What are the benefits of eating chestnuts for men?

On the street, you will see many people holding a paper bag with chestnuts fresh out of the pot, eating them while walking. Although many people like to eat chestnuts, they don’t know what benefits and nutritional value chestnuts have. Below, the editor has sorted out some information about the effects and nutritional value of chestnuts. I hope it will be helpful to you. Let’s take a look at the editor’s detailed explanation!

Chestnuts are sweet and warm in nature, and enter the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians. They have the effects of nourishing the stomach and spleen, strengthening the kidneys and tendons, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, and relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Because they are rich in carbohydrates, they can provide more calories and help the body resist cold. The unsaturated fatty acids, various vitamins and minerals contained in them have a good preventive and therapeutic effect on diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and osteoporosis. The rich riboflavin in chestnuts helps prevent oral ulcers.

There are many ways for Chinese people to use chestnuts for nourishment and treatment. Sun Simiao emphasized the use of "eating raw". If middle-aged and elderly people develop the habit of eating air-dried raw chestnuts every day, they can effectively prevent and treat kidney deficiency, back pain and leg pain. It is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people eat three or four raw chestnuts every morning and evening. Put the chestnuts in your mouth and chew them carefully until they become pulp without residue, and swallow them little by little to maximize the health care effect.

Cooked chestnuts can soothe the stomach and strengthen the spleen, relieving spleen deficiency. Steamed chestnut kernels, ground into powder, and made into cakes are suitable for children who eat little and are thin, to increase appetite and regulate the stomach. Chestnut and glutinous rice porridge is beneficial for the early recovery of patients with chronic diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, and is also a proven food therapy for indigestion, qi deficiency and fatigue in the elderly.

The editor reminds you that you can eat 7 to 10 chestnuts a day on normal days. If you eat too much, you will feel very uncomfortable. The reason is that eating too much is not easy to digest. Eating chestnuts has many benefits. It can also prevent some diseases, but the editor does not recommend you to eat too much. It is enough to eat a moderate amount on normal days. If you feel unwell, you should go to the hospital for examination.