Take a small pot, put the tremella into the pot and pour cold water into it. Do not soak tremella in cold water for 1- 1.5 hours. You can soak in warm water in winter. First, root the soaked tremella, and then cut the tremella into large pieces for later use. The size of tremella blocks makes it taste good. Peel the water chestnut, wash it, cut it into small pieces, not too big, just the size of the thumb nail cover.

Take a small bowl of Lycium barbarum and soak it in cold water for half an hour. Take a casserole, add cold water, add enough water at one time, add tremella, boil it on high fire, and simmer for half an hour. Add water chestnut and crystal sugar and continue to cook for 30 minutes until the water chestnut tremella soup becomes sticky. After the water chestnut and tremella soup becomes sticky, put the soaked Lycium barbarum 2 or 3 minutes before turning off the fire.

The efficacy of water chestnut:

Water chestnut can regulate the acid-base balance of human body. Water chestnut contains a lot of phosphorus, which is necessary for human growth and development, maintaining physiological functions, and is also beneficial to the development of teeth and bones, and can help regulate acid-base balance.

Water chestnut can cure constipation and quench thirst. The crude protein and starch in water chestnut can help promote the peristalsis of large intestine, which has a good effect on defecation and can solve the trouble of constipation. Water chestnut is tender in meat and rich in body fluid, which can treat symptoms of thirst.

Water chestnut can prevent cancer. Water chestnut is rich in dietary fiber, which is beneficial to human body. Eating a certain amount of dietary fiber every day can prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer.

Water chestnut can promote growth and development. Water chestnut contains more potassium and phosphorus, and a small amount of protein. Every100g of water chestnut contains 44 mg of phosphorus, which is indispensable for growth and development.