Lotus Leaf Tea – A Great Aid for Weight Loss
China has long regarded lotus leaf as an excellent natural slimming remedy because both lotus root (lotus rhizome) and lotus leaf possess simple diuretic and laxative effects.
Medicinal Properties of Lotus Leaf
Lotus leaf comes from the perennial aquatic plant lotus. Its chemical components include lotus alkaloid, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, and other alkaline substances with antimitotic activity. Pharmacological research shows lotus leaf has fever-reducing, antibacterial, and antispasmodic effects.
After processing, lotus leaf tastes bitter and slightly salty, slightly cool in nature, clearing summer heat, promoting diuresis, lifting yang, removing blood stasis, and stopping bleeding—effective against various ailments.
Maximizing Lotus Leaf Tea’s Weight-Loss Effect Requires Tips
Must Be Strong Tea
The second brew has no effect. Although you can brew multiple times as long as color appears, only the first brew delivers weight-loss benefits.
One Package Makes One Cup
Typically, consume 3–4 packages daily, divided into 3–4 servings. For those with constipation, drink 4 packages on the first week, split across 4 servings. Regular bowel movements aid weight loss. Best consumed on an empty stomach, preferably before meals.
No Need to Diet
After consistent use, food preferences naturally shift—many stop craving greasy or fatty foods.
Also, no need to boil lotus leaf tea. Place one package in a teapot or large cup, pour boiling water, and enjoy. Let it steep 5–6 minutes for stronger flavor. Even when cooled, effectiveness remains unchanged—ideal for chilled drinking in summer, offering better taste.
Additional Reading: Using Lotus Leaf for Minor Ailments
Yellow Water Sores: A stubborn self-infectious skin disease. As recorded in "New Compilation of Single and Proven Remedies," burn lotus leaf to charcoal, grind into fine powder, mix with sesame oil, apply to affected area twice daily—highly effective.
Diarrhea: Common in summer-autumn due to summer-damp invasion or unclean diet, presenting vomiting, urgent diarrhea, watery stools with foul odor. Use lotus leaf to clear summer heat, promote diuresis, strengthen spleen-stomach, and stop diarrhea. Wash lotus leaf, stew until charred, cool, grind into powder. Take 10–15 grams with sugar water, three times daily—cured within days.
Paint Rash: Allergic dermatitis from paint allergy. As recorded in "The Sacred Treasury of Medical Prescriptions," use 500 grams dried lotus leaf, boil in 5000 ml water until reduced to 2500 ml. Wash affected area with the liquid, apply a mixture of贯众 powder and oil to the site, twice daily—cured after several applications.
Edema: Burn dried lotus leaf to ash, take 10 grams per dose, mix with millet soup, three times daily. Effective for facial swelling, reduced urination due to various causes.