Konjac type
Konjac is a perennial herb, belonging to the potato taro crops, mainly in the south of the hills, the Qinling Dabashan region, the Sichuan Basin, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, Yunnan and Taiwan planted more, of which Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu to the south of the Yangtze River Basin is more widely distributed.
Konjac properties
Konjac is a family of plants, born in open forests, forest margins or streams and valleys along the wetlands, like warm and humid environment, suitable for the growth of temperature between 20 degrees to 30 degrees, very sensitive to temperature, the growth of the period requires a certain temperature in order to develop normal, and the appropriate relative humidity between 80% and 90%, semi-shade, like diffuse light and low light.
What does konjac look like
The konjac tuber is fleshy and bulbous, and its rhizome can't thicken and grow, mainly because it doesn't have a vascular formation layer and a cork formation layer, and it can only maintain a certain size.
Shape: The konjac tuber is flat and spherical, with a concave top center, dark reddish-brown in color, and a lot of fleshy roots and fibrous fibrous roots at the neck.
Leaves: Konjac leaves are green, 3-lobed, petioles are yellowish green, smooth, with patches on them, the patches are white or yellowish green in color.
Color: The konjac has dark purple flowers, and the fruit is spherical or oblate, yellow-green when ripe.
Konjac role and value
1, nutritional value: konjac life is extremely common, or a health food, which contains nutrients are very rich in starch, protein, vitamins, minerals, konjac polysaccharides, minerals, etc., can regulate the body, to promote the health of the body.
2, medicinal value: konjac cold, taste pungent, slightly toxic, detoxification and swelling, blood stasis, detoxification and laxative effect, but also reduce blood sugar and cholesterol, prevention and treatment of constipation, women can also eat, have a weight loss effect.