Taro stalks in life are rarely fried directly, but are mostly used to make pickles and sauerkraut. This taro stalk has a certain sour taste. Stir-fried with pepper and pepper to enhance flavor. Therefore, it has a good appetizing and healthy eating effect, which is very suitable for eating in summer and also suitable for people with poor appetite.

2 Lowering blood pressure

Taro stalk has high potassium ion content and low sodium ion content, which is typical of high potassium and low sodium. It is very suitable for patients with hypertension and helps to lower blood pressure.

Note: It is necessary for patients with hypertension to stir-fry taro stalks because sodium ions in pickled products will increase obviously.

3 Runchang laxative

Taro stalks, like the roots of other green vegetables, contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can absorb water and swell in the gastrointestinal tract, increase the wetness of food residues, stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerate the excretion of feces, which is very effective in preventing and treating constipation.

4 Enhance immunity

Protein content in taro stalk is very high, especially mucin content is the highest. Most of these substances will be decomposed into amino acids, and a few will be directly absorbed. They still have their biological activities and are very effective in enhancing immunity.

5. Protect your liver and improve your eyesight

The content of carotene and carotenoid in taro stalk is very high, which mainly acts on the liver and retina of human body, and has a certain effect on relieving liver aging and enhancing vision, especially enhancing the dark adaptation ability of eyes.

6 Cleaning teeth and preventing dental caries

Taro stalks also contain saponins, fluorine and other substances, which can remove oral fungi to a certain extent when eaten, and fluorine is an important component of tooth protection film, which can clean teeth and prevent dental caries.

7 do Chinese medicine

Taro stalk is not only edible, but also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, with pungent taste and flat nature, which is mainly used for diarrhea and toxic swelling.

1. Treatment of diarrhea: taro stalks (petioles), old radish roots and garlic. Decoct with water. Hunan medical yearbook

2. Treatment of muscle and bone pain, nameless swelling, snakehead finger and snake insect injury: Mash taro stems and apply them to the affected area. Hunan medical yearbook

Eight taboos for eating taro sticks

1. Don't eat taro stalks until they are fully cooked. Taro stems contain more saponin, which is very irritating to the skin. After cooking, saponin is inactivated to avoid throat discomfort caused by raw food.

2. Taro stalks are allergic foods like taro. Therefore, people with allergies are not recommended to eat taro stalks to avoid allergies.