Amorphophallus konjac grows in sparse forests and is a beneficial alkaline food. For people who eat too much animal acidic food, eating konjac together can achieve the balance of acid and alkali in food. In addition, Amorphophallus konjac has many functions, such as lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat, lowering blood pressure, expelling toxin and caring skin, dredging blood vessels, losing weight, relaxing bowels and appetizing.
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 can be preserved if taken orally or accompanied by cough.
The shape of konjac is as follows:
Basic efficacy of konjac
1. Detoxification: Its rich plant cellulose helps to activate intestinal function, accelerate the excretion of harmful toxins in the body, and prevent and reduce the occurrence of intestinal diseases.
2, weight loss: the calorie is extremely low, and it will not gain weight while fully satisfying people's dietary pleasure. You don't need to deliberately diet, you can achieve a balanced diet and achieve the ideal weight loss effect. (China sports circles and people from all walks of life in Hong Kong highly admire this point). [2]
3, laxative: rich in grape mannan, effectively stimulate the intestinal wall, keep the intestinal tract fresh, and the effect of preventing and treating hemorrhoids is immediate (in Japan, it has the reputation of "intestinal scavenger or iron rake").
4, clearing the stomach: a large number of soluble plant fibers promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, which can reduce the retention time of harmful substances in the gastrointestinal tract and gallbladder, effectively protect the gastric mucosa and clean the stomach wall.
5, disease prevention: natural mannan has been fully demonstrated by the medical community, which can inhibit cholesterol, reduce blood fat, lower blood sugar, dilate blood vessels, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis, and has the effect of prolonging life.
6. Anti-diabetes: The plant fiber in konjac has been medically proved to increase insulin in blood and lower blood sugar, which has an excellent auxiliary effect on controlling, preventing and treating diabetes.
7. Balanced salt content: Amorphophallus konjac has the function of regulating or balancing the salt content in the body. Nutrition proves that the daily intake of salt should be kept below 10g.
8. Calcium supplement: 100 g konjac natural food contains about 43 mg of calcium. More importantly, the calcium contained in it is easily dissolved and absorbed by the human body. This calcium-rich product is also the first choice for calcium supplementation.
There are many ways to eat konjac, including roast duck, meal replacement powder, vegetarian food and snacks. For a lot of information about konjac, you can see the konjac garden.