What are the effects of lotus seed heart (the green embryo inside the lotus seed)?

Lotus seed embryo, as a traditional Chinese medicine, mainly contains active ingredients such as alkaloids and flavonoids, and has multiple functions, primarily including: 1. **Clearing heat and relieving summerheat**: Lotus seed embryo can help alleviate heat-related discomfort during summer; drinking lotus seed embryo-infused water can effectively relieve discomfort caused by summerheat. 2. **Calm the mind and relieve irritability**: Lotus seed embryo helps clear excessive heart fire and is particularly effective for symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, and mental restlessness. 3. **Lower blood pressure**: Lotus seed embryo also demonstrates certain effects in lowering blood pressure and blood lipid levels, making it suitable for adjunctive treatment of mild hypertension and hyperlipidemia. 4. **Enhance memory**: Lotus seed embryo helps improve memory and increase work efficiency, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly individuals and those engaged in mental labor. 5. **Other functions**: Lotus seed embryo also has diuretic, sperm-retaining, and hemostatic effects, and can be effective in treating symptoms such as male seminal emission and female urinary difficulty. Lotus seed embryo is cold in nature and should not be consumed in excess by individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold syndromes. Pregnant women and individuals with weak constitutions should also use it cautiously. Additionally, as a medicinal herb, lotus seed embryo should be used under the guidance of a physician.