What Are Lotus Pods

Lotus pods are the seed head of the lotus flower. Resembling the spouts of watering cans lup to 20cm in diameter. When the pits of seed pod contain lotus seeds or nuts which can be eaten.

What are lotus pods used for?

As a traditional medicinal component, this lotus seed is used in the treatment of inflammation, cancer, diuretics, and skin diseases and for treating many ailments, including insomnia, palpitations, poor digestion, chronic diarrhoea, enteritis, and cancer.

What is a dried lotus pod?

Description. Dried Lotus Pods. A native of Vietnam, the lotus flower is beautiful in its white to hot pink splendor. The Lotus plant is an aquatic perennial which forms a distinctive circular seed pod that is as prized as the flower itself. Lotus pods are circular in shape, often with the lotus flower seed intact.