What are the effects and functions of chestnut (chestnut)? Is it better to eat it raw or cooked? Which people are not suitable for eating?

It's time to eat chestnuts again. The streets and alleys are full of fragrant fried chestnuts. Chestnuts can be cooked, roasted, fried and other ways to eat chestnuts. Chestnuts are not only delicious, but also have good medicinal value. What are the effects and effects of chestnuts? Is it better to eat it raw or cooked?

First, the efficacy and function of chestnut

Chestnut is a Chinese specialty, known as the "king of dried fruit", and has been planted in many parts of China. Chestnut tastes sweet and warm, entering the spleen, stomach and kidney meridian, which is rich in protein and fat. It is understood that chestnut has the following six functions and functions:

1. The role of chestnut in benefiting qi and tonifying the spleen: chestnut tastes sweet and warm, and returns to the kidney, spleen and stomach meridians. Experts point out that chestnut has a high content of carbohydrates, which can supply the human body with more heat energy and help fat metabolism, so chestnut has the effect of invigorating qi and invigorating spleen and thick stomach and intestines.

2. Chestnut can prevent cardiovascular disease: chestnut contains a lot of nutrients such as starch, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins and so on.

3. Chestnuts can relieve oral ulcers: chestnuts are rich in vitamin B and riboflavin. If suffering from oral ulcers, eating some chestnuts raw can relieve the disease.

4. Chestnut has the effect of relieving pain and bleeding: smashing raw chestnuts and applying them to the affected area can treat injuries caused by falls, swelling and pain in muscles and bones, and has the effect of relieving pain and hemostasis.

5. Chestnuts can improve human condition: chestnuts contain a large number of nutrients needed by the human body. Often taking chestnuts can improve body immunity and improve human condition.

6. Chestnut has the effect of relieving kidney deficiency: according to ancient medical records, eating 7 chestnuts on an empty stomach every day, and then eating porridge of pig kidney, has a certain auxiliary role in relieving kidney deficiency.

Second, chestnuts are not suitable for those people.

1. Obese people and people who control blood sugar are not suitable to eat chestnuts.

Chestnut has high starch content and high carbohydrate content. Obese people can eat as a staple food, but do not eat a lot after meals, otherwise it is easy to eat more, gain weight, generally eat 7 to 8 medium-sized chestnuts on the line, if you want to eat more chestnuts, you can put it in the dish, such as stewed chicken with chestnuts, but be sure to eat less staple food, or you can skip the staple food. Secondly, people with diabetes should stop eating chestnuts and should not eat too much.

2. People with bad stomach are not suitable to eat chestnuts.

Chestnuts are gas-producing food. if you eat too much, it is easy to get gas. If you have bad stomach, such as indigestion, gastroesophageal reflux, acid regurgitation and other problems, you can't eat more, usually eat once a day, 7-8 medium-sized ones will be fine.

Third, is it better to eat chestnuts raw or cooked?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chestnuts taste sweet and warm, into the spleen, stomach, kidney, chestnut eating method is divided into raw, cooked eat two kinds: raw eat kidney, cooked eat healthy spleen.

1. Eating raw and tonifying the kidney: sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty believes that chestnut is "the fruit of the kidney, kidney disease is suitable to eat", in the "daughter food treatment" records: "raw food, even the treatment of waist and foot failure." Therefore, raw chestnut has a certain auxiliary effect on kidney deficiency, sore waist and leg pain, as well as hemostatic effect.

It is suggested that the middle-aged and elderly should get into the habit of eating 5-10 dried raw chestnuts every morning and evening, pay attention to the poor digestion of the elderly, chew the chestnuts carefully in the mouth, and swallow them little by little when there is no residue in the mouth.

2. Eat cooked and invigorate the spleen: chestnuts taste sweet and warm, cooked eating can relieve spleen deficiency. The chestnuts are cooked and ground into cakes, which are suitable for children who are thin, anorexic or refuse to eat, or chestnuts and japonica rice porridge, suitable for the elderly with indigestion and deficiency of qi.

Through the above introduction, eating chestnuts raw and cooked is not good or bad, but should be judged according to their own specific conditions, people like spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat chestnuts raw, chestnuts are difficult to digest raw, and cooked food is easy to be full, so don't eat more at one time.

Fourth, how to peel chestnuts?

1. Leave the raw chestnuts in a ventilated and dry place for a few days, when the chestnuts will be sweeter and easier to peel.

2. Cut a little from the middle of the raw chestnut with a knife, put it in salt water and pick it up for 5 minutes, then remove the shell and skin while it is hot.

Conclusion: many people like to regard chestnuts as nuts. As a snack, chestnuts are low in fat and high in starch. They are very suitable for replacing staple foods such as white rice and noodles, and their nutritional value is higher than that of ordinary foods. but we should also pay attention to chestnuts although delicious, but also to the right amount.