Konjac jǔ ruò

Konjac was called konjac in ancient times, also known as konjac, ghost head, konjac, and is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Araceae family. Li Shizhen recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica": It is also found in Juezhou when it comes out of Sichuan. It is called ghost head. People in central Fujian also grow it. It should be planted by digging holes under the shade of trees. According to the "Zhuxi County Chronicle", planting in this county began during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years.

Konjac is a medicine with unique functions. It is called the "Stomach Soup Cleaner" and is praised as the "God-given magic medicine". Konjac has the characteristics of high-quality dietary fiber, low calories, low fat, low protein, strong water absorption, and large swelling power. It is not only needed for human health, but also represents the new trend of the world and is a delicious and delicious functional food. Light food also has the functions of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood sugar, detoxifying and reducing swelling, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, resolving phlegm, dispersing stagnation, and removing blood stasis. It is effective for obesity, constipation, fullness, cold lungs, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, It has good or special effects on coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, etc. It can also prevent and treat intestinal cancer, esophageal cancer, and brain tumors.