Is baked potato useful? Boiled potatoes - the benefits and harm to the health of the body. Jacket Potatoes

Perhaps there is no man on earth who has never tasted a potato. And for the Russian person it is the staple food, moreover, thanks to potatoes, hundreds of thousands of human lives were saved during the days of hard times: in the terrible famine of the civil war, in the sea of ​​30 years, in the war of the homeland.

Even the frozen potato found in the fields was the very product that gave strength to survive. By the way, frozen potatoes retain their nutritional properties while becoming sweet, since the starch contained in it turns into carbohydrates. The taste is an amateur, because to store potatoes at a temperature below zero degrees is not worth it.

Potatoes still do not go off the table of thousands of ordinary rural people deprived of high income. And what to say, often it is precisely potatoes that many famous people call their favorite dish, especially those who grew up on it.

So what is the strength of this product and what is its such unprecedented national love?

The story of the emergence of potatoes in Russia

The homeland of the vegetable is South America, where it was used for food 7–9 thousand years ago. However, potatoes (ground pear, groundnut, ground apple) with great difficulty made their way to the table of a European person, especially a Russian.

Its use in Europe began in the 16th century, Peter I introduced it to Russia. It is believed that the use of potatoes began only under Anna Ioannovna, i.e. from the 18th century. At first, because of its beautiful flowers, potatoes were grown in flower beds, and a bouquet of potato flowers was considered the highest sophistication.

Gradually, through the resistance of simple Russian people, who did not want to give the best land for growing this alien overseas fruit, at the end of the 19th century, during the reign of Catherine II, potatoes were appreciated and firmly included in the diet of the Russian people, becoming the second indispensable product after bread.

Potatoes Composition

Today, the attitude towards potatoes is not so clear. Increasingly, the opinion of nutritionists, doctors, that the use of potatoes is harmful. What caused such an opinion? Potatoes due to the content in it of a large amount of starch are attributed to high-calorie foods. So in 100 grams of cooked

• boiled potatoes contain 70 kcal.
• potatoes in the "uniform" - 66 kcal.
• baked-80 kcal
• mashed potatoes with the addition of milk and butter - from 90 to 120 kcal (depending on the amount of butter and milk)

• water - 76.3%
• dry matter from 23.7% to 36% including:
  • starch - 17.5 - 29 %%
  • protein - 1 - 4.5 %%
  • mineral salts - about 1%
•   C, B1, B2, B6, PP, K
• carotenoids in mature potatoes
• there are few sugars (0.5-1.5%), but they can accumulate in tubers (up to 6% or more) or disappear completely, which is observed during long-term storage of the vegetable.

Starch reduction in tubers most often occurs at low temperatures (1-2 ° C).

Sugar in potatoes are presented:

• glucose (about 65% of total sugar),
• fructose (5%)
• sucrose (30%),
• maltose in small quantities, usually during potato germination.

Harm of potatoes

1. The biggest minus in potato: high glycemic index   (growth rate of blood sugar with the intake of the product in the body).
2. High starch content (from 20 to 40%% by dry weight), which is poorly absorbed in the body. For this reason, the constant use of potatoes leads to an increase in body weight. Although the product does not have a high caloric content, so 100 grams of boiled product contains only 80 kcal.
3. Therefore, carbohydrate-rich potatoes should not be constantly consumed by patients with diabetes mellitus 1 and 2 degrees, especially those who take insulin, as well as suffering from fermenting meteorism.
4. Corned beef   - harmful toxic substance glycoalkoloid in potato tubers and has a destructive effect on the red blood cells and the human nervous system. However, this poison accumulates in those tubers that are stored in the light and acquire a greenish color. Such tubers should not be used for food. All spring potatoes need to be peeled with a thick skin. Sprouted potatoes should not be consumed, as well as corned beef accumulates in it.

How to cook potatoes correctly for the benefit of the body

To avoid the harmful properties of potatoes on the body, it must be properly cooked.

Eat potatoes with vegetables and herbs, avoid meat and other fatty protein foods. This will allow him to better assimilate in the body, and you burn extra calories.

Fried potatoes, French fries are recognized as an absolutely harmful product due to the formation of carcinogens during frying and an increase in the caloric content of the product.

P useful and healing properties of potatoes

• Potatoes contains slow carbohydrates, which ensures long-term satiety. This property of potatoes is suitable for people of physical labor, but those who are watching their weight should avoid eating potatoes.
• Potatoes - the record for the content of potassium among vegetables, than favorable for the use of cores and hypertensive patients. Potassium provides a good metabolism in the body, and therefore is useful for people suffering from renal diseases. Especially baked tubers are useful in these diseases.
• Coffee and chlorogenic acids are found in potatoes, as well as tomato, which have antiviral and antimicrobial action.
• Potatoes contain a large amount of fiber and pectin substances, as well as glucose, fructose and sucrose, so necessary for our body.
• A small amount of protein (only 3%) in potatoes is valuable because, thanks to the 8 essential amino acids found in tubers, it is well absorbed and this makes it especially valuable.
• Potatoes almost do not cause allergies, and even helps to cope with it. Therefore, it is recommended to include babies up to a year in complementary foods.
• Potato helps, with, with respiratory diseases: inhalation in pairs of boiled potatoes is known to all since childhood.
• Grated raw potatoes are indispensable for skin burns. This method is tested and valued by the fact that potatoes are always at hand. Raw potatoes need to be grated, quickly put on weight the place of the burn, withstand time, then remove the weight and put a new one. And so several times.
• Candles from raw potatoes help relieve pain in hemorrhoids.
• Potato flowers have very valuable properties: infusions and decoctions help in the fight against lung cancer and tuberculosis, treat women's diseases.

And finally, the most important property of potatoes that has been established quite recently: potatoes are the only product that a person can eat for a long time without using other products while providing the body with all the substances, micro and macro elements, and essential vitamins.

Raw potatoes in traditional medicine

Raw tubers are not accepted, although it is quite acceptable, because in raw potatoes there are even more useful properties. But in the treatment of certain diseases used as raw potatoes, and especially useful potato juice.

What is the use of potato juice

• Juice of raw tubers has anti-inflammatory properties.
• Fresh potato juice treats gastritis with high acidity, helps to cope with heartburn, eliminate nausea and avoid constipation.
• It is widely used in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the starch contained in the potato has an enveloping, softening effect, but drinking juice is hard enough, therefore it is recommended to mix it with beet carrot or add juice

The potato phenomenon never ceases to amaze even centuries later. The root crop imported from overseas has become so rooted on the Eurasian continent that sometimes it is hard to believe in its “foreign” origin. Today it is difficult to imagine any menu at all, whether it is a festive dinner or a daily meal, without potato dishes. From this garden crop, you can prepare a lot of healthy and hearty snacks, soups, main dishes. But, probably, even all the delicious dishes are more popular than simple boiled potatoes.

Potato myths and legends

It is hard to believe now that the path to the top of the potato’s popularity was long and thorny. At first, an overseas vegetable was not much favored in high society, and to ordinary people it was completely inaccessible. But, thanks to the art of the best chefs of that time, the vegetable gradually began to win the sympathy of people. He relatively quickly cultivated in different countries, where he began to actively grow and serve to the table in the homes of nobility and the poor.

But not everything went so smoothly. Myths about the negative impact of potatoes significantly spoil his ratings. When he first appeared in Europe, some scientists of the time expressed the opinion that the vegetable contains poisons and can cause serious poisoning. A little later, already at the end of the 19th century, potatoes were accused of the fact that it promotes weight gain. Supporters of this hypothesis are found in our days. Of course, there is some truth in this. But the cause of obesity is not in the product itself, but in the way it is prepared. Fried potatoes, even flavored with a fat sauce, are a source of extra calories. If, however, to cook potato dishes according to all the rules, it will only bring benefit to the body.

Potato virtues

Let's try to figure out what the potato is good for and how it can harm.

