Do lotus leaves have any toxic ingredients?

Question

I recently developed a habit of drinking lotus leaves tea (just put dry lotus leaves in hot water). I know Chinese use lotus leaves to wrap some food so I guess they are edible. But since they are not conventionally made into tea, I just want to make sure it is fine. Do you know if there is any harmful ingredients in lotus leaves? Thanks for answering.

Answer 1

Lotus leaves themselves are very healthy, but in some places they are sprayed with chemicals, herbicides & pesticides to control growth.  

Just make sure the lotus leaves you are using are organic and 100% free of any chemicals.

If you are not sure, here's a good source:

http://www.mightyleaf.com/product.aspx?I...