Taro has a variety of different types of varieties, of which the common for the multi-head taro, daikui taro, multi-child taro and so on.

1, multi-head taro: is China's Taiwan Province of mountain cultivation of the dog foot taro, the child taro is very little, the mother taro tiller group, Guangxi Yishan's dog claw taro are of this type, characterized by a majority of leaf clusters, the plant is short, and most of the mother taro under the birth of the mother taro, combined with a piece of, taste like chestnuts, powdery.

2, Dakui taro: fewer taro, mother taro single or a few, fat and flavorful, tall plants, strong tillers, mother taro is very developed, flavorful, powdery, high yield. China's Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong and other tropical areas common bamboo taro, betel nut heart, betel nut taro, red betel nut heart, red taro, face taro, glutinous rice taro, yellow taro, fire taro, etc. belong to this kind.

3, many taro: mother taro fiber, taste is not beautiful, son of taro and group, this type of tiller strong, son of taro easy to separate from the mother taro, for the tail end of the thin fusiform, cultivation purpose is to harvest the son of taro. China's central and northern cultivators belong to such, such as Taiwan's early white taro, Zhejiang Cixi's yellow powder taro, Zhejiang Hangzhou's white stalked taro, Zhejiang's foot taro, red taro, Taiwan's U persimmon taro and other varieties of purple or red petiole, also belong to such.

Taro main value

The tuber is edible: can be used as a soup, can also be food or starch, since ancient times as an important food subsidies or relief crops, Taiwan Province, Yamei so far to taro as a staple food. Petiole can be peeled and cooked or dried for storage. The whole plant is commonly used for pig feed.

Taro minerals contained in the fluorine content is high, with the teeth caries prevention, protection of teeth.

Taro contains a mucus protein, absorbed by the body can produce immunoglobulin, or antibody globulin, can improve the body's resistance. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that taro can detoxification, the body's carbuncle, swelling, poisonous pain, including cancerous poison has inhibited the role of elimination, can be used to prevent and control tumors and lymphatic tuberculosis and other diseases.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Taro