Water chestnut (scientific name: water chestnut? (Burm。 F.) Trin.), also known as horseshoe, water chestnut, black taro, bodhi and so on. The skin of water chestnut is purple-black, the meat is white, the taste is sweet and juicy, crisp and delicious, and it can be eaten raw as fruit.
Water chestnut likes to grow in ponds or paddy fields. Like warmth, humidity and fear of freezing, it is suitable for growing in loam with soft topsoil and solid subsoil.
Nutritionally speaking, water chestnut contains protein, fat, crude fiber, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, iron and calcium. Can be used for cooking and can be made into starch. Water chestnut contains high content of phosphorus, which can promote the growth and development of human body and maintain the needs of physiological function. It is beneficial to the development of teeth and bones, and is suitable for children.
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Health care function of water chestnut;
1 promotes the development of children's teeth and bones.
The phosphorus content per 100g water chestnut is 68mg, which is relatively high in root vegetables. Phosphorus can maintain our physiological function, promote the growth and development of human body, and is of great benefit to the development of children's teeth and bones. At the same time, it can adjust the acid-base balance and promote the metabolism of protein, fat and sugar.
2. Clearing lung and resolving phlegm
Water chestnut is cold and rich in mucus, which has the effect of clearing away lung heat, promoting fluid production and moistening lung, so it can resolve phlegm and clear heat.
3. Quench thirst
Anyone who has eaten water chestnut knows that water chestnut juice is fresh and tender, water chestnut is cold, and sweet juice is a good medicine for promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Water chestnut is contained in the famous five-juice beverage in ancient times.
4, antibacterial
There is a heat-labile substance called "water chestnut" in water chestnut, which can inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa, aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and other bacteria and resist viruses.
5, laxatives, diuretics
Water chestnut also contains starch and crude protein, which can promote the peristalsis of our large intestine. The crude fat in water chestnut has a laxative effect.
People's Network-Water chestnut is suitable for all ages to count the different ways to eat water chestnut.
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