Water chestnut is still rare in the north, but in the south, it is one of the foods that people often eat in their daily lives. Although its appearance is a bit special, not only is it not toxic at all, it can even help people treat some diseases, such as gastric ulcers, uterine cancer, etc., so it is not a simple ingredient. So, what is the most correct way to peel water chestnuts?

1. Take a portion of raw water chestnuts and wash the outer skin;

2. Cut off the bottom of the water chestnuts with a kitchen knife and cut into pieces. You can see the water chestnut meat;

3. Then put the cut edge downwards, and make another cut on both sides of the water chestnut, so that you can see the water chestnut meat, but not hurt too much;

4. If there are many water chestnuts, you can cut them all in batches first;

5. Then hold the two corners of the water chestnuts with your hands, and use your thumbs to apply even pressure on the recessed areas;

6. Then break it off gently, and the skin of the water chestnut will be broken off, and you can easily take it off on one side;

7. There is another side left, you can take it directly if you can, but you can't take it off directly. Just break it off again, practice makes perfect as you practice;

8. In this way, an almost complete water chestnut can be peeled off;

9. You can press all the water chestnuts in sequence Method: After peeling, you can keep it in the refrigerator if you are not going to eat it.

Main functions

Suitable crowd: The general population can consume it.

Therapeutic effects: Water chestnut is sweet, astringent and cool in nature;

1. Tonify the spleen and strengthen the spleen, strengthen the thighs and knees, strengthen the body and strengthen the Qi

2. Anti-cancer. The alcohol-soaked liquid of Rhizoma Rhizoma has an inhibitory effect on the degeneration and tissue proliferation of cancer cells.

3. For weight loss, water chestnut is a diuretic, lactative, and anti-alcoholic food. It is an auxiliary food for weight loss.

4. Relieve skin diseases, and assist in the treatment of various skin diseases such as head sores, yellow sores on the head and face, and skin warts in children.

In addition, water chestnut can calm the desire of men and women. "Dietotherapeutic Materia Medica" points out: "Of all the fruits in water, this one is the most cooling, and if people keep it cold, it will damage the yang and make the jade stems fade."

It is beneficial for the elderly to eat water chestnut regularly. According to modern pharmacological experiments, water chestnut has certain anti-cancer effects. It can be used to prevent and treat esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, uterine cancer, etc.