1. Water chestnuts cannot be eaten raw, but because water chestnuts grow in mud, there may be more bacteria and parasites attached to the outside and inside, so they must be washed and cooked thoroughly before eating.

2. Cooked food is mostly used as ingredients, and can also be used for frying, roasting or filling. Such as "fried water chestnuts with shrimps", "fried water chestnuts with diced chicken", etc.

3. Water chestnuts have a good effect of clearing away heat and purging fire; used for coughs due to lung heat, thick phlegm that is difficult to cough: 1 cup of water chestnut juice, 1.5 grams of Sichuan clams (grind into powder), mix well and take 2 times a day ~3 times. It can not only clear away heat and promote fluid production, but also supplement nutrition. It is most suitable for patients with fever.

Therapeutic effects

Water chestnuts are sweet in taste and cold in nature; they can clear lung heat and are rich in mucus. It has the functions of detoxifying, cooling blood and reducing dampness, eliminating food and removing swelling;

It is mainly used to treat febrile diseases such as thirst, jaundice, red eyes, sore throat, red and hot urine, exogenous wind-heat, accumulation and other diseases.