I-Lotus root isitashi, ukudla okunomsoco okusekelwe kusiko lokudla kwaseShayina, bekuhlonishwa kakhulu iminyaka eyinkulungwane ngenqubo yayo yokukhiqiza eyingqayizivele kanye nenani elicebile lokudla okunempilo. Njengomnyombo wempande ye-lotus, isitashi sempande ye-lotus asisona nje kuphela isithasiselo sezempilo sansuku zonke esihle kakhulu kodwa futhi sinezincazelo ezijulile zamasiko.
Inqubo yokukhiqiza ihlanganisa ukuhlakanipha kwabantu basendulo. Izimpande ezikhethiwe zekhwalithi ephezulu{1}zelotus zithatha izinyathelo eziningi, ezihlanganisa ukuhlanzwa, ukugaywa, ukuhlaliswa, kanye nokushaywa umoya, ekugcineni okuholela ekubeni impushana ecolekile, emhlophe. Le nqubo igcina imisoco yemvelo yempande ye-lotus kuyilapho ikwenza kube lula ukuyigcina nokuyiphatha. Isitashi sempande ye-lotus esenziwe sicwebile, sibushelelezi, futhi sinephunga elimnandi lempande ye-lotus. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isetshenziswa esikhundleni sebhulakufesi noma njengophudingi onempilo, yanelisa izidingo ezimbili zabathengi besimanje zempilo nokuba mnandi.
Ngokomsoco, isitashi sezimpande ze-lotus "ibhange lezakhi zemvelo." Icebile ngamaminerali afana ne-iron ne-calcium, kanye namavithamini B kanye ne-fibre yokudla, ifaneleka kakhulu kulabo abane-anemia noma izimisosisekelo ezibuthakathaka. Impande ye-lotus ngokwayo inezici zokuhlanza ukushisa nokupholisa igazi, ukuqinisa i-spleen nokuvuselela isifiso sokudla. Uma kwenziwa impushana yempande ye-lotus, kulula nakakhulu ukugayeka nokumunca, okuyenza ibe wusizo ngokukhethekile kulabo abanomsebenzi obuthakathaka wamathumbu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amafutha ayo aphansi kanye nokuqukethwe kwekhalori ephansi kwenza kube ukukhetha okuhle kulabo abaphishekela ukudla okunempilo.
Esikweni lendabuko lamaShayina, impushana yempande yelotus ivame ukunikwa ukubaluleka okukhethekile. Abantu basendulo babekholelwa ukuthi impande yelotus, “engangcoliswa udaka,” ifanekisela isimilo esihle; ukuthungwa okubushelelezi nokuthambile kwempuphu yempande ye-lotus kwakufanekisela ubudlelwano obufudumele nobuvumelanayo phakathi kwabantu. Namuhla, impushana yempande yelotus iseyisipho esivamile sokuvakashela izihlobo nabangane, idlulisela inhliziyo eqotho yalowo ophayo.
Kusukela emadolobheni aseJiangnan amanzi kuya emadolobheni anamuhla, impushana yempande yelotus, nemvelo yayo elula neyiqiniso, idlula isikhathi nendawo, ibe isixhumanisi esinempilo phakathi kwesiko nesimanje. Ezimpilweni zethu ezisheshayo-, isitsha sempushana yempande ye-lotus efudumele ayigcini nje ngokuqinisa umzimba nengqondo kodwa futhi ivusa ukuzwana okujulile kwesiko lokupheka laseShayina.
