Taro is a perennial plant. Underground tubers are oblate, large, stout petiole, cylindrical, light green, with deep purple spots and palmately compound leaves. They grow in sparse forests and have many functions, such as dispersing toxin, caring skin, dredging veins, lowering blood pressure, losing weight, appetizing and so on.

Glucomannan, the main component of konjac, is rich in dietary fiber, various amino acids and trace elements. Regular consumption has many benefits to the human body:

(1) Clean the stomach, help digestion, and prevent and treat digestive system diseases.

(2) Reduce cholesterol and prevent and treat hypertension.

(3) prevent obesity and prolong life.

(4) It has a good effect on preventing and treating diabetes.

Konjac is a kind of beneficial alkaline food. For people who eat too much animal acidic food, eating konjac together can achieve acid-base balance and is beneficial to human health. Rich and colorful konjac food will have broad prospects.

Amorphophallus is the general name of Amorphophallus in Araceae, also known as Amorphophallus, Amorphophallus, Hualien stem, Snake Valley and so on. Mainly produced in tropical and subtropical areas of the Old World. China is one of the places of origin, distributed in Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan Province and other provinces and mountainous areas. There are many kinds of konjac. According to statistics, there are more than 260 species in the world, and there are 19 species recorded in China, among which 8 species are endemic to China.