The first effect of chestnut is to tonify kidney and strengthen waist. Chestnut also has another name, that is, the fruit of kidney, because the shape of chestnut is more like kidney, and because it has a good kidney-tonifying effect. The weather is cold in autumn and winter, and kidney qi is also insufficient. Eating more chestnuts can tonify kidney and qi.
The second function of chestnuts is to strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. Chestnut is rich in carbohydrates, which can not only provide energy to the human body, but also promote the metabolism of fat, and has a very good spleen-strengthening effect. The weather is cool in autumn and winter, and it is also a season prone to spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Eating chestnut can prevent it.
The third function of chestnuts is to protect blood vessels. Chestnut is actually a coarse grain, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and potassium. These two substances help to reduce the absorption of sodium and remove excess cholesterol, thus protecting the cardiovascular system.
The fourth function of chestnuts is to prevent colds. Chestnuts are also a kind of fruit. Although the water content is good, it is also rich in vitamin C, which is more than 10 times higher than that of apples. At the same time, it also contains vitamin E, which has the functions of preventing colds and clearing away heat and toxic materials.
In a word, the main function of chestnut is to tonify the kidney and strengthen the spleen, but it is far from that simple. In fact, there are many ways to eat chestnuts, which can be eaten raw or cooked. However, what many people don't know is that the effect of eating chestnuts raw and cooked is different. So, what's the difference between raw chestnuts and cooked chestnuts?
The first is to eat ripe chestnuts. In fact, eating chestnuts is cooked, which strengthens the stomach and strengthens the spleen. Chestnut, whether boiled, fried or soup, has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach and relieving spleen deficiency. Chestnut kernels are cooked and ground into cakes, which can regulate the spleen and stomach and increase appetite, especially suitable for children with poor appetite, little food and thin constitution. Cooking porridge with chestnut kernels, rice or millet can not only strengthen the spleen and nourish blood, but also regulate the stomach. It is a good food therapy for people with qi deficiency, fatigue and dyspepsia, and also has a good regulating effect on chronic diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Then eat chestnuts raw. What many people don't know is that eating raw chestnuts strengthens the kidney and waist. As mentioned earlier, Sun Simiao, the drug king, called chestnut "the fruit of kidney", and all patients with kidney disease should eat it. Sun Simiao recorded chestnut in Qian Jin Fang Shi Zhi: "Eating it raw can cure waist and feet." Eating 3-5 chestnuts raw every day can relieve symptoms such as backache and leg pain, loose teeth, increased urination and increased nocturia caused by kidney deficiency. It can be seen from here that eating raw chestnut does have the effect of tonifying kidney.
In a word, chestnuts have many good effects on human body. In daily life, many people also like to eat chestnut, which is also very beneficial. Of course, the effect of eating raw chestnut is different from that of cooked chestnut, so we must pay attention to the distinction.