What are the efficacy and taboos of Chinese chestnut? Can you eat chestnut shell?

Chinese chestnut, known as "king of dried fruit", is also known as "ginseng fruit" abroad. Chinese chestnut is a general name of trees or shrubs in the genus Fagaceae (Beech family). There are about 7-9 species. China is generally divided into two species: wild chestnut and hybrid improved chestnut. What are the effects and effects of Chinese chestnut? What are the edible taboos of chestnut and the efficacy of chestnut shell?

First, the efficacy and function of Chinese chestnut

1. Prolong one's life

Immortality is the dream of many people, although this dream can not be realized now, but usually eat more Chinese chestnut can prolong life, prolong life is a thing that can be done, because chestnut this kind of food has high nutritional value, it has a very good recuperation effect on human liver, kidney and heart and other organs, and can improve tissue cell activity, so that the human body has been in a relatively young state.

2. Strong muscles and bones

Eating more Chinese chestnut can also strengthen muscles and bones, it contains vitamin c and trace elements calcium and phosphorus and other nutrients can promote bone development, can improve bone density and toughness, he often appears on the waist and legs, muscle and bone pain, as well as osteoporosis and fatigue and other good symptoms have a good conditioning effect.

3. Stop bleeding

Hemostasis is one of the important functions of people eating Chinese chestnut. Chinese chestnut can not only be eaten but also be used as medicine. It has a strong hemostatic effect and can shorten the clotting time of the human body, especially when people have bleeding diseases such as hematemesis or hematochezia. Eating more Chinese chestnut can stop the force as soon as possible, so that the condition can be improved quickly.

4. Tonifying the kidney and tonifying essence

Usually people eat more Chinese chestnut can also play an important role in tonifying the kidney and essence, it can enter the kidney meridian can improve renal function, but also can improve water and reduce swelling, it has a good prevention and treatment of human waist and leg weakness caused by kidney deficiency and urination frequency and other adverse symptoms, treatment is best to chestnut and pig kidney as well as barley and other ingredients to cook porridge and drink together, so that its kidney-tonifying effect can be better played.

5. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Chestnut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can effectively prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, which is beneficial to human health.

6. Strong muscles and bones, anti-aging chestnut is rich in vitamin C, which can maintain the normal function of teeth, bones, blood vessels and muscles, prevent and treat osteoporosis, sore waist and legs, pain and fatigue of muscles and bones, and delay human aging. it is an ideal health fruit for the elderly.

2.Edible taboos of Chinese chestnut

1, 6 Chinese chestnut heat equivalent to 22 rice, a strong sense of fullness, hunger tolerance for a long time, should not eat more, otherwise it will cause indigestion.

2. Infants, weak spleen and stomach, poor digestion or people suffering from rheumatism are not suitable to eat, and Chinese chestnut is difficult to digest.

3. Diabetics should not eat more because they contain more carbohydrates.

4. People with weak spleen and stomach should not eat Chinese chestnut raw. Chinese chestnut is difficult to digest raw, cooked food is easy to stagnate qi, eating too much at a time will hurt the spleen and stomach.

5, chestnut should not be eaten cold, because chestnut starch content is high, cold starch will partially regenerate, will flatulence.

6. Fried Chinese chestnut with sugar is unhygienic and should be eaten less.

Third, the function of chestnut shell.

1. Chestnut shell has the effect of reducing adverse reaction, stopping bleeding, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, clearing heat and removing fire. Main treatment of nausea, epistaxis, hematochezia and other diseases.

2. Fried chestnut shell can cure nausea. Chestnut shell charcoal research can stop traumatic bleeding. It can be used for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, cough and sputum, pertussis, lymphadenitis, mumps and other diseases. The chestnut shell after drying and grinding powder also has a good hemostatic effect.

3. According to traditional Chinese medicine, chestnut is sweet and warm, non-toxic, and has the medical effect of invigorating spleen and liver and strengthening bones. Regular raw food can cure waist and leg weakness, fruit shell and bark can restrain, fresh leaves can treat skin inflammation, flowers can treat ulcers and diarrhea, and cure hernia. Folk prescription often uses chestnuts, one to two raw food every morning and evening, which can treat kidney deficiency in the elderly, weak urination frequency; raw chestnut mashed like mud, applied to the affected area, can treat injury, swelling and pain of muscles and bones, and has the effect of relieving pain and hemostasis and absorbing sepsis.