Tubers of this unpretentious garden crop contain a lot of useful substances. First of all, these are antioxidants, which remain in the product even after its boiling. New potatoes are considered the most useful, but the tubers, which are stored for a long time, practically do not possess such qualities.

Boiled potatoes are useful for vessels and digestive organs, for renal pathologies and problems of the urogenital area. A high content of starch in it blocks the accumulation of cholesterol. In general, potato starch is an invaluable product, because it:

• possesses bactericidal properties;
• promotes wound healing;
• reduces the acidity of gastric secretions;
• normalizes the stomach and intestines.

Cooked tubers of potatoes have many other advantages: it is a neutral taste, the availability of the product, high nutritional value. In addition, in this form the vegetable goes well with any meat and fish.

What elements are contained in boiled potatoes

Contrary to popular belief that boiled vegetables are only useful in fiber, it has been scientifically proven that healthy ingredients are preserved when cooking potatoes. Most of them are found in potatoes in the "uniform". But also in the peeled vegetable there are a lot of useful substances:

• vitamin group - K, C, E, A, B;
• mineral complex: potassium, sodium, magnesium and other elements;
• choline - a substance that reduces the concentration of fatty acids.

Well boiled potatoes are recommended for patients after abdominal operations as a dietary meal to restore nutrition. It helps people with fasting, smoothly return to the usual diet. Folk healers claim that boiled potatoes help with arthritis, other joint problems.

What diseases can be treated with potatoes

There are many useful properties of potatoes. The main thing is to cook it correctly. It must be remembered that during cooking a significant part of the starch remains in the broth. Many are accustomed to drain the liquid, without even wondering how it is useful for the body. Broth after cooking potatoes is considered a valuable dietary product that has a positive effect on digestion.

  Boiled potatoes help lose weight. To do this, cook mashed potatoes with dill, and then add dishes with natural yogurt. The recipe is as follows: 100 kg of yogurt and about 30 g of dill (it should be finely chopped) will be required for ½ kg of potatoes. To mash turned out light and airy, it is better to pass through a blender.

In addition to improving the shape of the figure, boiled potatoes can:

• improve the elastic properties of blood vessels;
• reduce pressure (you need to regularly drink potato broth);
• cure cough and runny nose if you breathe steam over potatoes cooked in the peel;
• bronchitis can be quickly cured by putting potato cakes on the chest.

baked potato

The product in the baked form is useful not only because it has a low calorie content, it can also display its healing qualities. Mashed healers are advised to use mashed potatoes prepared in this way for the treatment of boils, carbuncles and other pustular skin diseases. For a therapeutic effect, it is enough to apply a potato cake to the inflamed area. Baked potatoes in the ashes are also treated with bronchitis and laryngitis, using potato chest wrapping.

Important!   Warming compresses are not placed on the heart area. This rule applies to other similar procedures.

What can hurt potatoes

Regarding the harmful properties of this wonderful vegetable, one thing is for sure - this is a relative concept. Of course, if the diet does not consist of one potato. If you eat potatoes in boiled or baked form no more than 200 g per day, then you can not worry about weight at all. It is not necessary to prepare dishes with potatoes for dinner, then the calories in the form of fat deposits will not accumulate. It is better to use a vegetable in any form for lunch.

If boiled potatoes do not pose any threat to health, then this cannot be said about another popular dish - french fries. Unfortunately, manufacturers do not always change the oil in the fryer, which contributes to the formation of carcinogens. Fried potatoes are not recommended for people with liver, stomach, or kidney diseases. Contraindicated dish for those who have problems with cholesterol.

An important point!   Potatoes need to be properly stored, otherwise the tubers may become a greenish tint. This color indicates the formation of the component of solanine, which can cause severe poisoning.

Potatoes - a unique product that is always and in any form relevant on the table. And in order for it to really bring the maximum health benefit, you need to create optimal conditions for its storage and properly prepare dishes from it.

Video: the benefits and harm of potatoes

Potatoes, its benefit and harm is an eternal topic. Since the very beginning of the emergence of this culture in Russia, there has been talk of both its benefit and harm. At present, potatoes are one of the favorite vegetables of Russians, and when they were riots, they did not want his people are there.

How many dishes can be made from it, how many dishes have been thought out of it? 100 - 200, or more?

Consider its benefits and harm to human health.

Potatoes, what determines its benefits or harm

The benefits and harms of any product depend on its composition.

And the composition of the potato is different for different varieties and is not constant (depending on growing conditions and storage).

Different varieties differ in the amount of starch, vitamins and other substances contained in them. Under the influence of sunlight in the tubers of this vegetable is formed chlorophyll and solanine, which is a toxic substance, which is not destroyed during cooking.

Potatoes are very popular as a food source.

Unfortunately, most people eat it in the form of fatty french fries or chips, and even baked potatoes with lots of fat, such as butter, sour cream, melted cheese or bacon.

Such a diet can lead to a heart attack.

Potatoes - Health Benefits

If you cook a baked potato without fat and frying, it will supply the body with healthy, low-calorie dietary fiber, which provides protection against cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

It's unexpected for you, isn't it?

According to the Russian Internet, information is poured from one article to another, that there is nothing useful in this vegetable except for starch, potassium, and vitamin C.

Potatoes, what nutrients it contains

1. It is a very good source of vitamin B6, a good source of potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese, phosphorus, nicotinic acid, dietary fiber and pantothenic acid.

2. This vegetable contains various phytonutrients that have antioxidant activity.

Among the most important compounds contained in this vegetable include carotenoids, flavonoids, and caffeic acid.

3. Besides them, there are still unique proteins of tubers, which have activity against free radicals.

4. Recently, another very rare substance has been found in potatoes that reduces pressure.

Potatoes reduce blood pressure

British scientists have found in the potato a very rare compound kukoamines, which was previously found only in the exotic herb Lycium Chinense, the bark of which is used in Chinese medicine.

This discovery was unexpected for the scientists themselves.

They did not think that they would find such a rare substance in the usual and long-familiar food product.

And what do you think?

Scientists have discovered a rare compound kukoamines and in tomatoes.

The stability of kukoamines during cooking and dose dependency (how many of these compounds are needed for health effects) are currently being studied.

Vitamin B6 supplier potatoes

This vegetable contains high concentrations of Vitamin B6.

High is how much? Want to know in grams? You are welcome.

One medium tuber contains more than half a milligram of this vitamin.

Do not worry, we need vitamins in milligrams, not grams.

Vitamins in the human body are catalysts (i.e., activators, are a trigger) of enzymes.

Vitamin B6 is involved in more than 100 enzymatic reactions.

It is necessary for the synthesis of proteins in the body.

You remember that we take proteins with food, but they break down into amino acids to get from the intestines into the bloodstream.

Vitamin B6 is necessary for the normal maintenance of this process.

A) This vegetable is useful as a supplier of Vitamin B6 to create cells.

B) It is useful as a supplier of Vitamin B6 for brain cells and nervous system activity.

Vitamin B6 is required for brain activity. He participates in the creation of substances that transmit information from one nerve to another.

Vitamin B6 is necessary for the synthesis of:

• Serotonin, the lack of which causes depression,
• Melatonin - a hormone responsible for sleep,
• Adrenaline and norepinephrine, hormones that help us respond to stress,
• GABA, which is necessary for normal brain function.

B) This vegetable is useful as a supplier of Vitamin B6 for protecting the cardiovascular system, fighting cancer and for removing toxic substances from the body. Vitamin B6 performs all these functions according to the “3 in 1” principle.

Vitamin B6 plays a crucial role in the methylation process (remember the 2 phases of the conversion of harmful substances in the human body?)

The methylation process is important for health, because:

1) Genes can be turned on and off in this process. For example, some products may increase the activity of this phase and include apoptosis (death) of cancer cells.

2) Methyl groups can join a toxic substance, make it less toxic and speed up its removal from the body. It helps prevent cancer.

3) Methylation converts homocysteine ​​to a safe substance.

