Potato is the most important food crop in the modern world, and it is the staple food of human beings except food.

The origin of potato is in the remote Andes of South America. With the Spanish colonists conquering the Andes, potatoes were also brought back to Europe as "trophies" by the colonists.

As a food crop, potato has been widely spread in the European continent, and a large part of the credit is attributed to an ordinary French agronomist, Barmanche, who realized the good edible value of potato: it can be used to make bread and is easy to cook. When history crossed the threshold of19th century, potatoes had spread all over Europe.

Modern science has proved that in addition to the energy of carbohydrates, potatoes can provide a considerable amount of protein and vitamins. What it lacks is vitamin A, which can be supplemented by drinking milk-potatoes inadvertently end scurvy.

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The efficacy of potatoes

Protective effect of potato on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Potatoes are also rich in potassium, which can effectively prevent hypertension. Vitamin C in potatoes can not only protect brain cells, but also reduce cholesterol in blood and make blood vessels elastic, thus preventing arteriosclerosis.

Effect of potato on digestive system

The fiber contained in potatoes is tender, which has no stimulating effect on gastrointestinal mucosa and can relieve pain or reduce gastric acid secretion. Eating potatoes often has the functions of regulating stomach, regulating middle energizer, invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, promoting the digestive function of the spleen and stomach, and treating gastric ulcer, hot cough and skin eczema.

Eating potatoes regularly can also prevent colon cancer; Potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can relieve constipation, help the body excrete metabolic toxins in time and prevent constipation.

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China News Network-According to experts, potatoes have completely changed the history of the world.