Water chestnut skin is purple and black, the meat is white, the taste is sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious. It has the reputation of underground Sydney since ancient times, and northerners regard it as Jiangnan ginseng. Sweet and crisp taste, rich in nutrition, containing protein, fat, crude fiber, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, iron, calcium, phosphorus and carbohydrates, which can be used for cooking and making starch.

Although Eleocharis tuberosa is very ugly, it is called the King of Almighty Nutrition. It can promote the metabolism of protein, sugar and fat in the body, adjust the balance of acid and alkali, and has certain medicinal value. It is especially suitable for replenishing the body in winter, relieving the greasy inside of the body, clearing away heat, relieving sore throat, cooling blood and detoxifying, and protecting the heart.

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The efficacy of water chestnut:

1, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, and promoting fluid production to quench thirst

Water chestnut cold has the effect of clearing away lung heat, and the mucus and water contained in it can moisten the lung and resolve phlegm, which can relieve cough and cough with thick phlegm caused by lung heat due to yin deficiency. Water chestnut is white and tender, and the juice inside is very rich, which has the effect of promoting fluid production to quench thirst and eliminating boredom in the heart.

2. It has the effects of diuresis, detoxification and normal defecation.

Clean water chestnut, put it in a pot and decoct it for tea, which has the effect of diuresis and stranguria, can relieve astringent pain and urine dripping, and is suitable for patients with urinary tract infection, and can also nourish blood, detoxify and diuretic. Water chestnut contains a lot of starch and crude protein, which can promote the peristalsis of large intestine, and laxative can help treat constipation.

3. It has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation and resisting bacteria and bacteria.

Water chestnut is cold, can enter the stomach and lung meridians, has the effects of moistening lung and resolving phlegm, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, and can also stimulate appetite. The water chestnut contained in it can inhibit Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus to prevent the spread of colds, and can also assist in the treatment of urinary tract infections, tonsillitis, septicemia and pneumonia.

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