Yong'an Golden Lotus (a specialty of Yong'an, Fujian)

Introduction to Yong'an Golden Lotus

Yong'an Golden Lotus is a specialty of Yong'an City, Fujian Province. The city is the central production area of wild Golden Lotus in China and is known as the "hometown of Chinese Golden Lotus". Yong'an golden lotus has short stature, elliptical leaves, pointed tails, and golden yellow with purple red veins. It has high content of polysaccharides, flavonoids, and amino acids, and has strong edible, medicinal, and ornamental value. The products are exported to provinces and cities such as Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, as well as countries and regions such as Japan and Hong Kong. The export rate of the products reaches 90%, with a high market share. For geographical indication protection products in China

Its taste is sweet and has a mild nature. It has functions such as clearing heat and cooling blood, dispelling wind and dampness, balancing yin and yang, generating fluids and nourishing skin, and harmonizing qi and blood. It enters the kidneys, heart, and lungs, and can comprehensively improve the body's immunity and enhance its resistance to diseases. It is widely used in folk medicine and has significant therapeutic effects on various diseases

(1) Fresh: The plant is over 6cm tall, firm, with obvious stem nodes, 2 to 3 roots, and 5 to 6 leaves. The leaves are oval in shape, with alternating stems and pointed tails. The surface of the leaves is dark green and glossy, with clear golden veins and connected veins. The back is light purple

(2) Dry product: intact and dry plant shape, obvious stem nodes, curled and wrinkled leaves, clear veins, with a special odor, 70 to 100 plants per 10 grams

Wild golden lotus can be found in towns such as Yong'an Xiaotao, Hongtian, Shangping, Qingshui, and Ansha. According to research, the folk picking of golden lotus for medicinal purposes in Yong'an dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties from the 14th to the 20th century AD. During the 14th to 17th centuries AD, Lai Yi, a famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Yong'an, Ming Dynasty, used golden thread connections as a medicinal guide to treat children with wind shock. From 1736 to 1796 AD, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Lai Shaoxi, a renowned physician in Dahu, was skilled in surgery and used golden thread connections as anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs

Awards and honors for Yong'an golden lotus

Yong'an City in Fujian Province is the central production area of wild golden lotus in China, known as the "hometown of Chinese golden lotus". The local golden lotus is known as the "Golden Grass", "Divine Medicine", "Medicine King" and other beautiful names

Tasting and Eating Methods of Yong'an Golden Lotus

Golden Lotus Chicken: Treatment for Wind induced Knee Pain: 6g Golden Lotus, 1 Old Mother Chicken, half jin Yellow Wine, stewed and taken. Rheumatic arthritis: 15-20 grams of lotus root, 1 chicken (or 2 eggs), stew with wine for those with cold conditions, stew with water and rock sugar for those with hot conditions, drink soup and eat chicken or eggs, and rub the residue on the painful area