The efficacy and function of water chestnut

Many people have never eaten water chestnuts and don’t know what they are like. In fact, it is a wild herb native to Yunnan, Hubei, Sichuan and other places in China. It is also an edible wild vegetable. It is rich in nutrients and the whole plant can be used as medicine. It can supplement nutrition and reduce swelling and pain. The following is a detailed introduction to its effects and functions, and you can focus on it.

1. Nutritional supplement

The normal metabolism and healthy growth of the human body require the absorption of rich nutrients. Eating more water chestnuts on a regular basis can help you absorb a variety of vitamins, carotene, carbohydrates and other nutrients that are beneficial to the human body. In addition, water chestnuts are also a typical alkaline food that can regulate the body's internal acid-base balance and reduce the occurrence of various chronic diseases.

2. Eliminate wind and dissipate cold

The whole plant of water chestnut can be used as medicine. It is mostly harvested in autumn, dried after harvesting, and can be used as medicine after removing the mud and sand. It has a mild nature and can dispel wind and cold. People can use water chestnut to treat headaches, dizziness, and body aches. The treatment requires the dried water chestnut to be boiled in water and the liquid can be taken directly.

3. Lowering blood pressure and blood lipids

Hypertension and hyperlipidemia are common diseases that plague the modern population. They can easily lead to decreased heart function and aging of blood vessels, and increase the incidence of diseases such as heart disease and arteriosclerosis. Eating more water chestnuts can effectively lower blood pressure and blood lipids, protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, and reduce the occurrence of common diseases such as heart disease and thrombosis.

4. Reduce swelling and relieve pain

Reducing swelling, relieving pain and detoxification are the main functions of water chestnuts. When people are accidentally bitten by poisonous snakes in the wild, they can directly collect fresh water chestnuts in nature, chew them into a paste with their mouths, and then apply them directly to the bitten area to reduce swelling and relieve pain, and quickly excrete snake venom from the body. In addition, when people have swollen and painful joints and bruises, directly applying water chestnuts can make the swelling and pain symptoms disappear quickly.