, Immunologist, Ph.D., Mycobacteriology. 1  Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody are ANCA for short. 2  Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels. Diseases involving vasculitis are called vasculitides.
Save. There are four different varieties of edible chestnuts: American, European, Chinese and Japanese. The chestnut tree is related to the beech and the oak tree. Chestnuts used to be the main starch staple in Europe until the potato was introduced. Do not confuse edible chestnuts with horse chestnuts or buckeyes, which are both inedible. 2  A Chinese chestnut tree is not the same thing as a water chestnut. 3  A water chestnut is a native Asian aquatic plant with corms on the roots that are harvested and used in many Asian dishes.
1 Chestnuts are not like other nuts, and can't be stored or cooked like them. 2  If allowed to dry out they become as hard as dry beans, and impossible to chew; if kept too wet or too warm, they will mold.ating chestnuts can be delightful or disappointing, depending on several factors: 1  Chestnuts are not like other nuts, and can't be stored or cooked like them. 2  If allowed to dry out they become as hard as dry beans, and impossible to chew; if kept too wet or too warm, they will mold.