China's "Xinhua Materia Medica" records that cassava can treat carbuncle, ulcer, swelling and pain, scabies, stubborn tinea and other symptoms. With the in-depth study on the bioactive components of cassava tubers and stems and leaves, it has been found that cassava has many health functions.

2, cancer prevention and diabetes, hypertension, etc.

For thousands of years, indigenous Indians in Peru and Brazil have a tradition of eating cassava leaves. They dry cassava leaves and grind them into powder, then add them to any dishes at will, and put some dried cassava leaves when drinking water.

The disease resistance of residents in this area is obviously higher than that in other areas, and cancer, such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and gastric cancer, has not been found among local residents, nor has diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and other common diseases been found.

3. Treatment of cystitis

According to reports, Madagascar researchers found that mashing cassava leaves, boiling them in salt water for 30-40min, and then taking them with rice for 3 days a week for 3 months can treat cystitis at all stages. Through the comparison of various methods, it is found that this method is more effective than other drugs in the treatment of cystitis, and there is no danger and side effects.

Extended data:

Cassava tubers are rich in nutritional factors and also contain anti-nutritional factors. The main anti-nutritional factors are hydrocyanic acid and tannin. To understand the anti-nutritional factors of cassava tubers, stems and leaves, appropriate methods can be adopted to reduce their contents and improve the nutritional digestibility.

Cassava tuber is rich in starch and is one of the raw materials of industrial starch. Cassava is widely cultivated and has a high yield. It is a common coarse cereal crop in the mountainous areas of southern China. Because the root tuber contains cyanide toxin, it can only be eaten after bleaching and soaking.

Some low-toxic varieties, such as bread cassava, can be detoxified after peeling off the cortex. Cassava has been cultivated in China for more than a hundred years. Usually, the branches and leaves are light green or purplish red, and the former is less toxic.

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