Taro is nutritious and contains a lot of starch, minerals and vitamins. It is not only a vegetable, but also a grain, which can be cooked, dried or ground. Because the starch granules of taro are small, its digestibility can reach 98.8%, which is edible for the general population. Chinese medicine believes that taro has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting fluid production, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, benefiting qi and tonifying kidney, and can be used to treat stomachache, dysentery and chronic nephritis. According to nutritional analysis, taro contains sugar, dietary fiber, vitamin B group, potassium, calcium and zinc, among which dietary fiber and potassium are the most. Taro is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, B vitamins and saponins. Among the minerals, the content of fluorine is high, and the benefits of eating taro for children are cleaning teeth, preventing caries and protecting teeth. Taro is rich in mucinous saponins and various trace elements. Eating taro for pregnant women can help them correct their physiological abnormalities caused by the lack of trace elements, and at the same time stimulate their appetite and help digestion. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that taro can replenish middle energizer and prevent vomiting and anemia during pregnancy. Taro is alkaline food. When women eat taro, it can neutralize acidic substances accumulated in the body, adjust the acid-base balance of the human body, produce the effects of beauty beauty and blackening hair, and can also be used for preventing and treating hyperacidity. There are many male smokers and drinkers. For the benefits of eating taro for this group of people, taro is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C and B vitamins, and its fluorine content is high, which not only has a certain protective effect on the liver, but also has an auxiliary treatment effect on dental diseases caused by smoking. Taro contains a mucin, which can produce immunoglobulin or antibody globulin after being absorbed by the human body, and can improve the body's resistance. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that taro has the functions of detoxification, inhibition, digestion, carbuncle and toxic pain, including cancer, and can be used to prevent and treat tumors and lymphoid tuberculosis. It is more suitable for the elderly, can be used as a staple food for cancer prevention and treatment, and can also play an auxiliary role in cancer surgery or postoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy and rehabilitation. Chinese medicine reminds: Because the mucus of taro contains saponin, it can stimulate itchy skin, so be careful when peeling taro. If you accidentally touch your skin and feel itchy, you can apply it with ginger, bake it on the fire for a while, or soak it in vinegar to stop itching. In addition, taro can be eaten by the general population, especially the weak; However, children with phlegm, allergic constitution (urticaria, eczema, asthma and allergic rhinitis), food stagnation, poor appetite and diabetes should eat less; At the same time, people with stomachache and epigastric damp-heat stagnation should not eat it.