Efficacy function

Taro, subterranean bulbous corm of araceae perennial herb araceae. It is suitable for cooking and stir-frying, can also be used as staple food to satisfy hunger, and is a good medicine. It is famous for its soft, sweet and glutinous taste. It has the effect of cleaning teeth and preventing caries, dieting, preventing diarrhea and detoxification.

1. Clean teeth and prevent caries

Taro contains minerals, fluorine content is high, with clean teeth, caries prevention, tooth protection.

2. Go on a diet

Taro is rich in protein, sugar, minerals and B vitamins, but very low in fat, so it is an ideal food for dieters.

3. The antidiarrheal

Taro contains a natural polysaccharide polymer plant colloid, this material for the human body has a good antidiarrheal effect, but also can enhance the immunity of the human body, improve the function of the human body, and this material also has the effect of dietary fiber, for the human body can moisten bowel bowel.

4. Detoxification

Taro contains a kind of mucin protein, which is absorbed by the human body, can produce an immunoglobulin, and this immunoglobulin in the human body can improve the resistance of the human body so in medicine, it can be considered that taro has the effect of detoxification.

Nutritional value

The nutritional value of taro is very high. The starch content in the tuber is up to 70%, which can be used as food and vegetables. It is a good tonic for both the old and the young. Taro is also rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, saponin and other components.

Matters needing attention

Unfavorable feed with

1. The banana

Taro should not be eaten with bananas. Taro is starchy and bananas are rich in fiber. Eating both at the same time may cause bloating.

Suitability and taboo

Appropriate: scrofula, caries, constipation

Compare appropriate lymph node enlargement, scrofula, caries, constipation, mammary gland hyperplasia wait for patient edible.

Contraindications: abdominal distention, diabetes patients

Abdominal distention and diabetes patients should eat less or avoid food.

Warm prompt

Taro mucus contains a complex compound, easy to cause local skin allergies, when heat is decomposed, so when peeling and washing taro, the hand skin will itch, roasting on the fire can alleviate, so peeling and washing taro best wear gloves.