Water chestnut, also known asmatsutake,Chinese water bamboo, and ground thunder,is a seasonal food for winter and spring.According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is considered cool in nature and sweet in taste,capable of clearing heat, generating body fluids, cooling blood, detoxifying,

and also soothing the liver, brightening the eyes, and promoting digestion.In TCM, water chestnut has a long history as an herb for medicinal use.Clinically, it is often used to make "snow cream soup" to clear heat and expel phlegm.From a nutritional perspective, water chestnuts contain abundant starch,protein,crude fat, calcium, iron, vitamin B group and vitamin C, as well as rich dietary fiber.