. Anti-cancer effect: During screening, the Shanghai Cancer Prevention and Control Research Collaborative Group found that various preparations of horseshoe have anti-tumor effects in animals.
2. Antibacterial effect: Water chestnut has antibacterial effect and can inhibit influenza virus. In addition, water chestnut can inhibit the activity of Escherichia coli by 80%(after 10 hours).
3. Bowel relaxing: Horseshoe contains crude protein and starch, which can promote large intestine peristalsis.
4. Diuretic drainage: Horseshoe water can diuretic drainage.
5. Clear lung and phlegm: Horseshoe nuts are sweet and cold, which can clear lung and heat; they are rich in mucus and have the effect of promoting saliva, moistening lungs and phlegm, so they can clear phlegm heat.
Brown sugar water chestnut cake
Recipe Recommendations
- horseshoe powder 150 grams
- brown sugar 200 grams
- water 750 grams
- sweetening
- steamed
- half an hour
- ordinary
Steps for Brown sugar water chestnut cake

1
150 grams of water chestnut powder, 200 grams of brown sugar.
2
Stir water chestnut powder with 250 grams of water into a particle-free slurry.
3
Boil with 500 grams of water and brown sugar to make sugar water.
4
Slowly pour the brown sugar water into the flour paste and stir to form a raw and cooked paste.
5
Pour the raw and cooked pulp into a plate and steam with boiling water.
6
Steak over high heat for 20 minutes.
7
Let cool and cut into slices.