Taro

Taro:

Taro is available everywhere in India. Scientific name of Taro is Colocasia.Taro is very sticky in nature and tastes very good when prepared with tamarind juice. Taro has got good nutritional values. And popularly known as Taro, Elephant-ear and edible corms. 

Nutritional Values in Taro:

• Taro contains more starch in it.
• Taro has got 0.4 mg of Nicotinic acid.
• Taro contains 73.1 gm of water content, 97 gm of calories, 22gms of carbohydrates, 3 gm proteins, 1 gm of fiber, 25 mg of sodium, 464 mg of Potassium, 40 mg of Calcium, 140 mg of phosphorous, 1.7 mg of Iron, 40 IU of Vitamin A, 90 micro grams of Vitamin B1, 31 micro grams of Vitamin B2, 0.4 mg of Vitamin C, 133.4 mg of Oxalic Acid, 0.4 mg of Niacin.
• Taro increases the quality of sperm by thickening it and also improves it.
• Taro prevents the excess release of Mucus in Asthma Patients.
• Taro is very useful for Piles disease.
• Taro leaves and stems helps in preventing urinary problems, piles or hemorrhoids and indigestion problems.
• Taro prevents sweating.
• Taro improves the blood.
• Taro stems and leaves stops bleeding and the juice extract when poured as drops in ear reduces the ear pain. Also, stops the pus or abscess.
• Taro stems when mixture applied on an injury reduces it.
• Taro stems’ juice applied in the place of scorpion bite reduces burning.
• Taro roots have vast amounts of complex carbohydrates. Which are more when compared with potatoes. 
• Taro root protects the liver by detoxifying it.
• Taro root will help to overcome different allergies.
• Taro root will reduce blood sugar levels and high blood pressure and fight against cardiac vascular diseases and prevents cancer.
• Taro root were used as primary in popular Hawaiians dish 'POI'.
• Taro leaf juice is used as mild laxative.
• Taro roots are heated on fire and applied on joints to reduce rheumatic pains.
• Taro leaves reduce mouth ulcer and Skin peeling around nose.
• Taro leaves were used to eliminate impaired hearing and chronic diarrhea.
• Taro leaves will protect gums in teeth and promotes healthy teeth.

Cautions with Taro:

• Taro must be cooked before consuming because it contains Calcium oxalate which will be eliminated.
• Peeling the root causes irritation was seen in some people.
• Taro root contains sodium, if you want to add salt add it in low amount.
• Taro causes indigestion when eaten in large quantity.
• Taro leads in increasing weight.
• Taro creates heat into the body.
• Taro is not preferred for people suffering of sugar disease.