The efficacy and function of taro stems

Taro stem refers to the part where the taro leaves are connected to the roots. It is an edible food and has a good promoting effect on human health, because taro stem can treat shortness of breath, bee stings, muscle and bone pain and swelling, stimulate appetite, lower blood pressure, and enhance immunity. Therefore, if you have the above needs, you might as well eat taro stalks frequently to regulate your body.

1. Treat stuffiness

Many people will experience symptoms of shortness of breath in their lives. At this time, you can take an appropriate amount of taro stems, add water and use medium or low heat to slowly boil it into a medicinal liquid, and then drink it instead of tea during the day. It can have a good effect on regulating qi and can make the symptoms of shortness of breath disappear quickly.

2. Treat bee stings

Taro stems have good swelling and detoxification effects and can be used to treat bee stings. People can peel the fresh taro stems and make them into a paste, which can be applied directly to the area stung by the bee and changed every day. They can also make the dried taro stems into powder and sprinkle it on the area stung by the bee, which can also have a good therapeutic effect.

3. Treat muscle and bone pain and swelling

Taro stems also have a good therapeutic effect on human muscle and bone pain and swelling. When treating swelling, they can be applied directly externally, but when treating muscle and bone pain, they need to be taken internally and applied externally at the same time, which will make the treatment effect even better. In addition, taro stems can also treat human diarrhea. During treatment, taro stems can be put together with old radish roots, garlic and other ingredients, added with water and boiled before taking.

4. Appetite and healthy eating

In daily life, taro stalks are rarely stir-fried directly. They are mostly used to make pickles and sauerkraut. This kind of taro stalks have a certain sour taste. When stir-frying, add more chili peppers and peppercorns to enhance the flavor. Therefore, it has a good effect of stimulating appetite and strengthening digestion. It is very suitable for consumption in summer and is also suitable for people with poor appetite.

5. Lowers blood pressure

The potassium ion content in taro stalks is very high and the sodium ion content is relatively low. It is a typical high potassium and low sodium food. It is very suitable for patients with hypertension and can help lower blood pressure.

Note: Since the sodium ion content in pickled foods will increase significantly, patients with hypertension need to stir-fry taro stalks before eating them.

6. Enhance immunity

Taro stalks contain a high amount of protein, especially mucus protein. Most of this substance will be broken down into amino acids, and a small part will be directly absorbed and still have its biological activity, which is very effective in enhancing one's immunity.