1, detoxification for sore: water chestnut can clear fire and has detoxification effect; Can effectively sober up. If bitter taste, polydipsia and sore throat are caused by excessive drinking, water chestnut powder can be used for treatment. Water chestnut can also relieve skin diseases, and is often used to treat children's head sores, head and face yellow sores, skin warts and other skin diseases.
2, spleen and qi: water chestnut is beneficial to the health of the spleen and stomach, can replenish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the body, and has a certain effect of benefiting qi.
3, slimming: water chestnut is not high in calories, basically fat-free, is a very low-calorie food. Water chestnut is rich in minerals and cellulose, which can accelerate intestinal peristalsis, improve intestinal function and promote food digestion.
Suitable crowd: people with spleen deficiency, loss of appetite, fatigue and nausea.
Taboo population: spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, diarrhea in loose stool, kidney-yang deficiency, wind-cold allergy.
Not suitable for eating together: bitter gourd: water chestnut is cold, not suitable for eating with bitter gourd, because bitter gourd is also a cold food, eating together will aggravate the cold in the body.
How to eat:
1, stew:
Soak the ribs in salt water for one hour. Peel water chestnut, wash it with salt water to remove surface impurities, put it in casserole with ribs, add pepper powder, onion, ginger, garlic and other seasonings and salt, and stew it for one hour before eating.
2. Boiling water:
Wash water chestnut, put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook for 15 minutes and then take it out of the pot. Peel the water chestnut after cooking, add a small amount of baking soda, then take a proper amount of water to cook it thoroughly, and finally add sugar to the pot.
Eleocharis tuberosa is native to southern China and cultivated in the Pearl River Delta and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. I like warm, humid and sunny environment, like deep silt, fertile soil, water depth 1-2 meters, suitable for growth; It is usually propagated by seeds.
Because the shape of the fruit is similar to that of the horn, the ancient two horns were water chestnuts, so it was called "water chestnuts". Jiangmen Wuyi area and Chaoshan area are customarily called "Lotus Corner".