番薯
Sweet Potato
拉丁名：Ipomoea batatas
旋花科 Convolvulaceae · 番薯属 Ipomoea
别名：地瓜、山芋、甘薯、白薯、红苕、红薯
番薯是一种营养齐全而丰富的天然滋补食品，富含蛋白质、脂肪、维生素和八种氨基酸，其蛋白质的含量超过大米的7倍，其中包含的营养物质对促进人的脑细胞和分泌激素的活性，增强人体抗病能力，提高免疫功能，延缓智力衰退和机体衰老起着重要作用。日本卫生部已将其列为食疗的重要食品。但需要注意的是，烂番薯（带有黑斑的番薯）和发芽的番薯可使人中毒，不可食用。番薯虽好，也不能多食，容易导致胀气等胃部不适。
Latin name: Ipomoea batatas
Convolvulaceae · Ipomoea
Common names: Sweet potato, Yam, Chinese potato,
Sweet potato is a natural nourishing food with complete nutrition and richness. It is rich in protein, fat, vitamins and eight amino acids. Its protein content is more than seven times that of rice.The nutrients contained in it can promote human brain cells and secretehormones. It can enhance the body's ability to resist diseases, improve immune function,and delay mental decline and play an important role in delaying body aging. The Ministry of Health of Japan has listed it as an important food for diet therapy. But it should be noted that rotten sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes withdark spots) and sprouted sweet potatoes can be poisoned and inedible. Although sweet potatoes are good, you should not eat too much, which can easily cause gastric discomfort such as flatulence.
