Hello everyone, I'm Yan Qi, an old Chinese medicine doctor!
There is a good saying: "Winter tonic, next year to fight the tiger", which fully shows that in winter tonic plays a key role, can prevent disease and strengthen the body, make up for weakness and correct the body!
Today I will introduce to you a "longevity fruit" to eat in winter, which is chestnut.
In ancient times, it was often used to nourish the body. Su Dongpo suffered from low back and leg pain in his later years, and he himself knew how to treat medicine, so he chewed out the white pulp of chestnuts every morning and evening, and swallowed them into his stomach several times.
Therefore, chestnut has long been a good product for health preservation, and it is recorded in "Qianjinfang": "Chestnut, the fruit of the kidney, should be eaten for kidney disease." The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Chestnut cures kidney deficiency, waist and leg weakness, and can pass through the kidney and benefit qi." "For the soreness of the waist and knees, weakness of the waist and legs, and waist pain caused by the loss of kidney qi, chestnut medicine can play a role in tonifying the kidney.
Moreover, chestnut can enter the spleen and stomach meridians, and has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and invigorating qi. Like the cold climate in winter, many people will have diarrhea, which is mostly caused by spleen deficiency and dereliction of water and liquid transportation in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine. Chestnut can be used for the treatment of internal cold diarrhea.
In addition, chestnut also has the effect of invigorating blood and reducing swelling, and is often used for wound muscle and bone swelling and pain, which can be treated externally. For blood in the stool, vomiting blood, and all kinds of blood, it can be eaten raw to stop vomiting blood.
These are all about its extraordinary medicinal value, let's take a look at its edible value.
Chestnuts are rich in protein, dietary fiber, minerals, unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins, which can be used to prevent cholesterol elevation. Chestnut is also a low-sodium and high-potassium food, which can prevent sudden increases in blood pressure, protect blood vessels, and prevent cardiovascular diseases to a certain extent.
Although chestnuts are good, it should be noted that chestnuts are not easy to digest and should not be eaten too much, so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
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