Geographical location and water chestnut are the same Chinese herbal medicine, which is the alias of the latter, that is, the name of a certain area. "Daily Herbal Medicine" has recorded the geographical location, because the bulb of water chestnut is the bulb of water chestnut.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, resolving phlegm and promoting digestion. When eating pears, it should be noted that people with deficiency of cold and blood need to use this medicine with caution, and it is best to consult familiar Chinese medicine before eating.

History of water chestnut

The plant "water chestnut" was recorded in the pre-Qin period, and the oldest name was "Shao" (Erya Cao Shi: "Shao, Fu." ), there are records about its different names in the literature of past dynasties, and now there are different opinions in different places, and even many different names.

In Chaoshan area, there are some sayings about "onion", such as "Qian Cong" and "chive". This name is mainly named according to its appearance characteristics. Water chestnut grows in shallow water fields, and seedlings are raised in March and April. The stems are straight and long, and the roots are white and tender like shallots. Weng Huidong's Interpretation of Vegetation in Chaoshan Dialect: "Qian Cong is called Qian Cong because its leaves are like onions and its underground tubers are flat and round like money."

There are also widely circulated sayings about "chestnut", such as "chestnut", "soil chestnut", "chestnut" and "water chestnut", which are also named after their shapes, because water chestnut is born in water and its underground bulbs are shaped like chestnuts. In English, water chestnut is called water chestnut. In English, water is water and chestnuts are chestnuts, which explains the name.