1, clearing away toxin and treating sores: water chestnut can clear internal heat and has detoxification effect; It can effectively relieve alcoholism. If bitter taste, polydipsia and sore throat are caused by excessive drinking, water chestnut powder can be used for treatment. Water chestnut can also relieve skin diseases, and is often used to treat children's head sores, yellow water sores on the head and face, skin warts and other skin diseases.
2, spleen and qi: water chestnut is good for spleen and stomach health, can replenish spleen and stomach, strengthen the body, and has a certain effect of benefiting qi.
3, weight loss and slimming: water chestnut is not high in calories, basically fat-free, and is a very low-calorie food. Water chestnut is rich in minerals and cellulose, which can speed up intestinal peristalsis, improve intestinal function and promote food digestion.
Suitable crowd: people with spleen deficiency, poor appetite, fatigue and nausea.
Taboo population: spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, diarrhea in loose stool, kidney yang deficiency, cold and allergic constitution.
Not suitable for eating together: bitter gourd: water chestnut is cold in nature, so it is not suitable for eating together with bitter gourd, because bitter gourd is also a cold food, and eating together will aggravate the chill in the body.
How to eat:
1, stew:
Soak the ribs in salt water for an hour. Peel off the skin of water chestnut, wash it with salt water to remove surface impurities, put it in a casserole with ribs, add seasonings such as pepper powder, onion, ginger and garlic, and salt, and stew for one hour before eating.
2. Boiling water:
Clean water chestnut, put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and cook it for 15 minutes before taking it out of the pot. After the water chestnut is cooked, peel it, add a small amount of baking soda, then take a proper amount of water to cook the water chestnut thoroughly, and finally add sugar to the pan.
Water chestnut is native to the south of China, and is cultivated in the Pearl River Delta and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Like warm, humid and sunny environment, like deep mud and fertile soil, the water depth 1-2 meters is suitable for growth; It is usually propagated by seeds.
Because the shape of the fruit is similar to that of the horn, the two horns in ancient times were water chestnuts, so it was called "water chestnuts". Jiangmen Wuyi area and Chaoshan area are customarily called "Lotus Corner".