These so-called wild taros grow naturally after being discarded by humans. For example, when rural people harvest taros, they usually throw away some small taros or some not very good taros. The discarded small taros will be dropped into the creek by the rain.

Those with big green stems are called Tianhe taro (Alocasia). Both the stems, leaves and underground tubers are poisonous and are used in traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used to reduce swelling, pull out slough, or apply it to iron nail wounds. It can also be used to numb and analgesia in poisonous snake bites. No one uses the red-stemmed wild taro for medicinal purposes. As long as there is no physical harm, it is best not to eat it. In the early 1990s, this kind of wild rhinoceros would be picked and chopped into pigweed, cooked and fed to pigs with some rice bran, along with the raccoon rod. But now this feeding method is basically no longer available.

Water taro. Also called water taro, this taro looks similar to tiger taro. The difference is that the stems, leaves and roots are slightly different. The whole plant is non-toxic and edible. We often transplant it beside vegetable fields, ditches, etc. One or two trees planted by a family are enough to eat. People who have eaten it say it tastes very good, sweet, soft and waxy. Only those with medical knowledge and nutrition scholars know why "edema" is caused. I don’t dare to try wild taro easily

Although things in the wild are relatively natural, some things are poisonous. If you are not sure whether it is poisonous, it is best not to pick it lightly, let alone pick it lightly. Go eat. Is the water quality of that stream clean? Whether it is truly pollution-free, we don’t know. When we buy taro, we must buy artificially grown taro, because these taro have no safety hazards and are relatively cheap. As for how to cook it more deliciously, it depends on the characteristics of the taro

Some wild taros are not actually taros, they just look a bit like them. They are inedible and highly poisonous. Do not let laymen and children pick them for consumption, but they can be used as medicine. If you accidentally take a small amount of wild taro, it will cause damage to the skin and oral mucosa. You can eat some egg whites, batter, milk and drink a lot of ginger syrup