As a kind of food, the most popular method in China at present is to stir-fry chestnuts with sugar and mix brown sand with chestnuts, so that chestnuts are heated evenly and the sugar in chestnuts is not easy to lose. Fried chestnuts are sweet and delicious. There are steamed buns with chestnut noodles in Beijing snacks, which are said to come from the palace and are appreciated by Empress Dowager Cixi.
Chestnut is sweet and cold, and has the functions of nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the tendons. Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty said: "Chestnuts are the fruit of kidney, and kidney disease should be eaten." Compendium of Materia Medica points out: "Chestnuts can cure kidney deficiency, weakness of waist and legs, tonify kidney and strengthen stomach." Su Dongpo's younger brother Su Zi once wrote a poem praising the therapeutic effect of chestnuts. "Old age has increased my back and feet, and Shan Weng passed it on to me. The guest said that the morning is prosperous and the evening is prosperous, and the white jade slurry is used three times. " Eating chestnut can tonify qi and blood, nourish stomach and kidney, strengthen liver and strengthen spleen; Raw food also has the effect of treating waist and leg pain, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. Chestnuts contain high starch, which can provide high calories, while potassium helps to maintain the normal heartbeat law, and cellulose can strengthen the intestine and keep the excretory system working normally.
Because chestnuts are rich in soft dietary fiber, diabetics can also taste them in moderation. However, chestnuts are difficult to digest when eaten raw, and cooked food is easy to lag, so it is not appropriate to eat more at once. It is best to treat chestnuts as snacks between meals, or eat them during meals, rather than eating them in large quantities after meals, so as not to consume too many calories, which is not conducive to maintaining weight. Fresh chestnuts are prone to mildew and deterioration, and eating moldy chestnuts will be poisoned, so spoiled chestnuts cannot be eaten.
Chinese medicine believes that chestnut is sweet and warm, non-toxic, and has the medical functions of strengthening the spleen and liver, strengthening the body and strengthening the bones. Regular consumption of raw food can cure waist and leg weakness, and shell and bark have astringent effect; Fresh leaves can be used externally to treat skin inflammation; Flowers can cure carbuncle, diarrhea and hernia. Chestnuts are often used in folk remedies. Eating one or two chestnuts raw every morning and evening can cure kidney deficiency and dysuria in the elderly. Raw chestnuts are mashed into mud and applied to the affected area, which can cure traumatic injury, swelling and pain of bones and muscles, and have the functions of relieving pain, stopping bleeding and absorbing sepsis.
It contains a lot of nutrients such as starch, protein, fat and B vitamins, and is known as the "king of dried fruits". Can be used for preventing and treating diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and osteoporosis.
At the same time, regular eating is good for children's oral ulcers and adult oral ulcers that are difficult to heal for a long time.
Chinese medicine believes that chestnuts can tonify spleen and stomach, tonify kidney and strengthen tendons, and promote blood circulation to stop bleeding. It has a good curative effect on kidney deficiency, so it is also called "the fruit of kidney", especially for diarrhea due to kidney deficiency in the elderly. Regular consumption can strengthen the body and cure diseases.