And elevated concentrations of homocysteine ​​in the blood is the risk of heart attack and stroke.

D) It has been established that potatoes are useful as a supplier of Vitamin B6 for achieving athletic performance.

Vitamin B6 is needed to release glucose from glycogen (deposited in muscle cells and the liver) to increase stamina and athletic performance.

Potatoes and its dietary fiber

One baked tuber can give you 3 grams of fiber.

It is only necessary to remember that the fiber in the potato is contained in its skin.

What does fiber do in humans?

1. Reduces blood cholesterol

2. Prevents colon cancer.

If you want to get this benefit from the potato, then it should be eaten with the skin.

Potatoes and its harm, with which it can be associated

1. Solanin accumulates in the sprouted tubers of this vegetable, these tubers are not recommended to be eaten.

2. Do not store potatoes in the refrigerator, as the starch is hydrolyzed to sugars.

3. Nutritionists do not advise the use of this vegetable in the diet of diabetics and people with obesity.

This is due to the fact that the potato has a high glycemic index, after it is taken the sugar in the blood rises.

The use of potatoes in the diet, along with other vegetables with a low glycemic index, makes it possible to exclude an undesirable effect from its intake - an increase in blood sugar.

For example, a variety of vegetable casseroles with potatoes.

Pasta and bread (which is also not safe for your health, I will write an article about this later) can be successfully replaced with vegetable casserole

In some cases, this leads to an improvement in their well-being.

It is not necessary for all patients with inflammatory diseases of the joints to immediately abandon the potato.

This is an observation, not a proven scientific fact.

Secondly, try to exclude all solanaceous vegetables from the diet for a month.

A month later, add one tuber baked potatoes.

If there is no deterioration, eat one by one. Then add tomatoes, then peppers.

I know people who can eat these 3 vegetables, but eggplants cause pain.

5. Fried potatoes, french fries are harmful to health due to the high content of hydrogenated fats.

You see, you can get the benefit or harm from potatoes.

Knowledge of the features of the potato will help you in choosing a healthy product for your health.

Remember that the best potato is organic.

Avoid GMO potatoes.

For reference. One average baked potato tuber (173 grams) - 161 calories.

Be healthy!

Potato benefits and harm to the body

Potatoes are underground tubers that grow on the roots of a plant called Solanum tuberosum. This plant comes from the family Solanaceae, and is associated with tomatoes and tobacco. Originally from South America, potatoes were brought to Europe in the 16th century and are now grown in countless varieties around the world. It is usually eaten boiled, baked or fried. It is prepared in various ways, but most often serves as a side dish or snack. Boiled peeled potatoes are a good source of many vitamins and minerals, such as potassium and vitamin C. Below you will find out: potatoes - the benefits and harms to the human body, nutritional value and composition, etc.

Potato benefits and harm to the human body

Nutritional value of potatoes

In addition to the high level of water (80%), potatoes consist mainly of carbohydrates, contain moderate amounts of protein and fiber, and contain almost no fat.

Below is information about all the essential nutrients found in potatoes (1). Here are the facts about the nutritional value and caloric content of boiled potatoes with and without peel per 100 grams of the finished product:

• Calories: 87
• Water: 77%
• Protein: 1.9 g
• Carbohydrates: 20.1 g
• Sugar: 0.9 g
• Cellulose: 1.8 g
• Fat (total): 0.1 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.03 g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Polyunsaturated fat: 0.04 g
• Omega-3 fatty acids: 0.01 g
• Omega-6 fatty acids: 0.03 g
• Trans Fats: ~

Carbohydrates

Potatoes mainly consist of carbohydrates, mainly in the form of starch - its amount ranges from 66 to 90% of the dry weight (2, 3, 4).

You can find out about potato starch here - Potato starch: benefits and harm to the body.

Simple sugars, such as sucrose, glucose and fructose, are also present in small quantities (5).

Potatoes usually occupy a high place on the glycemic index, which makes it unsuitable for diabetics. The glycemic index is an indicator of how foods affect the rise in blood sugar levels after they have been consumed.

However, in some cases, potatoes may be in the middle range of the glycemic index, depending on the variety and cooking methods (6, 7).

Cooling potatoes after cooking can reduce its effect on blood sugar levels and reduce the glycemic index by 25–26% (8, 9).

Summary:

Carbohydrates are the main dietary component of potatoes. Depending on the variety, potatoes can cause unhealthy spikes in blood sugar levels. Diabetics should limit the consumption of this vegetable.

Cellulose

The beneficial properties of potatoes are also due to the presence of fiber in it. Although potatoes are not high fiber foods, they can be a significant source for those who eat them regularly. The level of fiber (dietary fiber) is higher in potato skins, which is 1-2% of the total mass of potatoes. In fact, dried potato peel contains about 50% fiber (10).

Potato dietary fiber consists mainly of insoluble fiber, such as pectins, cellulose, and hemicellulose (11).

They may also contain varying amounts of resistant starch, a type of fiber that nourishes friendly bacteria in the colon and improves the health of the digestive system (12).

Resistant starch can also improve blood sugar control, smoothing its rise after eating potatoes (13).

Compared to cooked potatoes, which are served hot, pre-chilled potatoes after cooking, contain more resistant starch (8).

Summary:

Potatoes are not high fiber foods. However, potato dishes that have been cooled after cooking may contain resistant starch, a type of fiber that can improve colon health.

Potato protein

Potatoes contain an insignificant amount of protein - about 1-1.5% (fresh) and 8-9% (dry) (10, 14).

In fact, compared to other common food crops, such as wheat, rice and corn, potatoes have the lowest amount of protein. Despite the low protein content, the quality of the protein in potatoes is very high both for the plant, which is higher than that of soybeans and other legumes (10).

The main protein in potatoes is called patatin - it can be allergenic for some people (15).

Summary:

Potatoes contain a small amount of high-quality proteins that may be allergenic for some people.

Vitamins and Minerals

What is good potato? Potatoes are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, especially potassium and vitamin C. The levels of some vitamins and minerals are reduced by heat treatment, but this can be minimized by baking or boiling with the skin (in uniform).

• Potassium: the predominant mineral in potatoes, concentrated in the skin. Eating foods rich in potassium can benefit heart health (16, 17).
• Vitamin C: the main vitamin contained in potatoes. Vitamin C levels in this vegetable are significantly reduced when heated, but boiling potatoes in their uniforms apparently reduces this loss (16).
• Folic acid: concentrated in the peel. Potato with colored pulp has the highest concentration of folic acid (18).
• Vitamin B6: class of vitamins of group B, which are involved in the formation of red blood cells. Vitamin B6 is found in most foods, and its deficiency is rare.

Summary:

Potatoes are a good source of several vitamins and minerals, including potassium, vitamin C, folic acid, and vitamin B6.

Other plant compounds

Potatoes are rich in bioactive plant compounds, which are mainly concentrated in its skin. Varieties with purple or red skin and pulp contain the largest amount of antioxidants called polyphenols (19).

• Chlorogenic acid: main polyphenolic antioxidant in potatoes (19, 20).
• Catechin: An antioxidant, which accounts for about one-third of the total polyphenol content. Its concentration is highest in purple potatoes (19, 21).
• Lutein: found in potatoes with yellow flesh, lutein is a carotenoid antioxidant that can be important for eye health (10, 16, 22).
• Glycoalkaloids: class of toxic phytonutrients, mainly solanines and chaconins, which are formed in potatoes for natural protection against insects and other threats. In large quantities, they can be harmful to the human body (20).

Summary:

Potatoes provide the body with some healthy antioxidants. Antioxidants are concentrated mainly in the skin of this vegetable.

The benefits of potatoes for the human body

In the context of a healthy diet, peeled potatoes can be beneficial to health.

Heart health

Hypertension - a condition characterized by abnormally high blood pressure, is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Potatoes contain a number of minerals and plant compounds that can help lower blood pressure. The high content of potassium in this vegetable deserves special attention.

