The skin of water chestnut is purple-black, and the meat is white. It tastes sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious. Since ancient times, it has the reputation of underground Sydney, and northerners regard it as Jiangnan ginseng. Sweet and crisp, rich in nutrition, containing protein, fat, crude fiber, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, iron, calcium, phosphorus and carbohydrates, which can be used for cooking and making starch.

Although water chestnut is ugly, it is called the king of all-round nutrition. It can promote the metabolism of protein, sugar and fat in the body, and adjust the acid-base balance, which has certain medicinal value. It is especially suitable for nourishing the body in winter, relieving greasy body, clearing away heat and relieving sore throat, cooling blood and detoxifying, and protecting the heart.

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The efficacy of water chestnut:

1, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst

Cold water chestnut has the effect of clearing away lung heat, and its mucus and water can moisten lung and resolve phlegm, which can relieve cough and thick expectoration caused by lung heat due to yin deficiency. Water chestnut is white and tender, and the juice inside is very rich, which has the effect of promoting body fluid to quench thirst and eliminate boredom in the heart.

2. It has the effects of diuresis, detoxification and normal defecation.

Wash the water chestnut and put it in the pot to decoct tea, which has the effect of diuresis and stranguria, can relieve astringent pain and urine drip, is suitable for patients with urinary tract infection, and can also nourish blood, detoxify and diuretic. Eleocharis tuberosa contains a lot of starch and crude protein, which can promote the peristalsis of large intestine and help to treat constipation.

3. It has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, and resisting bacteria and bacteria.

Water chestnut is cold, can enter the stomach and lung meridians, has the effects of moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, and can also stimulate appetite. The water chestnut contained in it can inhibit Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, prevent the spread of cold, and can also assist in the treatment of urinary tract infection, tonsillitis, septicemia and pneumonia.

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