As one of the famous specialties in China, water chestnut not only has high nutritional value, but also has many functions. Eating water chestnut can not only fight cancer, but also treat neuralgia, headache and skin diseases. In addition, water chestnut also has the function of diuresis and lactation. The efficacy and function of water chestnut are as follows:

1, invigorating spleen and stomach, tonifying kidney and nourishing blood: Water chestnut is rich in starch, protein, glucose, unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins. These components of water chestnut are all nutritional components needed by human body and are suitable for children and the elderly. Water chestnut is easy to digest and absorb when eaten, and has the effects of invigorating spleen, nourishing stomach, tonifying kidney and nourishing blood.

2. Raw food can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, while cooked food can replenish qi and strengthen spleen: water chestnut can be divided into raw food and cooked food, and its eating methods, efficacy and role will be different. For example, raw water chestnut has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. If cooked food is selected, it can play the role of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen.

3, heat and detoxification: "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that eating water chestnut can replenish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the legs and knees, and strengthen the muscles and qi. The role of water chestnut in clearing heat and detoxifying is also obvious. If water chestnut is ground into powder, it can be used to cook porridge, which can benefit the gastrointestinal tract, clear away heat and detoxify, and it is beneficial to the health of the elderly if it is often eaten.

4, relieve neuralgia and so on. Eating water chestnut is helpful to relieve people's neuralgia, headache, joint pain and low back and leg pain. Boiling beef with water chestnut can effectively relieve these pains and prevent diseases from affecting daily life.

5, weight loss and bodybuilding: eating water chestnut has the effect of weight loss and bodybuilding. Because water chestnut can induce diuresis, promote lactation, quench thirst and relieve alcohol toxicity, it has certain curative effect on treating sores and warts. And water chestnut can keep fit and lose weight. If there are women who want to lose weight, they can consider eating water chestnut.

6. Anti-cancer effect: According to modern research data, the alcohol extract of water chestnut has anti-cancer effect. Can be used for preventing and treating esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and uterine cancer.

7, treatment of skin diseases: water chestnut can be eaten or used externally. Water chestnut can be used for adjuvant treatment of children's head sores, head and face yellow sores, skin warts and other skin diseases. Therefore, eating water chestnut can relieve skin diseases.