Sanyang water chestnut

Sanyang water chestnut is a specialty of Sanyang Street, ouhai district, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. "The water chestnut is fat in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and the farmers in the wetland are smiling", which is a common saying circulating in Sanyang, Ouhai. Water chestnut, also known as water chestnut and water chestnut, is the fruit of an annual herbaceous aquatic plant, water chestnut, which is crispy and delicious, and can be eaten after cooking or porridge. Water chestnut is rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and trace elements. Sweet, flat and non-toxic. It has the effects of promoting diuresis, promoting lactation, quenching thirst and relieving alcoholism. Water chestnut is rich in starch, protein, glucose, unsaturated fatty acids and various vitamins, such as vitamins B1, B2 and C, carotene and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. According to modern pharmacological experiments, water chestnut has certain anticancer effect. Can be used for preventing and treating esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, uterine cancer, etc. Wenzhou dialect, commonly known as "Huangling", is most famous for its production in Sanyang Wetland, ouhai district, and enjoys the reputation of "Huangling in Sanyang is first-class and Yang Meihong in Chashan is spicy". Before beginning of winter, it was the golden season for water chestnut farmers in Sanyang Wetland to pick water chestnuts. The planting area of water chestnut in Sanyang street has been stable at about 1000 mu. Water chestnut planting is not only the second cornucopia of villagers in Sanyang (the first is orange), but also plays a great role in greening the environment.
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