:
Chinese:
» qualities: sweet and astringent, neutral
» actions: improves Heart, Kidney, Spleen
» uses: lingering illness, weakness associated with childbirth/old age/over-work; persistent dysentery; gastric ulcer; hematuria; seminal/nocturnal emissions; hypertension; anxiety; oral ulcers; blurred vision, photophobia, eyestrain
naturopathic:
biochemical: high in calcium, phosphorus and iron
Lu, p. 81
Ni. p. 40
Yin-fang, p. 109
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