Horseshoes belong to the cold food, and grow in the underground swamp or paddy field, the epidermis more bacteria, parasites attached, so should not be eaten raw too much, and be sure to do a good job cleaning the epidermis, especially for those who have a cold stomach and spleen to pay more attention to.

Underground bulb for food, can be eaten raw, cooked or cooking, especially for the production of canned goods, known as "water horseshoes", is one of the main ingredients of the restaurant; and can be extracted from the starch, with the lotus root and the diamond powder known as the starch of three Kui, cold and slippery, sweet and cool, can benefit the gas Anzhong. Meanwhile, the tubular leafy stems on the ground have the effect of quenching thirst and relieving fever.

Expanded Information:

p>The main diseases during the growth and development of water chestnut are culm blight (commonly known as water chestnut plague), blight, etc. The main insect pests are white gramineous borer, etc., and the pests are fuchsia snail, etc. The main insect pests are white gramineous borer, etc. The pests are fuchsia snail, etc. Prevention and control of pests and diseases should follow the principle of "prevention first, integrated control", mainly using agricultural control, biological control and physical control methods, such as the use of insecticidal lamps, sticky boards, insect sex lures and other traps to kill pests;

Introduction of natural enemies to inhibit the expansion of harmful organisms; when the number of diseases and pests is too large, jeopardizing the growth of plants, should be combined with chemical control, giving priority to the use of low-precipitation pests, and the use of low-priced pests. Combined with chemical control, prioritize the use of low-toxicity and high-efficiency pesticides, to control the pest damage within the economically permissible threshold.

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