Brown season! Its beneficial properties and uses

It's that time of the year when the farmers are harvesting Brown and we enjoy them at our table. The chestnut is a fruit of high nutritional value, but it is also extremely beneficial for human health.

THE chestnut it is an ancient tree as evidenced by various findings from the Bronze Age. It was the food of the poor in the Middle Ages.
Its height can reach 35 meters.
The chestnut is a fruit rich in nutrients (starch, sugars, proteins, fats and fiber), minerals and vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, C, while it is a food with a fairly high caloric value without cholesterol (189 calories / 100 letter). Fresh chestnuts contain 50% water, 45% carbohydrates and 5% vegetable oil. They are eaten roasted or boiled, they are used in confectionery, in cooking in various recipes and they are also made into flour mainly in various parts of Asia.

It is noted that vitamin C is heat resistant and therefore does not break down when boiling or baking the fruits. The taste of the flesh of the fruit is sub-sweet, sugary and in wild fruits slightly bitter, especially when eaten with the perisperm.
Chestnuts are recommended in Pediatrics for the treatment of cases of gastroenteritis and abdominal abnormalities in infants and children as they are a gluten-free food. Its fiber content is also high and, unlike other nuts, the chestnut contains a very low level of fat (only 2-5%).
In boiled chestnuts an increase in their water content is observed, but the protein decreases, while the fat content increases.
Conversely, in roasted chestnuts, protein appears to increase, so does insoluble and soluble fiber, while available sugars may increase by 25%, resulting in a significant increase in energy levels.

Beneficial for health chestnut honey!

Chestnut blossom honey is not particularly well known in our country. It is dark in color and has a particularly strong taste and unique aroma. Beekeepers encourage their bees to graze on chestnut nectar and pollen because this extends the life of the bee and strengthens their populations. However, the honey produced from chestnut flowers has the special biological character of preventing the development of bacterial infections in humans.

Uses:

• As an anti-diarrhea decoction: Put the chestnuts in cold water and boil them for 2 minutes. Leave them for a quarter and drink the decoction during the day.
• As an anti-whooping cough infusion: Use 30 grams of chestnut leaves per liter of water.
• In tincture against bronchitis: Let the leaves soak for 15 days in the same amount of alcohol. Drink a teaspoon when you start to cough.
• Purees of chestnuts or roasted chestnuts: A highly nutritious food, it treats mild diarrhea, even for sensitive stomachs.

Extra Info

It is said that an Italian poet of the 19th century gave the plant the name of the pure nymph of Artemis, Nea (Casta Nea), who was hunted by Zeus. The girl fell victim to his passion on a day when she was away from her companions. Nea, desperate, committed suicide and Zeus turned her into a chestnut tree.