Chestnut
| Chestnut in TCM:Explore the properties of Chestnut according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: warm
Channels: ST, SP, KD
Flavors: sweet, salty
Tonifies: qi, yang
Special Properties:
circulates blood
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Chestnuts are known for their ability to tonify qi and tonify yang. They also helps to regulate blood circulation.
In general the ancient Chinese medical texts cite that it enters the stomach, spleen, and kidney. The flavor of Chestnut is sweet, and it is considered to be warm in temperature.
Chestnuts may be helpful to strengthen digestion and alleviate cough. Cashews may be helpful for weak kidney qi with back pain and/or weak lower extremities, frequent urination, nausea, belching, hiccups, cough, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and/or diarrhea. [22]
For diarrhea grind chestnuts into flour and boil for 10-15 minutes to make a porridge fit for consumption. For chronic cough with bronchitis east steamed chestnuts and drink chestnut leaf tea. For Nausea with hiccups and/or gastritis charcoal and powder the membrane (not the shell) of the chestnut and use 1.5 to 3 grams into a rice porridge. For weakness of the kidney with back pain, frequent urination, or weakness of the lower extremities eat two raw chestnuts daily (one in the morning and one at night). [22]
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