Several observational studies and randomized controlled studies have associated high potassium intake with a reduced risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (17, 23, 24).

Summary:

Eating potatoes can help reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

Body weight control

The benefits of potatoes for humans are also due to the fact that this product helps control body weight. Satiety is a feeling of full stomach and a feeling of fullness that occurs after eating. Rich foods that cause a significant feeling of satiety can contribute to weight control, prolonging the feeling of fullness after eating and reducing food and energy intake (27).

Compared to other carbohydrate-rich foods, potatoes seem to be a particularly nutritious product. In one study comparing the saturation index of 40 common foods, boiled potatoes were found to be the most satisfying (28).

Another small study involving 11 men showed that eating boiled potatoes as a side dish with pork steak resulted in less calorie intake than eating pasta or white rice (29).

It is unclear which potato components contribute to their satiating effect. However, studies show that potato protein, known as a proteinase 2 (PI2) inhibitor, can suppress appetite (30, 31).

Although PI2 can suppress appetite when taken in pure form, it is unclear whether its trace amounts present in the potato have any effect on the appetite.

Summary:

Potatoes are a nourishing product. For this reason, it can be useful as part of a diet for weight loss.

Harm of potatoes for the human body

Eating potatoes is usually considered healthy and safe. However, in some cases, people should limit their consumption or avoid it altogether.

Potato allergy

Food allergy is a common phenomenon characterized by an immune response to proteins in certain foods. Potato allergy is relatively unusual, but some people may be allergic to patatin - one of the main proteins in potatoes (32, 33).

Some people who are allergic to latex may be susceptible to patatin — this phenomenon is known as allergic cross-reactivity (34).

Summary:

Potatoes may be allergenic for some people, but this is rare.

Glycoalkaloids - Potato Toxins

Plants of the family Solanaceae, such as potatoes, contain a class of toxic phytonutrients known as glycoalkaloids. Two main glycoalkaloids are found in potatoes:

1. Solanine
2. Chakonin

There were reports of glycoalkaloid poisoning after eating potatoes in both humans and animals (35, 36).

However, toxicity reports are rare, and in many cases the condition may be undiagnosed. At low doses, glycoalkaloids usually cause mild symptoms, such as headache, stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting (35).

In more serious cases, the symptoms may be as follows:

• neurological disorders;
• fast breathing;
• fast heartbeat;
• low blood pressure;
• fever;
• and even death (36, 37).

In mice, prolonged consumption of glycoalkaloids may increase the risk of developing cancer in the brain, lungs, chest, and thyroid gland (38).

Other animal studies show that low levels of glycoalkaloids that can be found in a person's diet can aggravate inflammatory bowel disease (39).

Usually potatoes contain only trace amounts of glycoalkaloids. A person weighing 70 kg should eat more than 2 kg of potatoes (with skin) in one day to receive a lethal dose (37).

However, a smaller number of potatoes can cause adverse symptoms. Levels of glycoalkaloids are increased in the peel and sprouts compared to other parts of the potato. The use of potato shoots should be avoided (37, 40).

Potato rich in glycoalkaloids has a bitter taste and causes burning in the mouth, which can be a warning of potential toxicity (41, 42).

Summary:

Depending on the potato varieties and storage methods, potato skin and sprouts can be toxic due to the large number of glycoalkaloids.

Acrylamides

Acrylamides are substances that are formed in foods rich in carbohydrates during their preparation at very high temperatures, for example, during frying or baking (45).

The amount of acrylamides increases at higher temperatures during frying (47).

Compared to other products, fried potatoes, french fries and potato chips contain a lot of acrylamides, which makes them the main sources of these substances (48).

The toxicity of acrylamides, which are used as industrial chemicals, was reported in people exposed to workplace exposure to contact dermatitis and blue-limbed polyneuropathy (49, 50, 51).

Although the amount of acrylamides in food products is usually low, some experts are concerned about their long-term effects on the human body. Animal studies show that acrylamides may increase the risk of developing cancer, in addition to having neurotoxic effects (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57).

In humans, acrylamides have been classified as a possible risk factor for cancer (45).

Numerous observational studies have investigated the effect of consuming acrylamide-rich products on the risk of developing cancer in humans. Most of these studies did not reveal any significant side effects (58, 59, 60, 61).

In contrast, in several studies, acrylamides were associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer (62), ovaries (63, 64), kidney (65), oral cavity (66), and esophagus (67).

High consumption of acrylamides may have adverse health effects over time, but the extent of these effects is unclear and further research is needed.

For optimum health, it seems reasonable to limit the consumption of french fries and potato chips.

Summary:

Fried potatoes contain compounds called acrylamides, which can increase the risk of cancer. For this reason, the consumption of french fries and potato chips should be limited.

French fries and potato chips

Potatoes are blamed for the development of obesity, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The main reason for this is that this vegetable is widely used in the form of french fries and potato chips - foods high in fat and a number of harmful ingredients. French fries are also often associated with fast food.

Observational studies have linked the consumption of chips and potato chips with weight gain (68, 69).

Chips and potato chips can also contain acrylamides, glycoalkaloids, and large amounts of salt, which can have a detrimental effect on health (45, 70, 71).

For this reason, you should avoid eating large amounts of fried potatoes, especially French fries and chips.

Summary:

French fries and chips contain many unhealthy ingredients. Their consumption should be limited.

Summarize

Potatoes are a popular high carbohydrate food consumed throughout the world.

It is a good source of several healthy vitamins, minerals and plant compounds, and can be useful for controlling body weight. It can also help prevent the development of cardiovascular diseases.

These beneficial effects do not apply to fried potatoes (french fries and chips), which were soaked in oil and cooked at very high temperatures. For optimal health, the consumption of these kinds of dishes and snacks should be limited or excluded altogether.

We considered the benefits and harms of potatoes for the human body in terms of proven scientific evidence. Based on these data, you can draw conclusions about which potatoes are useful and which are harmful.

The benefits and harm of potatoes

The chemical composition of the product

Despite the popular belief that potatoes contain only low-grade starch, this product is rich in trace elements. Tuber proteins contain amino acids, many of which are indispensable for the human body.

• The benefits and harm of potatoes
• The chemical composition of the product
• Useful properties of potatoes
• What is useful raw potatoes?
• Useful properties of potato in uniform
• Harmful properties of potatoes
• Choosing the potatoes correctly
• What does the potato contain: useful properties and medicinal qualities
• What keeps the potatoes
• Beneficial features
• Baked
• In uniform
• Boiled
• Raw
• Popular use
• Together with this article read:
• Medical recipes
• Alcohol intoxication potato treatment:
• Angina
• Arrhythmia
• Arthritis
• Phlebeurysm
• High temperature
• Hemorrhoids
• Potato Hypertension Treatment:
• Intoxication
• Potato cough treatment:
• Runny nose, sinusitis
• Frostbite
• Osteochondrosis
• Edemas
• Low potency
• Renal colic
• Pneumonia
• Cold
• Treatment of rheumatism potatoes:
• Erysipelas
• Reduced vision
• Stomatitis
• Cramps
• Chronic tonsillitis
• Pulmonary tuberculosis
• Insect bites
• Emphysema
• Peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer, headache, spastic constipation, potato treatment:
• Warts
• Burr
• Bags under the eyes
• Corns
• Wrinkles
• Potato: good and harm, calorie. What really harms potatoes, and to whom it is useful
• Potatoes: composition, calorie
• How to use potatoes, which varieties to choose
• Potato: what is the benefit for the body?
• Potatoes: what is the harm to health?
• Potatoes for children: good or bad
• The benefits and harm of potatoes for the body
• Potato use
• Cooking potatoes with the preservation of nutrients
• The use of potatoes in traditional medicine
• External use of potatoes
• Harm of potatoes

In addition, potatoes contain carbohydrates, phosphorus and amino acids. Fiber vegetable does not irritate the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, so boiled root can be eaten even with gastritis or peptic ulcer.

