Because taro sprouted when it was originally pulled out of the field, it was just that users usually sold taro stems and leaves separately from taro. Even if taro sprouted, it didn't produce solanine, so there was nothing wrong with eating the sprouted taro.

In addition to potato germination will produce solanine, which is a toxin, resolutely can not eat, eating will lead to diarrhea. Many other plants are delicious after germination, such as soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, germinated beans (broad beans) and so on. Peanuts can also be cooked after germination.

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Precautions for eating taro:

1, for those with phlegm and allergic constitution (urticaria, eczema, asthma, allergic rhinitis), children with food stagnation and poor appetite, and diabetic users should eat less, and those with food stagnation, stomachache and gastrointestinal damp heat should not eat.

2, the applicable population of taro: the general population can eat, especially for the weak.

3. Taboo for eating taro: Raw taro has little toxicity and must be cooked thoroughly when eating, and raw taro juice is easy to cause local skin allergies, which can be wiped with ginger juice. Taro must be cooked when cooking, otherwise the mucus in it will irritate the throat.

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