13 Side Effects of Snow Lotus – Uses – Cautions

Snow lotus or scientifically known as Saussurea involucrate, is probably still very foreign to Indonesian people, because snow lotus does not grow in this tropical country. Snow lotus have 300 different species that only grows in the highlands of European mountain, America, and partly in China and Asian Poles.

The biggest habitat of this Asteraceae plants is in the Himalayas. Therefore, in Indonesia, in the meantime, this plant can only be obtained from medicine or herbal concoction with snow lotus’ as an active ingredient in it.

Snow lotus is believed to be useful for health and beauty. This plant, also known as Shan Xue Lien, is believed to be useful since the Qing Dynasty. Despite the fact that snow lotus is believed to be beneficial, this plant also has side effects.

Most of those who consume snow lotus stated that the side effects of snow lotus are positive, but some others stated that the side effects caused by snow lotus are categorized as negative. Those positive and negative side effects will be discussed below.

Positive Side Effects of Snow Lotus

1. Improving Stamina

Snow lotus contains active antioxidant components which can be beneficial to improve one’s stamina. When someone is in post-surgery period and currently in a healing process, snow lotus can help speed up the healing process.

2. Treating Impotence

Impotence experienced by men at a young age is very troubling. Especially for couples, this condition certainly is giving risk to the relationship. By consuming snow lotus properly, the impotence is believed to gradually recover in less than six months.

3. Treating Liver Disorder

The snow lotus contains various protein molecules that body needs. In addition, the polyphenol content in it also help the process of solving toxic compounds stored in liver. This can have good effect for our body, especially to maintain liver health. Snow lotus can ease liver performance, so that various liver disorder can also be overcome.

4. Treating Injuries

For those of you who are experiencing hand or foot injury with an indication of swelling, it is good if you use snow lotus as an herbal remedy. Snow lotus can help reduce the infection and recover the swelling due to minor injury.

5. Curing Insomnia

Insomnia or the difficulty to sleep is caused by so many factors. Some causes of insomnia are stress, digestive system, heart, etc. It is indeed interfering with our daily activities. It’s not a bad idea to use snow lotus to cure this. In addition to insomnia, various complaints of stress or mild depression are believed to be gradually cured with antioxidant component in it. 

6. Overcoming Diabetes

Diabetes which causes weakness and drowsiness can be overcome by consuming snow lotus just before going to bed at night. Snow lotus rich with polyphenol and antioxidant components will help neutralize the drowsiness and restore body’s metabolism and help reduce blood glucose level.

7. Anti-Cold

Experiencing cold is certainly not fun. However, the skin pores that are already sensitive to wind can be another problem. To try to calm the wind-sensitive skin, you can also try using snow lotus by diligently consume it in the form of drugs or herbs. Snow lotus helps to overcome cold caused by the adverse effects of erratic weather and air conditioning.

8. Skin Beauty

In developed countries, snow lotus has been widely used as cosmetic ingredients and beauty drug. Snow lotus has many benefits and helps in the process of cell regeneration and skin aging. By consuming snow lotus regularly, the skin will become firmer, prevent premature aging and look fresher.

9. Improve the Circulatory System

Circulation of blood is greatly affecting the performance of most organs in the human body. Therefore, maintaining smooth running blood circulation will be very beneficial for body’s overall metabolism. Snow lotus also contains compounds similar to oxygen to help with clogged blood circulation.

Meanwhile, the negative side effects of snow lotus are as follows:

1. Dehydration

Snow lotus turns out to be one trigger for dehydration. Most of them who consumed snow lotus in the form of concoction or drugs stated that they experienced more thirst than usual. This condition is not severely disadvantaging, but untreated dehydration will lead to other bad effects such as inflammation and heatiness.

2. Allergy

Allergy is experienced by certain people whom doesn’t know that their body is allergic to snow lotus. The allergy is usually indicated by nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and rash on the skin. This condition should be medically treated immediately if the symptoms of allergy do not gradually improve within two days, or try home remedies for food allergy.

3. Digestive Disorder

Snow lotus contain lactate enzymes which functions very well for the body, especially in the digestive tract. However, excessive dose or consumption of snow lotus will result diarrhea, bloating, or constipation. It is recommended to find out the right way to consume this herb, or if you already experience digestive problems, find effective ways to cure constipation, diarrhea, and bloating.

4. Not Recommended for Pregnant Women

Snow lotus is considered to interfere the digestive system. Therefore, most health experts argue that this herb should not be consumed by pregnant women. In addition to the risk of acute constipation, various digestive disorder such as diarrhea can occur and interfere with the pregnancy, the mother’s activity, and the fetal health.

In general, positive side effects tend to dominate the consumption of this herb. Research noted that many of the benefits of snow lotus are not yet highly proofed, but many drugs or concoction containing snow lotus are currently in great demand. For those of you who want to try this herb, it is recommended to consume it in the proper way and dosage, so the benefits obtained can be balanced and profitable.

That’s all the informative article about snow lotus side effects, both positive and negative. Hopefully, it can be a reference for you and useful before you decide to consume it.