Vegetable tubers are a storehouse of pectins, vitamin PP, B1, B2, contain vitamin C in large quantities, as well as many mineral components. In addition to potassium salts, it contains elements such as: magnesium, sulfur, iron, chlorine, sodium, manganese, zinc, calcium, silicon, bromine, cobalt, boron, copper and iodine. The distribution of mineral substances is uneven, therefore their greatest content is observed in the peel, and the smallest - in the core. In other words, the nutrients are concentrated in the skin and pulp near it.

Micro and macronutrients are easily digestible and are also in the form of alkaline salts, which help regulate the alkaline balance of the blood. MirSovetov will share what diseases can be cured with potatoes.

Useful properties of potatoes

Vegetable has a full and balanced composition with high energy value. Eating potatoes, you can maintain the body with all the necessary elements and calories. Like bread, the tubers are not boring and can be identified by utility. In addition, the fruit has a high protein content and if you take chicken meat as a standard of protein content - 100%, then in wheat culture there will be 64%, and in potatoes the volume of the component will be 85%. Consider in what other cases it is useful to eat vegetables:

• the potassium content allows you to remove water from the body and reduce puffiness, so the product should be included in the mandatory diet of people with kidney diseases;
• the starch contained in the product helps to reduce cholesterol levels, i.e. it causes anti-sclerotic properties;
• potatoes are able to neutralize the excessive content of acids, which eventually accumulate in the body;
• the vegetable has pronounced antispasmodic properties;
• raw potato juice helps eliminate the symptoms of gastritis, duodenal ulcer and heartburn;
• due to the high content of potassium salts, potatoes are indicated for use by patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• root crop has diuretic properties;
• helps to remove the appearance and bacteria of skin diseases such as eczema and dermatitis;
• reduces the swelling of the respiratory tract, eliminates the inflammatory manifestations in the nasopharynx.

What is useful raw potatoes?

Juice of new potatoes helps to relieve symptoms of laryngitis and pharyngitis. In addition, it helps to cope with paradontosis, which in its prevalence is the third after cancer and heart disease. In order to prevent rapid damage to the teeth, it is recommended to rinse the inflamed gums 2 times a day with freshly squeezed juice.

This effective remedy also helps with migraines and recurrent headaches, because it contains acetylcholine. Fresh potatoes help to overcome gastritis, reduce the acidity of the stomach, eliminate heartburn, nausea and constipation. But its main benefit is in the healing of peptic ulcer.

Frayed raw potatoes are often used in dermatology, curing purulent eczema, dermatitis and other skin diseases. To do this, rub fresh tubers and put a thick layer on the affected skin. Keep in this state for 4 hours, covered with a napkin. Several such compresses can permanently eliminate the problem of the dermis.

Useful properties of potato in uniform

Eating potatoes boiled with peel is much more beneficial than in traditional cooking. The skin contains essential vitamins and trace elements that do not lose their qualities even during heat treatment.

It is useful to inhale steam of hot and bruised potatoes for diseases of the upper respiratory tract, as well as catarrhs. However, its use in cooking is no less effective. Baked unpeeled potatoes are indicated for use by patients with renal disease, heart problems, and gastrointestinal tract. In this case, nutritionists recommend preparing red varieties of potatoes.

Harmful properties of potatoes

With long-term storage of potato tubers, the poisonous substance - solanine gradually accumulates in the peel. It is easy to recognize by a pronounced green shade. Eating vegetables with solanine is a cause of indisposition, which is often mistaken for seasonal vitamin deficiencies. Manifestations of intoxication with poison look like dizziness, fainting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, shortness of breath, vomiting, disturbed nervous system, convulsions and nausea. Pregnant women need to observe extreme caution, since solanine acts as the strongest teratogen - a harmful substance that provokes congenital fetal defects. In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, it is necessary to scrape off the shoots, a dense layer of peel and all green areas of the pulp.

The harmful qualities of the vegetable are also due to the presence of chlorophyll, which is formed under the action of sunlight and is not destroyed by heat treatment. Therefore, it is recommended to store tubers in a cool and dark place, at an optimal temperature - from 2 to 6 ° C.

Nutritionists and specialists do not recommend eating vegetables to people suffering from diabetes and obesity, as potatoes cause an increase in blood sugar. In addition, roasted tubers contain hydrogenated fats, due to which their consumption in food is undesirable.

Choosing the potatoes correctly

When choosing a ripe vegetable one should be aware of the main criteria that experienced housewives are guided by:

1. Tubers should not have greenish areas on the surface. This is the first sign that the vegetables have been stored under the direct sun and toxic poison has been accumulated in the fruits.
2. The potato itself must be dense, juicy, firm and not have sprouts on the peel. Otherwise, this means that it has been stored for too long, and it is undesirable to purchase such a vegetable.
3. Pry off a small piece of vegetable with your fingernail. If in this place the juice begins to actively stand out - this root crop was treated with nitrates.
4. If you choose young tubers, make sure that they do not peel the peel. It should be easy to remove and be thin. If such criteria are not noticed, it means that the vegetable has not yet ripened.
5. Try to choose medium-sized or small-sized tubers, because large potatoes contain 1/3 less nutrients.

Summarizing all the above, it is worth noting that potatoes today are the most common vegetable brought to the domestic expanses from America. He firmly took the position of the main nutrient component of our diet, due to the variety of methods of preparation and a variety of useful properties.

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Source: contains in itself a potato: useful properties and medical qualities

For such a product, like potatoes, everyone has long been accustomed to, he firmly takes the position of "second bread" and is present in the diet of each person. There are many recipes in which potatoes cannot be replaced by another product, which makes it valuable for hostesses.

But girls who are on a diet often deny themselves the use of this product. These are, perhaps, all the arguments that were applied to potatoes, which is absolutely not deserved. In fact, a simple potato is not at all simple, but very useful and has many useful properties.

What keeps the potatoes

Potatoes contain many vitamins.

Not so long ago, scientists took up the study of this product and proved that ordinary potatoes, which everyone is so used to, contain a complex of useful vitamins and trace elements. If we talk about vitamins, then the potatoes contain:

In addition to vitamins, potatoes contain:

Many will be surprised by the fact that potatoes have been recognized as more beneficial than cabbage, bananas and nuts, and all for the reason that all the beneficial substances, their composition and quantity, are ideal for a complete nutrition of the human body.

Quite a lot of people are faced with the problem of chronic fatigue, stressful situations, inadequate sleep, all this leads to depression. If you regularly eat potatoes, you can significantly improve your health, become stronger and stronger. On this potato, the beneficial properties of which are opened, never ceases to amaze.

Beneficial features

Before talking about the benefits, it is worth noting that, depending on the way in which the potatoes are cooked, it will depend on the benefits they bring.

The video will tell about the benefits and harms from potatoes:

This method of cooking will be useful to those who watch their figure, as baked potatoes are very low-calorie. In addition, with this preparation, the potato has a high content of potassium, and it is necessary and useful for human muscles.

It will be useful and hypertensive patients, as it is able to reduce blood pressure. And for men, attention should be paid to the peel, as it has a beneficial effect on potency.

In uniform

The potato in its uniform is capable of removing toxins.

Probably one of the easiest ways to cook potatoes, but at the same time the most useful.

This potato has a high fiber content, which contributes to the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

In addition, it removes toxins, is able to normalize blood sugar levels and reduce cholesterol levels.

If you cook the potatoes in this way, it will retain all the useful vitamins and minerals, and will contain large amounts of vitamin C, which helps the absorption of iron.

And also it is useful for blood vessels, and, of course, has a protective property against infectious and viral diseases. Do not forget that this vitamin is a powerful antioxidant, which prevents premature aging of the body.

