The efficacy and function of water chestnut root

The root of the water chestnut is a traditional Chinese medicine. It has high medicinal value and has a good health-care effect on some diseases. In our lives, many medicines use water chestnut root as the main raw material, but we still need to pay attention to many taboos when taking water chestnut root.

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the root of Exburklandia populnea (R.Br.exGriff.) RWBrown of the Hamamelidaceae family.

[Original form] The acanthus fragrans is a tree, 20m high. Branchlets pubescent, nodes swollen. Leaves are alternate; petioles are 3-6cm long; stipules are elliptical or obovate, 2-3cm long, 1-2cm wide, with obvious veins; leaves are leathery, broadly ovate, young leaves have 3 palmate lobes, 10-17cm long, 9-13cm wide, with acute apex, cordate base, or occasionally broadly cuneate, entire, dark green and shiny above, with 5-7 palmate veins and obvious reticulate veins. The capitula is solitary or arranged in racemes, with 8-12 flowers; the flowers are bisexual or unisexual; the calyx teeth are not obvious, scale-like; the petals are 2-5, linear, 2-3mm long, or not obvious; the stamens are 10-14, about 5mm long; the ovary is semi-inferior, covered with yellow-brown soft hairs, 2-chambered, each chamber has 3 ovules, and the style is 3-4mm long. The infructescence is about 2 cm in diameter, with 8-12 capsules; the capsules are oval, 7-9 mm long, 5-6 mm in diameter, with 2 cracks in the upper half and a smooth pericarp surface. Seeds narrowly winged.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown in dense forests in mountains at an altitude of about 1300m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; sour; warm

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, detoxifies and reduces swelling. Mainly for sores, ulcers and swellings

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: appropriate amount, crush the fresh product and apply it.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above article analyzes some of the benefits of water chestnut root. In our daily life, we can eat water chestnut root in moderation according to our own situation, which will greatly help improve our body functions.