Eleocharis tuberosa has the effects of clearing away lung heat, promoting fluid production and moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relaxing bowels, stranguria and diuresis, eliminating carbuncle and detoxicating, cooling blood and removing dampness, and horseshoe.

First of all, horseshoes can lower blood pressure.

The study found that for patients with hypertension, eating horseshoe regularly has a certain effect on lowering blood pressure and preventing cancer. Use water chestnut juice together with fresh lotus root juice, pear juice, fresh reed root juice and Ophiopogon japonicus juice, which is called "Five Juices Drink" and is used for promoting fluid production, relieving summer heat and lowering blood pressure.

Second, horseshoes can prevent influenza.

Use fresh water chestnut 250g, sugarcane 1, cut into pieces, put them in a pot, and eat them when cooked. It has the effects of clearing away heat, diminishing inflammation, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Horseshoe is suitable for anxiety, thirst and low fever in the late stage of fever, and can also prevent influenza.

Third, water chestnut can promote growth and development.

For developing children, it is very suitable to eat water chestnut, because water chestnut can promote the growth and development of human body and maintain the needs of physiological function, which is of great benefit to the development of teeth and bones, and can also promote the metabolism of sugar, fat and protein in the body and adjust the acid-base balance.

Fourth, horseshoe has the effect of treating sore throat.

Usage: Take water chestnut juice and take it cold, each time 125g.

Fifth, horseshoe has antibacterial effect.

Water chestnut contains antibacterial component-water chestnut, which has certain inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Horseshoe has the function of nourishing stomach yin.

Usage: Radix Ophiopogonis, Radix Asparagi, Radix Glehniae, Rhizoma Polygonati, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, water-boiled water chestnut, and nourish some stomach yin fluid. For patients with stomach diseases, they often eat linked stomach diseases.

Seven, horseshoe has a laxative effect.

Water chestnut has the functions of moistening lung, resolving phlegm, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. The starch and crude protein contained in it can promote the peristalsis of the large intestine, and the crude fat contained in it increases the effect of moistening the intestine and relaxing the bowels. For people with constipation, it is very suitable for eating horseshoes.

Eight, horseshoe has the function of clearing heat and detoxifying.

Water chestnut belongs to cold food, which has a good effect of clearing away heat and purging fire. It can not only clear away heat and promote fluid production, but also supplement nutrition. Patients with fever can eat some horseshoes in moderation. It has the effects of cooling blood and detoxicating, promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, promoting digestion and reducing swelling.

Horseshoe is a very delicious food, but it has many functions and functions. In my life, what I have seen most is to buy it directly and peel it raw. It is said that eating raw is more beneficial.

The phosphorus content in water chestnut is higher than that in root vegetables. Horseshoe eaten raw can quench thirst and can be used as fruit, which is very good; Horseshoe is made into cooked food, which can be cooked with washed water chestnut and Radix Isatidis granules. This is a good way to prevent the flu. Horseshoe is used to make meatballs, and chopped horseshoe powder is added to the material to make meatballs. The skin of meatballs is crisp and delicious.

Water chestnut is a cold food, which is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and blood stasis in loose stool. In addition, for the sake of children, don't eat raw horseshoes often.