Taro with chicken feet is not delicious, but it has a good effect on fitness and treatment, so it is called "talinum". Taro with chicken feet can stimulate people's appetite and strengthen the spleen, and has certain curative effect on people with night sweats, habitual constipation and physical weakness after illness. Eating food without illness can also enhance the body's resistance, invigorate qi and replenish blood; Sick food can promote the body's metabolism and is a good product for adjuvant treatment of diseases.

Taro with chicken feet is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, B vitamins and saponins. Among the minerals, fluorine content is high, which has the functions of cleaning teeth, preventing caries and protecting teeth.

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Taro with chicken feet is a special food with dual functions of medicine and food. It is also called South Star Head or South Tarot. It is the giant stem of Araceae plant Amorphophallus verrucosa. It can be harvested in autumn, washed after harvesting, cut into pieces and dried in the sun, and can be directly used as medicine.

The leaves and stems of taro with chicken feet are washed, dried and processed, which can relieve fatigue, digestion and stagnation. You can cook it and eat it, or you can add pork bones or pork bellies and beef brisket beans, simmer for 6 to 8 hours, drink its water and eat its residue.

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