The effects and functions of wild water chestnut

Wild water chestnut, also known as water chestnut, is the fruit of lotus. It can be eaten as a fruit or cooked. It is a benign food, so it has a certain effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. In addition, for postpartum women, eating some of it properly can achieve the effect of lactation, has a certain effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, has a good effect of beauty and skin care, and also has a certain effect of preventing and fighting cancer.

Wild water chestnut effect

1. Water chestnuts are cool foods that can help disinfect the gastrointestinal tract and reduce fever. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating water chestnuts can "calm the stomach, nourish the five internal organs, and prevent hunger and lighten the body." Ancient people believed that eating water chestnuts could make the body lighter and have the effect of losing weight and strengthening the body.

2. Eating water chestnuts has the effects of diuresis, lactation, thirst quenching and alcohol detoxification. If you boil fresh water chestnut stems in water and drink it, it can help you sober up.

3. Water chestnuts can nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the thighs and knees, and invigorate the body. Water chestnut powder porridge is beneficial to the gastrointestinal tract, can relieve internal heat, eliminate diseases and strengthen the body. It is beneficial for the elderly to eat it regularly. Boiled beef with water chestnuts has a good therapeutic effect on relieving neuralgia, headaches, joint pain, low back pain and other symptoms.

4. Eating water chestnuts has the effect of beauty and health care. The ancients believed that eating more water chestnuts can nourish the five internal organs, eliminate all diseases, and also reduce weight. The so-called light body means it has the effect of weight loss and bodybuilding, because eating water chestnuts can increase the feeling of fullness in the abdomen and is not easy to accumulate fat. It is suitable for people with simple obesity to eat during the weight loss period.

5. Water chestnut is also an anti-cancer medicinal food. It is effective on the degeneration of cancer cells and tissue proliferation, and has miraculous effects in preventing and fighting cancer. Some people use water chestnut fruits for auxiliary treatment of esophageal cancer, breast cancer, and uterine cancer. Among all kinds of water chestnuts, the four-cornered water chestnut has the best anti-cancer effect, especially the water chestnut with horned pedicle, followed by the two-cornered water chestnut. Moreover, the seemingly useless water chestnut shell actually has a better anti-cancer effect than the water chestnut meat.

Main Value

Wild water chestnut is an annual aquatic plant that matures from August to September. Freshly picked water chestnuts can be eaten as fresh fruit, and are also a delicacy on the table for banquets in early autumn. After drying and shelling, it can be made into porridge or fried; it can be ground into powder and made into porridge or soup. It has a unique flavor, a mellow fragrance and is very praiseworthy.

Wild water chestnuts mainly contain starch and a variety of trace elements. They have the medicinal effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, benefiting the stomach and calming the stomach, and replenishing body fluid. They can be eaten by anyone who suffers from fever caused by colds, heatstroke, thirst, anorexia, irritability, etc. caused by burning stomach fluid, or who has damaged stomach fluid due to excessive drinking.