What are the benefits of boiling water with water chestnut?
Problem analysis: Lingjiao decoction can induce diuresis and relieve stranguria, and has a certain therapeutic effect on patients with urinary incontinence, which can be used as a good diet for patients with urinary tract infection. Water chestnut contains an antiviral substance, which can inhibit epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and influenza virus and can be used to prevent the spread of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and influenza. Children and patients with fever are most suitable for eating, and those with cough, excessive phlegm, dry throat, sore throat, indigestion and unfavorable urination and defecation.
Suggestion: Water chestnut is cold and belongs to raw and cold food, which is not suitable for children with weak digestive ability. In addition, people with spleen-stomach deficiency and cold and loose stool blood stasis are not suitable for eating. If the baby is healthy and the digestive tract function is sound, you can drink some boiled water when you don't have diarrhea.
Efficacy and function of water chestnut boiling water
Chinese medicine believes that water tastes sweet and cold, contains mucus, and has the effects of clearing away lung heat, relieving cough, promoting fluid production and resolving phlegm. It can be used for treating cough due to lung heat or fever, such as yellow cough and sticky pus and phlegm. Modern research shows that water chestnut mainly contains protein, dietary fiber, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc. Among them, the content of phosphorus is the highest among root vegetables, so drinking water from water chestnut is helpful for bone development.
Boiled water of water chestnut also has diuretic effect, which can treat urinary tract infection and stranguria. In addition, drinking water water water chestnut can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, aerogenes and so on. It can also inhibit epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and influenza virus and prevent the spread of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis and influenza. Water chestnut contained in water chestnut is a bactericide with anticancer effect.
Because water chestnut contains nutrients such as crude protein, starch and crude fat, they can accelerate the peristalsis of the stomach, and have the functions of promoting digestion and relaxing bowels. Therefore, drinking water chestnut has the efficacy and function of treating constipation.
Water chestnut is tender and juicy, and has the effect of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. Drinking water from water chestnut has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on thirst caused by fever, diabetes and dry mouth in the elderly.
Edible method of water chestnut
Honey water chestnut
Ingredients: 500g horseshoe, 50g honey.
Practice: Water chestnut is washed and mashed, the juice is mixed with honey, and water is added to make soup.
Efficacy: It can treat pertussis in preschool children. Take it twice a day, 30 ~ 50ml each time.
Carrot water chestnut
Ingredients: water chestnut100g, carrot 50g.
Practice: wash carrots and water chestnuts and cut them into pieces; Add 8 bowls of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Turn to low heat and cook 1 hour.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and toxic materials, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, and can be used for gastrointestinal discomfort, chickenpox, measles, miliaria and other diseases; Take 1 bowl in the morning and evening.