This product is the corm of the water chestnut plant from the Cyperaceae family. It is cultivated in warm regions of China, primarily in provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian. It is harvested in winter, washed, and then air-dried or used fresh.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, cold.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and promoting fluid production, resolving phlegm, improving vision, and eliminating stagnation.

bubble_chart Indications

Used for warm disease consumptive thirst, sore throat, stomatitis, jaundice, heat stranguria, hypertension, lung heat cough, etc.

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

It can be eaten raw, juiced, decocted with water, or stir-fried. 100-150 grams each time.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Those with deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach should avoid consuming it.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product is rich in protein, sugar, calcium, iron, and vitamins, and also contains a heat-sensitive antibacterial substance—water chestnut. Experimental evidence has shown that water chestnut has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Aerobacter aerogenes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It possesses anti-cancer and blood pressure-lowering properties.