The efficacy and function of chestnut shell

Chestnut shell is the outer skin of chestnuts, a plant of the Fagaceae family. It is collected in autumn after the fruit matures. After being collected and dried, it can be used as medicine. This substance is also very common in normal times. When people eat chestnuts, they often take it off and eat the flesh inside directly. The utilization value of chestnut shell is very high. It can be used as medicine to treat many diseases. So what are the effects and functions of chestnut shell? I will take you to learn about it in a while.

The efficacy and function of chestnut shell

1. The efficacy of chestnut shell

After being used as medicine, chestnut shells can resolve phlegm and relieve cough, clear away heat and disperse nodules, and stop bleeding. They can usually be used to treat many common diseases such as human nausea and thirst, cough with sputum, whooping cough, and blood in the stool. During treatment, chestnut shells are often boiled in water and then taken. They can also be fried and ground into powder for direct external use.

2. Chestnut shell can relieve adverse reactions, promote salivation and regulate qi

Relieving adverse effects, promoting salivation and regulating qi are the important functions of chestnut shells. Normally, they can treat human hiccups. During treatment, the chestnut shells can be calcined, and then an appropriate amount of rice bran from a pounding rice pestle can be added. Grind them together, add honey and make them into honey pills as big as tung nuts. Take 30 pills each time and take them on an empty stomach. This can quickly improve the symptoms of hiccups.

3. Chestnut shell can stop bleeding

Stopping bleeding is also one of the important functions of chestnut shell. It can usually treat human traumatic bleeding. During treatment, the chestnut shell can be calcined into charcoal, then ground into powder, added with clean water to make a paste and applied to the wound, which can stop bleeding quickly. In addition, chestnut shell can also relieve itching. When dermatitis occurs, the chestnut shell powder can be added with vinegar and mixed evenly, and then applied directly to the wound, which can significantly reduce the symptoms of skin pain and itching.