The efficacy and function of prickly chestnut shell

People often eat chestnuts, and in most people's eyes, the shell of chestnuts is dark red. In fact, chestnuts have a layer of skin when they grow on the tree, and its shell has a lot of hard thorns. People will remove the thorny shell after collecting chestnuts. However, the shell is collected and has a high utilization value. If you want to know more about it, you can read the detailed introduction of its effects and functions below.

The efficacy and function of prickly chestnut shell

1. Anti-inflammatory and sterilizing

Although the thorny chestnut shells cannot be eaten, they can be collected and dried and used as medicine. They are a Chinese medicinal material with extremely high medicinal value. Anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects are its main effects as medicine. It also contains a variety of natural medicinal ingredients that can eliminate pathogenic bacteria in the human body and inhibit the activity of viruses in the human body, and can quickly reduce inflammation in the human body.

2. Expectorant and cough relieving

The thorny chestnut shell can enter the lung meridian after being used as medicine, which can improve human lung function, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and can relieve human cough caused by lung heat and dryness as soon as possible. The anti-inflammatory and bactericidal ingredients it contains can also eliminate inflammation in the lungs and trachea, dilute phlegm and accelerate phlegm discharge. At this time, human coughing, sputum and asthma symptoms can be alleviated accordingly.

3. Clear away heat and detoxify

The thorny chestnut shell is a slightly cold Chinese medicinal material. It can clear the heat and toxins in the body and prevent various symptoms of getting angry. In addition, when people have swelling and pain caused by lymphadenitis and mumps, they can also directly take the thorny chestnut shell, or mash it and mix it with white vinegar, and apply it directly to the swollen and painful areas. Most patients can significantly alleviate their symptoms after taking the medicine.

4. Anti-virus

There are also many natural medicinal ingredients in the thorny chestnut shells. After taking them, people can enhance the body's antiviral ability. It has a certain preventive effect on human viral colds and viral hepatitis. Regular consumption of this thorny chestnut shell can also promote the production of antibodies in the body and prevent cell cancer.

Through the above introduction, do you understand the functions and effects of the prickly chestnut shell? You will no longer think that the prickly chestnut shell is garbage, right?