Sweet potato is also known as red yam, groundnut It belongs to a herbaceous plant. Of course, the name is different in different regions: 1. Northern regions are generally called sweet potato; 2. Southern regions are generally called sweet potato.

What does sweet potato look like

The sweet potato is generally round or fusiform in shape. It has many branches, mostly cylindrical. The leaves are usually about 4 to 13 centimeters long and 3 to 13 centimeters wide, and the petiole is about 2.5 to 20 centimeters long.

Where do sweet potatoes grow

Sweet potatoes like warm environments, but are afraid of the cold and have a weak resistance to cold. The optimal temperature is usually around 22-30 degrees. Sweet potatoes are native to South America and are now widely grown in subtropical and tropical regions of the world.

Sweet potato effects and functions

Sweet potato is rich in vitamin E, vitamin C and potassium. Vitamin C can strengthen the body to resist colds and flu, delay aging, prevent hypertension, cardiovascular disease and stroke, and treat alcoholism, diarrhea, damp-heat dysentery and pediatric chancre.