Water chestnuts

Efficacy

Water chestnuts, native to India, are widely distributed all over the world, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. It is rich in nutrients and contains protein, fat, crude fiber, carotene and carbohydrates, which can promote large intestine peristalsis. It has the effects of promoting fluid and quenching thirst, clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm.

1. To quench thirst

Water chestnuts are white and tender, sweet and juicy, and rich in mucus. They have the effect of promoting body fluid and quenching thirst.

2. Intestinal laxative

Water chestnuts contain crude protein and starch, which can promote peristalsis of the large intestine. It is often used clinically to treat bloating and dry stool caused by heat pathogens. Water chestnuts decoction can diuretic and expel stranguria.

3. Clear the lungs and resolve phlegm

Water chestnuts are sweet and cold in nature, can clear heat in the lung, and are rich in mucus.

4. Lower blood pressure

Water chestnut juice is combined with fresh lotus root juice, pear juice, fresh reed root juice, and Ophiopogon japonicus juice, which is called "five juice drink", which is used for producing body fluid, eliminating heat and lowering blood pressure.

5. Promotes bone development

The phosphorus contained in water chestnuts is higher in root vegetables, which can promote the growth and development of the human body and maintain the needs of physiological functions, and is very beneficial to the development of teeth and bones.