The efficacy and function of sweet potato root

Sweet potato root is a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our physical health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and eating methods of sweet potato roots.

[Source] It is the root of the sweet potato , a plant of the Moraceae family.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and removes dampness. Treat diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, scrofula, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea, and hemorrhoids.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 liang.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating diarrhea and dysentery: 2 liang each of sweet potato root, red rhubarb, and ailanthus root. Decoction in water for oral administration.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Cao Mu Bian Fang". Sweet potato roots can be soaked in medicinal wine to make the wine thick and juice-rich, and it is used as a medicine for promoting qi, activating blood circulation, and removing dampness and heat. (The following prescription is from Chongqing Herbal Medicine)

After understanding some of the effects and common knowledge of sweet potato root, I hope everyone can use scientific methods in the process of consumption to make it play a greater role.