Castanea mollissima (scientific name: Castanea mollissima), also known as Castanea mollissima, belongs to the genus Castanea of Fagaceae. It is native to China, distributed in Viet Nam, Taiwan Province Province and Chinese mainland, and grows at an altitude of 370-2,800 meters. It is common in mountainous areas and has been widely cultivated. Chestnuts are rich in nutrition, and the content of vitamin C is even higher than that of tomatoes, which is ten times that of apples. The minerals in chestnuts are also comprehensive, including potassium, zinc and iron. Although the content is not as high as hazelnut, it is still much higher than that of ordinary fruits such as apples, especially the potassium content is three times higher than that of apples.

Health preservation value

1. Its main functions are nourishing stomach, strengthening spleen, tonifying kidney and strengthening tendons, and its nourishing effect on human body can be comparable to that of ginseng, astragalus and angelica. Can be used for treating nausea, hematemesis, weakness of waist and legs, hematochezia, etc.

2. It has a good curative effect on kidney deficiency. In the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao thought that chestnut was "the fruit of kidney, and kidney disease should be eaten."

3. Unsaturated fatty acids and multivitamins contained in it have the effects of resisting hypertension, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis, and are nourishing products for resisting aging and prolonging life.

4, containing vitamin B2, often eating chestnut is beneficial to children's oral ulcers and adult oral ulcers for a long time.

Applicable components

Once 10 is appropriate. Chinese medicine believes that chestnut can tonify spleen and stomach, tonify kidney and strengthen tendons, and promote blood circulation to stop bleeding. It has a good curative effect on kidney deficiency, so it is also called "the fruit of kidney". But chestnuts are hard to digest when eaten raw, and cooked food is easy to lag behind. Eating too much at a time will hurt the spleen and stomach, and eat at most 10 chestnuts a day.

Ripe chestnuts are suitable for all ages: cooked chestnuts can harmonize the stomach and strengthen the spleen and relieve spleen deficiency. Chestnut kernels are steamed and ground into cakes, which are suitable for children with little diet and weak body to increase their appetite and regulate their intestines and stomach. Cooking porridge with chestnut and japonica rice is not only beneficial to the early recovery of patients with chronic diarrhea caused by deficiency and cold of spleen and stomach, but also a dietotherapy remedy for indigestion and deficiency and fatigue of qi in the elderly. It is especially suitable for the elderly with kidney deficiency, backache, leg weakness and frequent urination. It is also suitable for patients with bronchitis, cough and asthma and diarrhea due to internal cold.

However, people with diabetes, rheumatism and spleen and stomach weakness should not eat it. Chestnuts are not easy to digest and should not be eaten more, otherwise it will cause stomach fullness. Infants and people with weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating more chestnuts. Besides, spoiled chestnuts are inedible.