Nutritional and medicinal value of potatoes

　　The protein in potatoes is better than soybeans and is closest to animal protein; potatoes are also rich in lysine and tryptophan, which are incomparable to ordinary grains. Potatoes are also rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, and iron. The potassium contained in potatoes can prevent cerebral blood vessel rupture. The protein and vitamin C contained in potatoes are 10 times that of apples. The content of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and phosphorus is also much higher than that of apples.

　　From a nutritional point of view, the nutritional value of potatoes is equivalent to 3.5 times that of apples. You don’t have to worry about unbearable hunger in your belly. While potatoes supplement almost all the nutrients needed by the human body, their rich fiber can make your stomach bulge and make you feel full.

　　Potatoes have the functions of harmonizing the stomach, regulating the central nervous system, strengthening the spleen, and replenishing qi. They are good for gastric ulcers, habitual constipate , fever cough and skin eczema It also has therapeutic properties. The fiber contained in potatoes is delicate, less irritating to the gastrointestinal mucosa, and has the effect of relieving pain and reducing gastric acid secretion. Mix 10 grams of potato flour into a thin paste with an appropriate amount of warm water. Swallow it slowly 20 minutes before meals. After taking it, it is best to lie on your left and right sides for a while. 3 times a day, usually 3 months as a course of treatment, most patients with chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer can be cured. At the same time, regular consumption of potatoes has become a preventive and stomach cancer of adjuvant therapy. In addition, use 1000 grams of fresh potatoes and an appropriate amount of honey to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers. The method is to wash the fresh potatoes, mash them with a meat grinder, wrap them in clean gauze and squeeze out the juice; put them in a pot and boil them over high heat, then simmer them over a slow fire; when they are concentrated to a thick consistency, add twice the amount of honey and stir them together, then fry them over a slow fire until they form a paste, cool and set aside. Take it on an empty stomach, 2 times a day, 1 tablespoon each time, 20 days as a course of treatment.

　　Potatoes are alkaline foods and have a certain corrective effect on the side effects of meat; when cooked together with chicken, they can complement each other and make the nutrition more balanced. Posts posted on the Internet that beef and potatoes can cause gastrointestinal disorders are actually pure nonsense. Potatoes require a lower concentration of stomach acid than meat, but any food changes the acidity of the stomach acid as it is digested. As long as the acidity decreases, gastric acid will be secreted again, instead of secreting a corresponding concentration of gastric acid to participate in digestion based on the difficulty of digesting each food.

　　Eating an average of five to six potatoes per week can reduce the risk of stroke by 40% without any side effects. This is because potatoes are a good food that not only help with weight control but also reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. The dark skin of potatoes is rich in vitamins and potassium. Peeling and eating will lose nutrients. Research shows that the vitamin content in the lower part of the potato skin is as high as 80%, which is much higher than the meat inside the potato. Potassium is the nemesis of sodium. It can prevent the increase in blood pressure caused by high salt intake and has a significant antihypertensive effect.

　　You don’t have to worry about excess fat when eating potatoes, because they only contain 0.1% fat, which is far beyond the reach of all hunger-satisfying foods. Eating more potatoes every day can reduce fat intake, gradually metabolize excess fat, and eliminate your "confidant worries." In addition, you don’t have to worry about eating potatoes as they are simply nutritious and harmful to your health. healthy . If you take potatoes as your staple food and insist on eating only potatoes for one meal every day, it will be very effective in losing excess fat.

　　But potatoes contain alkaloids, and the longer they are stored, the higher their alkaloid content will be. Excessive consumption of potatoes that have been stored for a long time can affect fetus normal development, resulting in fetal malformations. Of course, people vary greatly from person to person, and not everyone will experience abnormalities after eating it, but it is better for pregnant women not to eat it. If the potato skin turns green, it means that the content of the toxin solanine is high. You must be careful when eating potatoes at this time. Not only do you need to peel them, but you also need to cut off more of the pulp and completely remove the green part. If the green part of the potato skin is large or sprouts have sprouted, do not eat such potatoes, otherwise it is easy to get food poisoning.