Vegetable Potato's Medicinal Properties

 

Vegetable Potato
(Solanum tuberosum )

Scientific Name - (Solanum tuberosum)

Potato is being cultivated in our country. Its arrival in India in the first half of the seventeenth century. Everyone knows about the use of Potato as a vegetable. Developing countries like ours a large number of people are suffering from malnutrition. For them Potato has a special role as food.

𛲢Chemical Properties of Vegetable Potato:-

        The results of Chemical analysis of Potatoes are as follows:

Per 100 grams edible

Aqueous part	74.7 g	Sodium	11 mg
Protein	1.6 g	Copper	0.20 mg
Fat	0.1 g	Iron	0.7 mg
Starch	22.6 g	Sulfur	37 mg
Minerals	0.6 g	Vitamin-A	40 I.U
Calcium	10 mg	Thiamine	0.1 mg
Magnesium	20 mg	Riboflavin	0.01 mg
Phosphorus	40 mg	Nicotinic  Acid	1.2 mg
Potassium	247 mg	Vitamin-C	17 mg
		Calories	97

𛲢Medicinal Properties of Vegetable Potato:-

Potatoes are an antidote to Scurvy, a diuretic and a dairy enhancer. It also relieves Constipation, Phlegm, Cough, Urinary incontinence and nervous weakness.

𛲣Use in curing Disease:-

• Potato leaf or leaf bark is very useful in Constipation. It also relieves Phlegm, Cough, nervous weakness and Urinary incontinence.
• If there is a slight burn anywhere in body, it is beneficial to apply potato paste for relief.
• For nervous weakness,  boil 100 grams Potato, peel it and eat it twice with a little salt.
• For Breast reduction, it is beneficial to eat Potato, Carrot and Onion stew twice. It is also beneficial to eat potatoes with light spices.
• In case of Anorexia and indigestion, it is beneficial to eat new Potato leaves with rice or bread.