Many have heard of the benefits of nuts and seeds, due to the fact that they contain selenium, it is the potatoes cooked in the uniform that is also rich in this trace element. This is a really useful trace element that stimulates metabolic processes, strengthens the immune system, and has a beneficial effect on the work of the nervous system. This element is necessary for skin, hair and nails, not only for growth, but also for a beautiful look.

A rather controversial opinion may be caused by boiled potatoes, and all for the reason that it has starch and all those who follow the figure, refuse this dish. But in defense of this method of preparation, it can be noted that in the process of cooking, most of the starch goes into the water.

Do not underestimate the benefits of starch, which has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, providing anti-inflammatory, enveloping and softening effects.

Anti-inflammatory processes can activate raw potatoes.

Immediately it should be said about the benefits that can bring the skin, it is considered waste and it is not given due attention.

This is completely wrong, because it contains a large amount of all the vitamins and minerals that are so necessary for the body. If you want to get all the nutrients from the potato, it should be eaten baked or cooked in uniform.

Also, raw potatoes can activate anti-inflammatory processes. It is often used as compresses in places of bruises and dermatological diseases. In the case of drinking juice, it can relieve heartburn and help with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In some cases, potatoes are contraindicated and can cause harm.

You should not abuse this product, in this case it does not mean much that a sufficient amount will benefit the body from 200 to 300 grams per day. In cases of diet, it is worth to give up potatoes for dinner, at lunchtime, it will bring only benefits.

Everyone is familiar when the potato has a greenish color. This suggests that it contains a large amount of solanine and must be discarded. This substance is toxic and in large quantities can harm the body.

It is necessary to limit yourself in the use of french fries, as in the process of cooking it practically loses its benefit, but it becomes carcinogenic and harmful. And also from the fried potatoes should be abandoned to those who have the disease:

Contraindicated in any form for:

In all cases, you need to comply with the measure and remember that the potato can bring benefit in small quantities, and not correct use can be harmful.

Popular use

Grated potatoes and olive oil will help with any damage.

There are quite a few recipes using potatoes that have medicinal qualities and can help in the recovery of one or another ailment.

But it is always worth remembering that any disease requires a medical examination, diagnosis and proper treatment.

You can use these recipes as an auxiliary treatment and it will be right to consult with your doctor before use.

You can use raw potatoes, which has a beneficial effect on human skin. For any damage, possible wounds or burns, purulent acne, boils, for dermatological diseases, compresses can be used.

It will be necessary to grate the potatoes on a fine grater and add olive oil, apply such gruel to the affected places. The same compress can be effectively used for arthritis and for inflammation of the joints. But to even out the skin color and improve the structure, it is enough to wipe the skin with a cut of the potato.

Quite often, potato juice is used for treatment, which is absolutely justified, since it contains many useful substances. It is able to normalize hemoglobin, improve the work of the cardiovascular system, the work of the kidneys, reduce blood pressure. It is often used to treat peptic ulcers, at least 500 grams per day, but this requires consultation with a doctor.

Such a useful drink has anti-inflammatory, tonic, diuretic, analgesic, antimicrobial effects. Also, use cooked potatoes in the liver, it will help with boils. To do this, cook, then peel and crush a small amount of potatoes. Next, the slurry in the form of heat to attach to the sore spot for about 15 minutes.

With the same preparation, you can use potatoes for bronchitis. To do this, crush and, as a compress, apply to the chest, in the form of heat, you need to keep it until the potatoes cool. For those who use diets, a decoction of potatoes in their uniforms is suitable, it burns fats perfectly.

And also, this broth will be useful for those who are trying to get out of fasting, it will help to establish the processes of the gastrointestinal tract and contribute to the rapid recovery of strength. This decoction is used for heart diseases and hypertension, which is able to normalize and improve the work and reduce pressure. Use a decoction for arthritis, which allows you to remove the serious condition of the joints.

If you change in the diet methods of cooking potatoes, it will not only provide the body with useful substances, but also allow you to eat tasty and varied. In addition, you can always find the right recipe using healthy potatoes, which will benefit and promote recovery.

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Source: Recipes

Alcohol intoxication potato treatment:

Fresh potato juice to defend for 1 hour, carefully drain, combine with cranberry juice and drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day.

Take small potatoes (suitable tubers with sprouts and even potato peel). Rinse the tubers thoroughly and boil in a little water so that the steam comes from the potatoes, not from the water, until a typical potato smell appears. Inhale the vapor by nose and mouth for 10-15 minutes (you can add 2 tablets of validol). After inhalation, you must immediately go to bed in order not to overcool. If the inflammatory processes are particularly acute, it is possible to carry out procedures in the morning and evening.

Periodically spend "potato days", using mostly potato juice, potato water or baked potatoes.

Drink decoction from under the potato in the morning on an empty stomach, then in the afternoon and before bedtime. It is also recommended to eat 1 - 2 potatoes - raw, finely chopped on the grater with the peel.

Apply whole potato tubers to sore joints, and if the fingers joints are swollen, then the potato should be picked up like a ball in your hand, and you should put a glove with a potato on your hand or tie the potato to the sore joint at night.

Phlebeurysm

Places with swollen veins several times a day soak in the juice of fresh potatoes or apply dressings soaked in this juice. It is good to combine such a procedure with the use of potato juice.

High temperature

Grate 2 raw potatoes on a coarse grater. In the resulting mass pour 1 tablespoon of vinegar and put it on a clean cloth or gauze, folded in several layers. The fabric should be wide enough to wrap the mashed potatoes in it. Ready to put a compress on the forehead, and after a while change it, preparing fresh. In the same way, a compress is prepared from potatoes for sore throat. Potatoes wrapped in cloth to put on the throat. Wrap your neck with a scarf or a scarf.

Hemorrhoids

Drink raw potato juice 1/2 cup 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

To relieve pain and relieve inflammation, it is recommended to use potato candles. You can sit for 30 minutes in a warm bath before the procedure, then insert a potato candle, plucked from raw, peeled potatoes, the size of a finger (6-8 cm) into the anus. To facilitate the procedure, a potato candle should be smeared with sunflower oil. Her prayer is left for the whole day - she does not interfere with walking. If you need to go to the toilet, then the candle should be thrown away, and after cold washing the anus (or rather cold douching of the rectum with a small enema of 1/2 glass of water), insert a fresh candle. If you carefully and carefully apply this method, then the hemorrhoids pass in a few days, but the procedure should be done within 10 days. If necessary, repeat the treatment after 1-2 months.

Rub a raw potato, squeeze the juice in 1 tablespoon and inject a small syringe into the anus for the night. This procedure is carried out for 10 days. Juice squeeze necessarily from whole potatoes (with skin).

Fill the pot with a capacity of 3-5 liters with potato peelings, add water so that the cleanings are only covered, and boil. Pour all the contents into a suitable vessel like a night pot and, having sat on it, take a steam “inhalation” for 15–20 minutes. To reduce the heat release to the environment and preserve steam in this way for a longer time, put the vessel with cleaning into a basin with hot water. In this case, after defecation, you should definitely wash with cold water.

Potato Hypertension Treatment:

Take 14 days in a row on an empty stomach 30 minutes before meals, controlling blood pressure, 1 tablespoon of grated raw potatoes or a solution of 15 g of starch in 1/2 cup of boiled water.

Drink a decoction of potatoes, boiled in their skins (1 - 2 cups daily), and also have baked potatoes in their uniforms with the peel.

Drink decoction or fat from potato peel: rinse the potato peel thoroughly, pour boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, insist and drink 2 tablespoons 4 times a day before meals. Dosage can be increased.

Every day on an empty stomach to drink 1 glass of raw potato juice, after that, 1 hour to eat nothing, it is advisable to lie for 30 minutes. The course of treatment is 10 days.

Intoxication

From intoxication caused by poisoning with salts of heavy metals, radionuclides, industrial poisons, take 150-200 g of raw potatoes 1-2 times a day on an empty stomach.

Potato cough treatment:

Cut hot potato in jacket and attach to breast lubricated with turpentine.

