Chestnuts

Chestnuts are the seeds of the chestnut genus Fagaceae.

Also known as chestnut, big chestnut, chestnut fruit, hairy chestnut, chess piece, chestnut wedge, hairy chestnut, seal chestnut (Cantonese name)

English name chestnut Cn

Meridian distribution of nature and flavor, warm in nature, sweet and flat in taste; enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians.

Effects: Nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the muscles, activate blood and stop bleeding. It is mainly used to treat nausea, diarrhea, dysentery, vomiting blood, epistaxis, blood in the stool, muscle injuries, fractures, blood stasis, pain, scrofula and other diseases.

Nutritional content

Chestnuts produce higher energy, but because fresh chestnuts contain more water, various nutrients are relatively less than dried chestnuts and cooked chestnuts. Since chestnuts contain a lot of sugar, when eating chestnuts as a supplement, you should avoid eating too much, especially for people with diabetes, so as not to affect the stability of blood sugar.

Chestnuts not only contain a lot of starch, but also are rich in protein, fat, B vitamins and other nutrients. They are also very high in calories. Chestnuts are rich in vitamin B1 and B2, and the content of vitamin B2 is at least It is 4 times that of rice and contains 24 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams, which is unmatched by grain.

It may be difficult for people to imagine that fresh chestnuts contain more vitamin C than tomatoes, which are recognized to be rich in vitamin C, and more than ten times that of apples! The minerals contained in chestnuts are also very comprehensive, including potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, etc. Although they are not as high as hazelnuts and melon seeds, they are still much higher than ordinary fruits such as apples and pears, especially those containing Potassium is prominent, 4 times higher than apples which are said to be rich in potassium.

Golden Autumn Chestnuts Strengthen the Kidney and Spleen——Cardnut, commonly known as chestnut, is a specialty of China and is known as the "King of Dried Fruits". It is also known as "Ginseng Fruit" abroad.

Each 100 grams contains 5.7 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat, 40 to 45 grams of carbohydrates, and 25 grams of starch. The vitamin content of raw chestnuts can be as high as 40 to 60 mg, and the vitamin content of cooked chestnuts is about 25 mg. Chestnuts also contain calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other inorganic salts, as well as carotene, B vitamins and other ingredients.

1. Chestnuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis and other diseases. They are a good nourishing product for anti-aging and longevity

2 . Chestnuts contain riboflavin. Regular consumption of chestnuts is beneficial to long-term mouth and tongue sores in children and oral ulcers in adults

3. Chestnuts are a type of dried fruit with high carbohydrate content. They can provide more heat energy to the human body and help fat metabolism. They have the effects of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen, and replenishing the stomach and intestines

4. Chestnuts are rich in vitamin C, which can maintain the normal function of teeth, bones, blood vessels and muscles. It can prevent and treat osteoporosis, soreness and weakness in waist and legs, muscle and bone pain, fatigue, etc., and delay human aging. It is an ideal health fruit for the elderly.

Beauty effects

Pound the thin skin of chestnuts and mix it with honey and apply it on the face to remove wrinkles and make the face smooth.

Therapeutic effects

1. Replenishing qi and spleen, strengthening the stomach and thickening the intestines. Chestnuts are a type of dried fruit with a high carbohydrate content, which can provide more heat energy to the human body. Pictures of chestnuts (20 photos) and can help fat metabolism. It ensures the supply of basic nutrients to the body. It is known as "hardcore crop" and "woody food". It has the effect of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and replenishing the gastrointestinal tract.

2． Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Diseases Chestnuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can effectively prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and arteriosclerosis, and are beneficial to human health.

3． Strengthen muscles and bones, delay aging. Chestnuts are rich in vitamin C, which can maintain the normal function of teeth, bones, blood vessels and muscles. It can prevent and treat osteoporosis, soreness and weakness in waist and legs, muscle and bone pain, fatigue, etc., and delay human aging. It is an ideal choice for the elderly. An ideal health-care fruit. [2]

4． Eat chestnuts raw, 5 to 8 pieces a day, suitable for those who vomit blood or have bloody stools.

5. Eating 2 raw chestnuts in the morning and evening is beneficial to the elderly with kidney deficiency and frequent urination. Boil 10 chestnuts with pig kidneys, coix seeds, and rice into porridge, which can treat weakness in the waist and legs caused by general kidney deficiency. [2]

Healthy recipes

1. Chestnut cake: 200 grams of chestnuts, 500 grams of glutinous rice flour, 50 grams of sugar, 10 grams each of melon seeds and pine nuts. Peel the chestnuts from their shells, boil them in water until very tender, add glutinous rice flour and sugar, knead evenly, steam them in a hot drawer over high heat, and sprinkle with melon seeds and pine nuts when they are taken out of the drawer. This cake tastes sweet and glutinous, has the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing qi and nourishing the stomach, strengthening the muscles and bones, and is suitable for the elderly and infirm, soreness of the waist and knees, and inability to eat, etc.

2． Chestnut paste: 500 grams of chestnuts, appropriate amount of sugar. Peel the chestnuts, dry and grind into powder. Take an appropriate amount of chestnut powder, add water and cook until it becomes a paste, then add sugar. Chestnut paste has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, thickening the intestines, and has a good auxiliary treatment effect on diarrhea in children.

3． Chestnut Yokan: 250 grams of chestnuts, 1000 grams each of red beans and white sugar, 500 grams of mutton, and 40 grams of frozen powder. Wash the chestnuts, boil them briefly, remove the skins, then put them into a pot and cook them; soak the red beans in water and boil them until they are mashed, rub off the bean skins and sift them, then use gauze to filter out the water from the chestnut dishes to make bean paste; boil the water Bring to a boil, add frozen powder and cook until it melts, add sugar, filter out the residue after boiling, and cook with the bean paste, stirring while cooking, when the bean paste becomes thick, take it out of the pot; first pour half of the bean paste into a square plate, and then put it on top For good chestnuts, pour the other half of the bean paste on top of the chestnuts. After solidification, cut them into small long cubes. This soup has the effects of nourishing qi and strengthening the spleen, dispersing blood and stopping bleeding. It is suitable for diseases such as spleen deficiency and diarrhea, hematemesis, epistaxis, and hematochezia. Those who are not sick can strengthen their health.

4. Braised cabbage with chestnuts: 300 grams of raw chestnuts, 500 grams of Chinese cabbage, appropriate amounts of sugar, wet starch, and peanut oil. Boil the chestnuts until they are half cooked, take them out, peel off the shell and cut them in half; wash the Chinese cabbage and cut it into long strips; heat the peanut oil in the pot, fry the chestnuts briefly, then take them out and drain; leave a little in the pot. Heat the base oil, lightly fry the cabbage, add the chestnuts, add water, soy sauce, refined salt, and sugar and bring to a boil over high heat, then switch to low heat and cook until cooked, thicken with wet starch, remove from the pot and serve. This dish has the effects of nourishing the spleen, replenishing the kidneys, and stopping bleeding. It is suitable for diseases such as weak spleen and stomach, lack of food and blood in the stool, physical fatigue, kidney deficiency, weakness of the waist and knees, blood in the stool, and scurvy.