Taro, also known as taro, taro, Tennessee plant underground bulb, shape, flesh varies according to species, usually eaten for small taro. Perennial tuberous plants, often cultivated as annual crops. Leaf blade peltate, petiole long and fat, green or purplish red; the following is my introduction to the efficacy and role of taro, I hope to help you.
The efficacy and role of taro
1. Enhance immunity
Can enhance the body's immune function, for cancer surgery after radiation and chemotherapy, as well as rehabilitation, there is an adjuvant therapeutic effect.
2. Clean teeth and prevent caries
Fluorine content is high, so taro has clean teeth and prevent caries, the effect of dental protection.
3. Detoxification and anti-cancer
Taro contains a mucus protein, which is absorbed by the body can produce immunoglobulins, improve the body's resistance, so taro can be detoxified, the human body's cancerous venom has the role of inhibition and elimination, can be used to prevent and control tumors and other diseases.
4. Beauty and hair
Taro is alkaline food, can neutralize the body's accumulation of acidic substances, coordinate the body's acid-base balance, to achieve beauty, black hair effect, can also be used to prevent and control hyperacidity.
5. tonic gas
Taro is rich in mucus saponin and a variety of trace elements, can help the body to correct the physiological abnormalities caused by a lack of trace elements, and at the same time can enhance appetite, help digestion, so Chinese medicine that taro can be tonic gas.
Taro food method 1. As the mucus of taro contains saponins, can stimulate the skin itchy, so raw peeling taro skin need to be careful, you can pour a little vinegar in the hands, rub and then peeling, taro will not hurt you. However, if the hand has not healed wounds, you can not use this method, peeled taro touched the water and then touch the skin, it will be more itchy, so taro do not have to wash the skin, and keep your hands dry, you can reduce the itchy occurrence, if you accidentally contact with the skin itchy, coated with ginger or baked on the fire for a few moments or soaked in vinegar can be itchy. 2. Taro peeling method: taro with skin into a small pocket (only half a bag) with a hand to grab the mouth of the bag, the bag on the concrete floor a few times, and then pour out the taro, you can find taro skin all off. Taro contains more starch, eat too much at once will lead to bloating. 3. Taro contains indigestible starch and calcium oxalate crystals, however, calcium oxalate has a bitter taste and will make the skin allergic, but after cooking will disappear. The flesh turns gray or lavender when cooked. Taro is cooked in a similar way to potatoes. Taro makes a thicker soup when simmered, and it readily absorbs broth from other ingredients. Potatoes and taro are delicious deep-fried or pan-fried into thin slices and drizzled with sauce, or sliced and cooked with syrup for a dessert. 4. Taro can be boiled (about 20 minutes), steamed or microwaved, or baked (about 25 minutes), but the flesh becomes drier and the flavor stronger. The taro can be made less dry by spreading it with cream or sauce. Cut taro into slices or pieces, stir-fry with soy sauce, then add water and simmer for 10 minutes, the flavor is extremely delicious. 5. Taro leaves can also be used to cook, cooked like spinach and can be used to wrap other foods to bake. However, the calcium oxalate in the leaves is destroyed by cooking. 6. Raw taro has a small poison, food must be cooked; raw taro juice can easily cause local skin allergies, can be rubbed with ginger to solve it. 7. Taro contains more starch, once eaten too much will lead to bloating.