Taro is also known as taro, taro and taro. Taro was first produced in China, Malaysia and the hot and humid swamps of Indian Peninsula, and is widely cultivated all over the world. China is rich in taro resources, mainly distributed in the Pearl River, Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins. Taro has high nutritional and medicinal value, and is a nutritional product suitable for all ages.

Taro tuber can be eaten, and can also be used as a substitute for grain or starch. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as an important food subsidy or famine relief crop. The whole plant is commonly used as pig feed. Among the minerals contained in taro, fluorine content is high, which has the functions of cleaning teeth, preventing caries and protecting teeth.

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The benefits of eating taro:

1, enhancing immunity

Can enhance human immune function, and has adjuvant therapeutic effect on radiotherapy, chemotherapy and rehabilitation after cancer surgery.

2. Eliminate excess sodium in the body.

Taro contains a lot of potassium, which can regulate the electrolyte balance in the body, help the body eliminate excess sodium and promote the reduction of blood pressure. Taro is a good health food for patients with hypertension.

3, beauty black hair

Taro is an alkaline food, which can neutralize acidic substances accumulated in the body, coordinate the acid-base balance of human body, achieve the effect of beauty beauty and blackening hair, and can also be used for preventing and treating hyperacidity.

Step 4 tonify the middle and replenish qi

Taro is rich in mucosaponin and various trace elements, which can help the human body to correct the physiological abnormalities caused by the lack of trace elements, stimulate appetite and help digestion at the same time, so Chinese medicine believes that taro can tonify the middle energizer and replenish qi.

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