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【Alias】
Taro milk, taro cake, hairy taro, taro.
【annotation】
Taro is the tuber of the taro plant of the Araceae family and is an alkaline food.
【Nutritional ingredients】
Taro is very high in starch, and is also rich in protein, lipids, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, ash, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, mucus saponin and dietary fiber, as well as a small amount of vitamin A and vitamin C.
【Medicinal properties and effects】
Taro is smooth, sweet and spicy, and has the effects of resolving phlegm and dispersing blood stasis, strengthening the stomach and spleen, regulating the middle qi, detoxifying and relieving pain. Taro contains a mucus protein that can be absorbed by the human body to produce immunoglobulins, improve the body's resistance, inhibit and eliminate the body's "carbuncle, swelling, pain", cancer toxins and other toxins, and has a detoxifying effect. At the same time, it also has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on tumors and lymph tuberculosis. In addition, taro is rich in a variety of mineral elements and mucus saponins, which helps to supplement the body's lack of mineral elements and increase appetite. The alkalinity of taro can also neutralize the acidic substances accumulated in the body, adjust the body's acid-base balance, regulate gastric acid, and at the same time have the effect of beautifying hair and beauty.
【Eatable】
It is suitable for patients with swollen lymph nodes, benign tumors, breast hyperplasia in women, cancer, constipation, etc.
【Avoid eating】
Diabetics should avoid eating it. Do not eat it raw, as raw taro is poisonous. It should be cooked thoroughly before eating. In addition, do not eat too much at one time.
【References】
"Qianjin·Food Therapy" says: "Don't eat too much taro, as it will cause coldness if you stay up late."
Shuowen Jiezi: "Taro is a plant with large leaves and frightening roots, so it is called 'taro'. People in Qi call it 'Ju'."
"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Eating too much taro will cause stagnant qi and spleen problems."
"Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "Eating taro will inevitably cause the body to become angry, cause chills and diarrhea, and be difficult to digest."
"Food Therapy Materia Medica" states: "Taro can relax the stomach and intestines, remove dead muscles, and make fat meat smooth and moist." "Taro can be dried and stored after October. Eating it in winter will not cause illness. It is good to make a meal with crucian carp and carp. Eating it for a long time can cure fatigue and weakness."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Taro is pungent, neutral, smooth and slightly toxic. It relaxes the stomach and intestines, nourishes the skin and smoothes the stomach. Eating it cold can cure fever and quench thirst. It makes people fat and white, stimulates appetite and clears intestinal obstruction. Eating it can help women who have just given birth can help break up old blood. Drinking its juice can quench thirst and remove dead muscles. Cooking it with fish can help relieve gas and regulate the stomach and replenish deficiency."
"Sui Xi Ju Diet" states: "Taro, when cooked, is sweet and smooth, and can help the fetus, replenish the body and remove dirt. It can be eaten with meat or vegetables, or as a grain. It is suitable for quenching thirst, but not for bloating. Chewing it raw can treat colic, and crushing it can be applied to the initial stage of carbuncle. Taking pills can relieve scrofula and has miraculous effects. Boil the juice and wash greasy clothes, and the color will be as white as jade. Crush the leaves to treat poisonous arrows, snakes and insect wounds."
"Rihuazi Materia Medica" says: "Taro, cooked with fish, is very effective in lowering qi, regulating the middle and replenishing deficiency."
【Dietary remedies】
Taro Balls
Ingredients: 3000 grams of raw taro, 300 grams each of old jellyfish and taro purse.
Preparation method: Dry the raw taro and grind it into powder. Remove the salt from the old jellyfish, wash the jellyfish and taro purse, add water and cook them until they are soft. Remove the residue and add taro powder to make pills as big as mung beans. Take with warm water, 2 to 3 times a day, 3 to 6 grams each time.
Efficacy: dissipate phlegm and blood stasis, detoxify and reduce swelling. Suitable for cancer, lymph tuberculosis and other diseases. |
