Parts
of the plants used as medicine and food
Tuber, Leaves
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| yacon leaves. the plant itself may mount up to six feet high |
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| the tuber |
Contraindications
No toxic reactions have been reported for the
consumption of Yacon at the recommended dose.
The
effects
The yacon’s oligofructose properties were discovered
by ancient Peruvians, but modern medicine found out that if the leaves are used
in tea, it has the effects of eluding the peak caused by eating sugary or
starchy food. It also lowers the blood sugar level of diabetics who have high
blood sugar levels and whose bodies do not produce or properly use insulin, a
hormone that is normally released to process food. It appears that the tea
lessens the (sugary) peaks.
Benefits:
Dr. H Brams said yacon roots themselves had not been
proven to have the same palliative effect as the leaves, though other benefits
such as its laxative quality and ability to help prevent colon cancer and
osteoporosis are less well known.
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