Boil in a uniform 4-5 potatoes, but so that they do not boil soft. Place several sheets of paper on your chest or back and place hot potatoes cut in half on them. Wrap yourself up above. As you cool sheets of paper to pull out. This procedure is carried out in the evenings.

Apply sliced ​​hot potatoes to the throat when you cough up your throat.

Boil the potato pieces (or peeling), drain the water, put them in a double plastic bag, tie, then wrap in a linen towel (2-3 layers) and fix on the chest. Take care not to burn yourself. Warm up the chest for 1 hour. Several such procedures - cough and hoarseness pass. Potatoes “take over” the negative field of the disease, and soft heat promotes good blood circulation in the diseased area. This method is especially good for an allergic child, which mustard plasters are contraindicated.

Runny nose, sinusitis

Boil the potatoes in the uniform, drain the water. Wrap yourself up and breathe over a steam of potatoes. Potatoes can additionally be kneaded.

A hot potato is quickly rolled on the forehead, nose, ears, and then cut and apply one half to the forehead, and the other to the wings of the nose. It is possible to “roll” 3-4 potatoes in a day. After the procedure, it is imperative to wear a soft woolen cloth bandage on the forehead.

Frostbite

When reddening the skin of hands from frost, it is enough to hold hands several times in warm potato water.

For the treatment of frostbite skin on the face using a potato compress. Boiled in the peel of the tubers must be quickly kneaded and immediately, while the mash is hot enough, on a piece of gauze or cloth to attach to the affected place. Keep the compress until it cools down, and then several times rub the frozen area with cotton wool soaked in lemon juice diluted with water.

Grate peeled potato. Apply the resulting mass on a gauze napkin, folded 4-5 times, and pin it to the affected skin. After 2 hours, remove and replace the potato mass with fresh.

Immediately after a burn with boiling oil or a hot frying pan, as well as after boiling with boiling water, apply fresh potatoes to the sore spot. Potato should be cut lengthwise and attached to the site of the burn. Every 2-3 minutes, put new potato wedges until the pain subsides. Thanks to the potato, no blisters will appear at the burn site, the pain will be softened and the wound will be covered with a protective layer of starch. Apply to the affected area the pulp of grated raw potatoes, slightly squeezed and wrapped in cotton fabric. It is necessary to carry out this procedure several times a day and overnight, combining lotions and compresses with ingestion of raw potatoes.

Place burns several times a day with fresh potato juice or apply dressings dipped in this juice. It is good to combine this procedure with drinking potato juice, taking part of the juice from the portion to lubricate the burn.

Sprinkle the burn with potato starch mixed with baking soda in a 1: 1 ratio.

Apply a compress from cooled oatmeal kissel mixed with potato starch to the affected area.

If the esophagus burns with caustic substances, it is necessary to prepare potato juice (in a juicer or meat grinder) as soon as possible and drink 1/2 cup at once, and after 30-40 minutes, another 1/2 cup.

Osteochondrosis

Take in equal proportions grated raw potatoes and honey, put gruel on a napkin and attach to the spine for 2 hours. The pain passes.

Apply to the swollen places compresses of grated raw potatoes or thinly sliced ​​raw potatoes.

Low potency

Renal colic

At occurrence of renal colic the warm bath is useful to the patient within 20 minutes. After the bath, go to bed and put a poultice of mashed potatoes boiled in their skins on the belly.

Pneumonia

Wash 4 medium potatoes, cut out the eyes, but do not peel, but cut into cubes, add 2 tablespoons of flax seeds, chopped garlic head into gruel, pour all 1 l of water and cook in a closed bowl on low heat for 20 minutes. After cooling to a temperature of 30 ° C, use a decoction for enemas. Enema put 2 times a day until complete recovery.

Cold

To make inhalations over boiled potatoes. In a pot of water, put the potato skins, cook and breathe over the steam for 10 minutes. The procedure is carried out daily 1-2 times a day until treatment.

At high temperatures apply a potato wrap to the forehead - the heat will subside within 1 hour. Compress is prepared as follows: grate 2 raw potatoes with peel on a coarse grater, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, wrap the resulting mass in a clean cloth or gauze.

Treatment of rheumatism potatoes:

Grate 1 kg of raw potatoes (preferably pink). Fold in half linen fabric, spread potato gruel on its middle, fold it, wrap around a sore spot. Top well tie something warm. Cover the patient for the whole night with a blanket. Compresses do every other day. At the same time, take 5 drops of aspen tar diluted in 1/4 cup of vodka at night. Drink for 1.5 months. It is used for rheumatic pains.

A good effect is given by combining the external use of potatoes with the ingestion of raw potato juice - at least ½ cup a day. The course is 1 month; sometimes, to fix the treatment, a repeated course is conducted after a week break.

Boil the potato peel broth, drink it and put compresses on the sore spots.

Erysipelas

Apply to the areas affected by erysipelas a compress of potato starch on cotton wool.

Reduced vision

Pour 1 tablespoon of sprouts of potato tubers sprouted in the cellar with 1 cup of vodka. Insist 1 week. Take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.

Stomatitis

Apply raw potatoes, ground into gruel or sliced, to inflamed gums.

Cramps

Painful muscle cramps occur due to the loss of potassium, so you need to include in the diet more potatoes (preferably cooked baked potatoes), which is rich in this element.

Chronic tonsillitis

Cook 1 tablespoon of potato flowers in 1 glass of water. This broth gargle 3 times a day for 10 days. Take a break for 1 month and repeat the course.

Pulmonary tuberculosis

Eat potatoes cooked whole in their skins, and also drink raw potato juice from July to February.

Insect bites

Attach a slice of raw potatoes to the bite site, itching from the bite will soon pass.

Apply to the boil alternately baked onions and baked potatoes - to ripen the boil.

Emphysema

Green potato tops grate and squeeze the juice. Drink juice, starting reception with 1/2 tsp and bringing up to 1/2 cup.

Peptic ulcer and duodenal ulcer, headache, spastic constipation, potato treatment:

Grate raw potatoes, squeeze juice. Drink 1/2 cup 1 hour before meals, then lie down without standing, 30 minutes. The course of treatment is 1 week, then take a break for 1 week and drink juice again a week.

Drink in the morning on an empty stomach 1/2 cup of potato juice with 1 tablespoon of honey and at night (also on an empty stomach) 3/4 cup of potato juice with honey.

Peel potatoes, cut into cubes and cook without salt. Drink 1 / 2-1 glass of broth 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Inhale the potato vapor in its uniform.

Apply chopped, boiled potato tubers to the breast, smeared with turpentine or goat fat. Cosmetic recipes

Warts

Cut the raw potato in half and attach to the wart, then connect both halves together and bury, but bury so that the potatoes do not sprout. Some modern healers recommend that the potato not be buried, but put in the freezer. After a few days the wart will disappear.

Burr

If the bursting burr began to burrow, then you should take a potato peel and attach it with your white side to your finger, tying it up. For the day several times to change the potato wrap.

Bags under the eyes

Apply to the eyes cut in half a warm potato, cooked with peel. Hold 30 minutes. It is advisable to lie at this time.

You can get rid of old corns, if you apply a slurry of raw grated potatoes to them for a week.

Wrinkles around the eyes helps to remove the mask from mashed potatoes mixed with boiled beans.

For early neck wrinkles, it is recommended to add 1 teaspoon of liquid honey to 2 tablespoons of soft, warm mashed potatoes, and mix quickly. Lay on a piece of cloth and wrap the neck. Cover up with wax paper and wrap or tie up with a head scarf. Keep such a compress for at least 30-40 minutes, then rinse with water at room temperature. The compress can be applied 2-3 times a week.

A large tuber cooked in the peel, peeled and mashed. In a warm mashed potatoes, add 1 tablespoon of warm milk. Heat the resulting mass in a water bath. Apply the hot mass with a thin layer on the face, cover with a thick cloth or towel and leave for 15-20 minutes. After the procedure, if the skin is dry, gently remove the mask with a linen cloth moistened with hot (40-45 ° C) milk, if oily - with cool boiled water. Apply a nourishing cream that matches the skin type. After such a potato mask, the skin becomes elastic, smooth, tender, wrinkles disappear.

