Moreover, the fat content is low,100g is only 0.2g, and it is also a food with high potassium and high cellulose, which is beneficial to weight loss, so eating fresh water chestnut has a certain weight loss effect.
However, if the water is removed after processing into water chestnut powder, its heat is relatively high, and the heat of 100 g water chestnut powder can be as high as 359 calories, which is easy to make people fat. If it is made into pastry food and sugar intake is increased, it is easier to make people fat.
Efficacy and function:
Chinese medicine believes that water chestnut has the functions of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, resolving food stagnation, and can be used to treat fever, thirst, jaundice, cold stranguria, swelling, red eyes, sore throat and warts. As a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, water chestnut decoction needs regular Chinese medicine doctors to choose compatible medicinal materials and appropriate dosage according to the specific situation of patients. Boiling water by patients themselves may not achieve the above effect, so it is not recommended to boil water by themselves.
Eleocharis tuberosa is an underground bulb of an aquatic plant Eleocharis tuberosa of Cyperaceae, which is rich in protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and other substances. As food, eating in moderation every day can balance human nutrition, but it is not recommended to eat more, especially for children and the elderly with poor digestive ability.
When water chestnut is used as medicine, it can be decocted by oral administration, pounded with juice, soaked in wine or calcined and ground into powder. Specific usage and dosage should be in accordance with the doctor's advice, and should be used with caution for those with cold and blood deficiency.