Nutritional value of water chestnut

Speaking of ingredients like edges and corners, I believe many people are familiar with them. In fact, the horn is the fruit of the woody plant water chestnut. It tastes light, has a crispy skin and more flesh. Generally, it can be eaten after adding water and steaming it in a pot. The nutritional value of edges and corners is very high. They also contain a lot of protein and nutrients that our body needs. They have very good diuretic and sobering effects. The nutritional value of ribs has always been unquestionable. Eating more edges and corners is very beneficial to our body. It can prevent cancer, strengthen the stomach, help digestion and relieve fatigue. It is suitable for all groups and is a healthy food for all ages. The lingjiao, also known as waist water chestnut, water chestnut and water chestnut, is sweet, flat and non-toxic. It is the fruit of the annual herbaceous aquatic flower water chestnut. The lingjiao has a crispy skin and delicious meat. It can be taken after steaming or cooked into porridge. Cubebs are rich in protein, unsaturated fat and a variety of nutrients and nutrients. It has the effects of diuresis, lactation, thirst quenching and sobering up. Water chestnut is also known as water chestnut, wind chestnut, black chestnut, angular chestnut, water chestnut, water chestnut, and water chestnut. It belongs to the genus Water chestnut in the family Trapaeaceae and is an annual aquatic herb. It is native to Europe and is grown in southern my country, especially in the Yangtze River Basin, Suzhou Taihu Lake area and the Pearl River Delta. The flesh of the water chestnut contains 24% starch, 3.6% protein, and 0.5% fat. It can be eaten raw as fruit when young, the mature fruit can be cooked into a vegetable or processed into water chestnut powder, the dried water chestnut can be stored to increase supply, and the water chestnut leaves can be used as silage or green manure. It can be used to strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, stop diarrhea and prevent cancer. Used for gastric ulcer, dysentery, esophageal cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer. The stalk of the water chestnut can be applied externally to treat multiple warts on the skin; the ash from the burnt water chestnut shell can be applied externally to treat impetigo and hemorrhoids. Suitable groups for key functions: General groups can eat it. Diet therapy effects: The edges and corners are sweet, astringent and cool in nature; 1. Strengthen the spleen, replenish blood, strengthen the thighs and knees, strengthen the body and nourish the blood 2. Anti-cancer, the alcohol soaking liquid of the water chestnut has an inhibitory effect on the metastasis and tissue proliferation of tumor cells. 3. Lose weight, edges and corners are beneficial to urination, lactation, and sobering up, and are an auxiliary food for weight loss. 4. Relieve skin diseases and assist in the treatment of various skin diseases such as children's head sores, facial impetigo, skin warts, etc. In addition, edges and corners can calm the passions of men and women. "Compendium of Materia Medica for Food Therapy" emphasizes: "Among all fruits grown in water, this one is the most cold-emitting, it can freeze people, damage yang, and cause the penis to wither." It is beneficial for elderly people with angular features to eat it often. According to modern pharmacological experiments, edges and corners have certain anti-cancer effects. It can be used to prevent esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, uterine cancer, etc. Recommendations for consumption: Try not to eat ribs, water chestnuts, or lotus roots raw, and do not chew the skin with your teeth. When eating it raw, be sure to wash it thoroughly and soak it in hot water for more than ten minutes or expose it to the sun for a day before eating. Pay attention to hygiene, do not drink raw water, wash your hands after touching aquatic flowers or wastewater, and avoid environmental contamination by metacercariae. 1. Eating fruits raw can easily damage the stomach and intestines, so it is better to cook them before eating. 2. Water chestnut porridge is good for the stomach and intestines and can relieve internal heat. Effects and functions of prawns: prawns are sweet, astringent and cool in nature. 1. Anti-cancer: the alcohol soaking liquid of prawns has an inhibitory effect on the metastasis and tissue proliferation of tumor cells. 2. Strengthen the spleen and replenish blood, strengthen the thighs and knees, strengthen the body and nourish the blood. 3. Relieve skin diseases and assist in the treatment of various skin diseases such as children's head sores, facial impetigo, skin warts, etc. 4. Lose weight, edges and corners are beneficial to urination, lactation, and sobering up, and are an auxiliary food for weight loss. 5. Dry the red edges and grind them into powder, take 10 grams on an empty stomach. For red dysentery, drink aged wine, and for white dysentery, drink millet soup to treat dysentery. 6. Apply fresh water chestnut pedicles to the injured area several times a day to treat warts (flat warts in young people and multiple common warts). 7. Take 120 grams of fresh water chestnut stems (leaves and roots removed) and decoct them in water. It can be used to treat children's head sores and can also help sober people up. 8. Grind the old angular coal into powder, mix it with salad oil and apply it to the wound to treat impetigo on the face. 9. 10-50 grams of water chestnut powder and appropriate amount of white sugar, boil in water until it becomes sticky and drink. It has the effects of clearing away heat and reducing fever, relieving restlessness and quenching thirst, strengthening the spleen and replenishing blood, and sobering up. It is suitable for symptoms such as bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, thirst, and sore throat caused by alcoholism. Taboos on consumption: Although the efficacy and effect of prawns are very great, you should be careful not to take them in excess. Be careful not to cook them with pork, as this may cause abdominal pain. Autumn is the season for picking water chestnuts and water chestnuts. They are so fresh and tender that you can’t help but put them in your mouth. At this time, it is very likely to be infected by ginger worms that parasitize on edges and water chestnuts. Ginger worms parasitize in the human colon and can cause digestive and systemic symptoms, such as abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, etc. In severe cases, they can cause anemia, edema, and growth retardation. 50 to 80 grams each time. Water chestnuts are eaten raw as fruits, and young water chestnuts are the best, as they are fresh and delicious. For cooked dishes, old water chestnuts are the best, as their flesh is as white as snow. After reading the above about the nutrition and functions of edges and corners, I believe everyone has a certain understanding and knowledge of edges and corners. Although the efficacy, function and nutritional value of water chestnuts are very high, it is not suitable to consume too much. Please note that it cannot be cooked together with pork, as it can easily cause abdominal pain, so please be careful.