What help does konjac have to human health? What is its function? Amorphophallus konjac is an alkaline food which is beneficial to health. For people who eat too much acidic food from livestock, eating konjac together can achieve acid-base balance in food and is beneficial to health. Amorphophallus konjac is the floorboard of Araceae green plants, mainly produced in the subtropical and subtropical climate of the old hemisphere. It is one of the producing areas in China, distributed in mountainous areas of Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan Province and other provinces. There are many kinds of konjac. According to the survey, there are 260 species in the world, and there are 19 species recorded in China, among which 8 species are endemic to China. The underground rhizome of konjac is flat and round, just like a big one. Its nutrition is rich and colorful, and it contains many nutrients and mineral elements such as potassium, phosphorus and selenium, and also contains sugar necessary for konjac, which has the characteristics of low fat, low calorie and high fiber.

Konjac is also called taro and taro. Amorphophallus konjac contains a lot of mannose anhydride, vitamins, fibrous substances and a certain amount of mucus egg white, which has unique health care function and practical diagnosis and treatment effect. Konjac can help you clear your stool and promote intestinal peristalsis. Amorphophallus konjac contains rich and colorful red mannan, which can prevent the human body from digesting and absorbing cholesterol, thus having better blood lipid lowering effect. In addition to eating some healthy and beneficial ingredients, we should also pay attention to reasonable rest, proper diet and a little fitness exercise. Glucomannan, the key effective component of Amorphophallus konjac, contains dietary fiber, various carbohydrates and nutrients. Regular consumption is beneficial to health: (1) It cleans the gastrointestinal tract, helps digestion and prevents digestive tract diseases. (2) Reduce bile alcohol and prevent and treat hypertension. (3) prevent obesity and prolong life. (4) It has a good effect on preventing and treating diabetes.

Nutritional analysis of konjac: 1. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: Amorphophallus konjac is pungent and hot, and has the effect of promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. The mucus egg white contained in konjac can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the body, prevent myocardial infarction and prevent cardiovascular diseases;

2. Anti-cancer and detumescence: Amorphophallus konjac has an effect on tumor cell metabolism, and its drug sensitivity test is more sensitive to somatic cells of cardiac cancer and intestinal cancer. It can relieve cough and phlegm, soften hardness, reduce swelling and detoxify, treat lumps and phlegm, and prevent and treat cancer and tumors;

3. Promote digestion and reduce the digestion and absorption of fat cells: the chemical fiber in konjac can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote digestion, avoid severe constipation and reduce the digestion and absorption of fat cells in the intestine, which is beneficial to the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the body, and has key practical significance for the prevention and treatment of hypertension and coronary atherosclerosis;

4. Alleviate hunger and lose weight: Amorphophallus konjac is a low-grade food, and the red mannan contained in it can absorb moisture and expand to 30 ~ 100 times of the original volume, so it feels full after eating, which can be used to treat high blood pressure and is also an ideal diet food.