Amazing medicinal benefits of taro

Taro is a very familiar food, processed into many delicious dishes that are loved by many people.

Taro is a very familiar food, processed into many delicious dishes that are loved by many people. They contain a lot of starch, lipid, sugar, fiber, vitamins and minerals (Fe, Ca, P) and many amino acids. The fiber in potatoes helps increase intestinal absorption and has a laxative effect against constipation; unsaturated fatty acids linoleic and linolenic have the effect of lowering blood pressure, dilating blood vessels, and reducing blood cholesterol.

According to Oriental medicine, taro leaves are spicy, neutral, and poisonous; the tubers are sweet, spicy, and neutral; enter the spleen and kidneys. They have the effect of nourishing qi and kidney, breaking up blood clots, dispelling wind, relieving pain, eliminating phlegm and reducing swelling.

Some medicinal dishes from taro

Crab and taro soup: 200g field crab, 60g taro, 1 bunch of water spinach. Remove the shell and carapace of the field crab, wash and crush, filter the water, add fish sauce and salt to taste; peel the taro, wash and cut into bite-sized pieces, take the leaves and young stems of the water spinach, remove the roots and cut into pieces, wash. Put the potatoes in the crab water, cook until the potatoes are soft, add the water spinach, cook until done. Eat during the day; use for 2-3 consecutive days. This dish is good for people with restless moods, poor appetite and poor sleep.

Pork bone stewed with taro: 60g taro, 100g pig shank or spine. Peel and wash taro, chop pork bone into short pieces, add salt, seasoning water, simmer for 2 hours, feed twice a day, has the effect of expelling wind and dampness. This dish is used for people with allergic rash and pain in arms and legs.

In addition, taro is also used to treat diseases:

Clearing the throat and detoxifying: 15-20g taro, 50g wolfberry root. Boil for 2 hours, filter the clear liquid and drink once a day. Drink continuously for 60 days. Used for patients with tumors in the throat area.

Cure diarrhea, dysentery: 30g taro leaves, 30g carrot, a few garlic cloves. Boil and drink.

Cure boils and carbuncles: equal amounts of fresh potato and vinegar. Boil and mash, apply to the painful area.

Treatment of closed, swollen wounds: 120g taro, 3 raw onions. Crush, add a little wine, mix well, apply with a thin gauze on the bruised, swollen, closed wound. Effect: promotes blood circulation and reduces inflammation.

Treatment of snake bites and bee stings: crush fresh taro leaves and apply to the painful area.

Cure hives: 60g taro leaf sheath, 30g mouse ear root, 30g red date, 30g brown sugar. Boil and drink.

Note: Taro must be cooked thoroughly to avoid itching.

According to Health and Life