Scientific name: horseshoe

English name: chufa

Genus: angiosperms, monocotyledons, Cyperaceae, Eleocharis tuberosa.

Water chestnut bulbs contain about 2 1% carbohydrates and 1.5% carbohydrates from protein, which can be eaten raw or cooked. It can also be processed into cans or used as raw materials for extracting starch. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the effect: the phosphorus content of water chestnut is the highest in root vegetables, which can promote human growth and maintain physiological functions, and is of great benefit to the development of teeth and bones. At the same time, it can promote the metabolism of sugar, fat and protein in the body and adjust the acid-base balance. Therefore, water chestnut is suitable for children to eat. In the study of water chestnut in Britain, a heat-labile antibacterial component-water chestnut was found. This substance has a certain inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and also has a certain effect on lowering blood pressure. This substance also has preventive and therapeutic effects on lung cancer, esophageal cancer and breast cancer. Water chestnut also has the function of preventing acute infectious diseases. In the spring when measles and meningitis are more likely to occur, water chestnut is a good food for disease prevention. Water chestnut belongs to cold food, which has a good effect of clearing away heat and purging fire. It can not only clear away heat and promote fluid production, but also supplement nutrition, which is most suitable for patients with fever. It has the effects of cooling blood and detoxicating, promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, promoting digestion and reducing swelling.

Suitable for the crowd: it is popular food. Children and patients with fever are the best.

Application: about 10 block each time. Water chestnut should not be eaten raw, because it grows in the soil, and there may be more bacteria and parasites attached to the epidermis and inside, so it must be washed and cooked before eating, and the cooked water chestnut is sweeter. Water chestnut belongs to cold food and is not suitable for people with spleen, kidney, cold and blood stasis.

Has effects in quenching thirst, promoting digestion, and relieving fever.