Chestnut is well-known for healthy kidneys. It contains unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins to cure knee pain, sore muscles, excessive urination, and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency. It is effective in strengthening the kidneys, stomach, and spleen and blood flow, among others. It is good for people with chronic disease in general. Though it is beneficial to health, please note that chestnuts should be limited to a small amount per serving each time. They must be chewed thoroughly and eaten slowly.
[Tendon soup with chestnuts and Chinese yam (淮山) ] Effects: maintain health for the kidney, waist, gluten, back bone in the elderly; relief knee pain, lumbar and leg weakness, diarrhea, and excessive urination. Ingredients: Chinese yam 1 tael, chestnuts 6 taels, jujube 6 pieces, fresh beef tendon 1 piece, ginger 2 slices Procedure: (1) Wash tendon, cut into pieces, boil them in water for 1 minute or 2, remove water and save tenden for later use (2) add chestnuts into boiling water, quickly picked them up for peeling; (to be picked up as soon as possible, wipe with a towel, if boiled for a longer time, they would be hard to peel). (3) Place tendon, chestnuts, Chinese yam, red dates into the pot with 10 bowls of water; cook for about 3 hours into the 4 to 5 bowls of soup.
[Chicken digits soup with Chestnuts] Effects: maintain health for the stomach and spleen, strenghten tendons and bones, relief midnight urination problem. Helpful to osteoporosis. Ingredients: Fresh chestnut meat half a catty, chicken feet 5 pairs, ginger 2 slices, red or black dates 4 piece Procedure: (1) Add chestnuts into boiling water, quickly picked them up for peeling; (to be picked up as soon as possible, wipe with a towel, if boiled for a longer time, it would be hard to peel). (2) Wash chicken digits, boil them in water for 1 minute or 2, remove water and save for later use (3) Place all ingredients into the pot with water; cook for about 2 hours to make soup.