Amorphophallus konjac has many functions, such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat, lowering blood pressure, expelling toxin, caring skin, dredging meridians, losing weight, relaxing bowels, appetizing and so on. This is a healthy food.
The whole plant of Amorphophallus konjac is poisonous, especially the tuber, which should not be eaten raw and can only be eaten after processing. After poisoning, the tongue and throat are burning, itchy and swollen. Folk vinegar with a little ginger juice, oral or gargle, can detoxify.
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Amorphophallus konjac has many pharmacological effects, and its health care functions for human body mainly include the following:
(1), scavenging free radicals in vivo to resist aging, delaying the aging process of brain glial cells, myocardial cells and endothelial cells of large and medium arteries, preventing atherosclerosis and improving the functions of heart, brain and blood vessels.
(2) laxatives. Amorphophallus konjac is rich in plant cellulose, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, "pass through without diarrhea" and has the function of "intestinal scavenger", accelerate the excretion of harmful toxins in the body, prevent and reduce the occurrence of diseases, effectively protect gastric mucosa and clean gastric wall.
(3) Reduce blood lipid and blood sugar. Konjac can lower cholesterol and triglycerides, and prevent hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
(4) lose weight. Konjac glucomannan has strong swelling ability and water absorption, and becomes viscous cellulose. Viscous fiber can slow down the passage of food from stomach to small intestine and delay the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Because the absorption of monosaccharides is reduced, the synthesis of fatty acids in the body is also reduced, which plays a role in losing weight; Glucomannan produces satiety after absorbing water, which plays a role in controlling diet to a certain extent; Glucomannan moistens the intestines to relieve constipation, so that some unabsorbed nutrients are discharged with feces, which plays a laxative role and reduces weight.
(5) It plays an anti-tumor role by improving the immune function of the body.
(6) calcium supplementation. Konjac is high in calcium. When eating Amorphophallus konjac, the chewed Amorphophallus konjac comes into contact with acidic gastric juice, and calcium begins to dissolve, and then it is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, thus achieving the function of supplementing calcium. Suitable for all kinds of people with calcium deficiency.
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