Konjac is rich in nutritional value and tastes good when cooked.
Konjac has the functions of preventing arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and improving immunity.
Amorphophallus konjac can delay the absorption of glucose and effectively reduce postprandial blood sugar. Amorphophallus konjac also has the functions of supplementing calcium, balancing salt, clearing stomach, regulating intestine and expelling toxin.
Amorphophallus konjac is especially suitable for diabetics and obese patients, and also suitable for people who can cough, stagnation, malaria, carbuncle, erysipelas and snake bites.
Konjac is mostly made into konjac tofu, which can be kept in the refrigerator for about a week.
Efficacy and function of konjac
Amorphophallus konjac food is not only delicious, but also has the effects of losing weight, keeping fit, treating diseases and resisting cancer, so it has been popular all over the world in recent years and is known as "magic food", "magic food" and "healthy food".
Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, resolving phlegm and softening hard mass: it can promote blood circulation and removing blood stasis, detoxify and reduce swelling, moisten intestines and relax bowels, and resolve phlegm and softening hard mass.
Indications: scrofula, excessive phlegm, traumatic injury, constipation, abdominal pain, sore throat and gum.
In addition, Amorphophallus konjac also has the functions of supplementing calcium, balancing salt, clearing stomach, regulating intestine and expelling toxin.
Prevent arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
The mucin contained in konjac can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the body, prevent arteriosclerosis and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Lower cholesterol
Konjac glucomannan can effectively inhibit the absorption of lipolytic substances such as cholesterol and bile acids in small intestine, promote fat excretion and reduce the total amount of triglycerides and cholesterol in serum.
Relieve pain
Amorphophallus konjac has the function of heat preservation. In ancient folk therapy, konjac was made into thermal insulation cloth to treat stomach pain and shoulder pain. Wrap the steamed konjac in a towel and put it on the affected area to relieve the pain.
Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis
Amorphophallus konjac is pungent and warm, and has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Runchang laxative, reduce the absorption of fat.
The fiber in konjac can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, moisten intestines to relieve constipation, prevent constipation, reduce the absorption of fat in intestines, be beneficial to the treatment of intestinal diseases, and reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the body.
It is of great significance for the prevention and treatment of hypertension and coronary atherosclerosis. Nicotinic acid, vitamins C and E contained in konjac can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the body, prevent arteriosclerosis and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.