The Efficacy and Functions of Ma Ti
Disease description:
I usually love eating water chestnuts, often eating them raw or cooked. What are the health benefits and effects of water chestnuts?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Wang Lei
The water chestnut has various health benefits and medicinal properties, including clearing heat and detoxifying the body, lowering blood pressure, regulating the intestines, and relieving constipation. As a cold-natured food, water chestnut not only provides essential nutrients but also promotes diuresis, relieves constipation, removes dampness, and helps eliminate phlegm. Rich in dietary fiber and crude protein, water chestnut moistens the intestines, facilitates bowel movements, and enhances intestinal motility. The dietary fiber and active compounds such as bletilla tuberifera extract found in water chestnuts can effectively help lower blood pressure in individuals with hypertension.