For aging, dry, dull, flabby skin, add 1 yolk and 1 tablespoon of milk to warm mashed potatoes. The mask is applied on the face and neck and then washed off with an infusion of mint and linden flowers, taken in equal parts.

Grate raw potatoes, mix them in equal parts with wheat flour and milk and apply on the face and neck. This mask is used by many American actresses seeking to avoid even the smallest signs of skin wilting.

Potato dishes have helped the Russian people to survive through hard times. However, few people know about the healing properties of potatoes. Therefore, in my article I will consider what can be the benefits of potatoes for our body.

Potatoes: composition, benefits, properties.

It is well known that potatoes are a very nutritious product, rich in carbohydrates (mainly starch), proteins and mineral salts. Almost all amino acids that can be found in plants are enclosed in potato proteins!

Eating potatoes in food, we get a significant amount of vitamin C and vitamin P. And if you eat about 300 grams of potatoes every day, this ensures the daily need of the body for these vitamins. At the same time, the use of potatoes for the organism is so great that with its daily use it is an anti-scintillation agent.

Potatoes also have other valuable properties that can be used to treat various diseases. Many people who know about them, have long used potatoes for the treatment of ailments.

Thus, it is used in many diseases: gastritis, arthritis, diabetes mellitus, disorders of the digestive system and many other diseases.

If you regularly eat potatoes and dishes prepared from it, then due to the high content of fiber, the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract improves, toxins are eliminated from the body. The prevention of the onset and progression of diseases of the digestive organs is also provided.

By the way, potatoes as a prophylactic can be used to prevent the emergence of such dangerous diseases as rheumatism and diabetes.

And those who suffer from cardio - vascular diseases are also shown frequent use of potatoes for food. After all, this vegetable contains a large amount of potassium, which has a beneficial effect on heart activity. Potassium is so important to the body that when it is deficient, muscle cramps begin. But it is not difficult for us to replenish its reserves, for example, from baked potatoes. The benefits of baked potatoes in that it reduces pressure, and its skin, moreover, greatly increases the potency!

Nowadays, rarely anyone can avoid such troubles as stress, fatigue, depression, insomnia. But the potato will help get rid of these unpleasant phenomena. Regularly including it in the diet, you will feel a surge of strength, become vigorous and efficient, despite all the difficulties.

Potatoes are usually boiled, fried, baked, cooked kissels on potato starch. However, there is the use of raw potatoes. Thus, traditional medicine uses raw potatoes for eczema and burns, applying it to the affected skin for its treatment.

And all because potato juice is the strongest activator of anti-inflammatory processes. The benefits of raw potato juice for belching, heartburn, bleeding in the stomach. For the treatment of fungal infections, eczema, dermatitis, erysipelas, soak a gauze dressing with potato juice and apply on the inflamed area. Change new dressings every 5 hours.

And recently was discovered the benefits of potato juice for cancer. It is explained by the fact that it contains many active substances that kill cancer cells.

Having cleaned the potatoes, usually, we immediately throw away his skin, not a bit without thinking that we have deprived ourselves of many useful substances. But the benefits of potatoes in their skins! It is in it and is zinc and potassium, the necessary cardiovascular system for normal operation.

It contains more minerals and vitamins than the tuber itself, and also it only contains enzymes that help the body absorb the potato starch. So, next time, boil or bake the potatoes in uniforms, bearing in mind the benefits of potato peel!

Potato starch, just mentioned by me, is used by folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory, emollient, enveloping agent for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It also protects the gastric and intestinal mucosa from chemical irritation when taking pills. And he is the basis for compresses, powders and ointments.

And, of course, what kind of jelly without potato starch ?! By the way, the use of potato jelly for the stomach is explained by starch. It envelops its walls well, thanks to its viscous structure, as if replacing the mucous membrane ...

And the benefits of potato starch can be evaluated when taking baths for relieving itching for skin diseases, exudative diathesis in children and for neurosis. To do this, about 750 grams of potato starch is well dissolved in cold water and pour into warm water for a bath.

As a rule, boil potatoes, pour broth. And completely in vain!

Broth potatoes - a great way to get out of starvation and to burn fat, if, of course, potatoes were cooked in uniforms.

Its decoction is useful for those who have arthritis. For the treatment of this disease drink broth in the morning before meals, in the afternoon and before going to bed. In addition to decoction, it is recommended to grate a potato with peel every day and eat it.

The use of potato broth is also manifested in the treatment of heart disease and hypertension. To do this, peel 4 potatoes to wash, pour 2 cups of water and boil for 15 minutes on a quiet fire, then wait for the broth to cool and filter through gauze. After that, you can drink half or half a glass of broth 30 minutes before eating.

And what can we say about the use of mashed potatoes, even with onions, garlic ... In general, the benefits of mashed potatoes are quite obvious, especially if you cook it not in milk, but in the same potato broth. But mashed potatoes are used not only in nutrition, but also in traditional medicine!

To cure radiculitis, take a red potato, boil it in uniforms, mash, add 3 drops of iodine and a spoonful of sunflower oil. Then mix everything and apply hot mashed potatoes on the fabric, folded in two layers. Tie to the place where you have radiculitis, wrap in cellophane, and quickly under the blanket for the whole night. In the morning everything will be fine!

So the potato is a great "doctor." Eat potatoes and dishes from it, and you will strengthen your health and become full of strength and energy!

Recently, in connection with the heightened attention of societies, the problem of overweight has become very unpopular once-favorite dishes - boiled potatoes, baked, fried, french fries, mashed potatoes with a piece of butter spreading on it, and even salads, and at the same time everything products made from potatoes invented. For all that, it should be noted that in one baked potato there are only 145 calories, and in one cup of boiled and even less - 114. And is it really that really harmful is a potato nicknamed second bread in Russia?

So, for the almost violent introduction in our country of this “damn apple”, the use of which at first was declared a great sin by superstitious people, we must thank the great “revolutionary” Peter I. For later, this particular food product many times in the history of Russia became the savior of its people from the cruelest wars , revolution, cold and hunger.

And now, eating potatoes, we get along with it not only starch (80-85%), but also the widest range of substances necessary for life: these are natural fats, proteins, cellulose, organic acids, including folic, vitamins C , B1, B2, B6, PP, carotene (this is provitamin A, which is rich in yellowish potato varieties), salts of potassium, sodium, phosphorus, etc. Moreover, the content of these beneficial elements in one potato is such that, for example, citrus fruits she does not get dust.

It should be borne in mind that in freshly dug potato vitamins are three times more than in the one that lasted until spring. That is why we traditionally love young potatoes.

Especially useful is the signature dish “potato in uniform”, one method of which covers the daily dose of the body's need for vitamin C (some promoters suggest eating potatoes directly with the skin, which is completely justified in the case of new potatoes).

It is also important to know that for maximum preservation of vitamin C you should not clean the potatoes in advance and keep it in water. It is unreasonable to start cooking in cold water: it is better to put the tubers in boiling water for 20-25 minutes until the end of cooking.

Few people know that all this plant is entirely - and tubers, and sprouts, and stems, and flowers - has pronounced healing properties.

Let's start with the flowers. Infused with vodka potato flowers   perfectly help with radiculitis. During attacks with tincture, rub the sore spots and take it inside with 1 tablespoon 3 times a day.

In case of myoma and mastopathy, they drink the infusion of potato flowers: brew 1 teaspoon of dried flowers with a glass of boiling water, draw and take 1/3 cup 3 times a day so that the pressure becomes normal. And for chronic hypertensive patients, this infusion is just salvation.

But how not to say about fresh potato juice? Potato juice in itself is potent and not harmless, and therefore in any cases it is necessary to take it a little and after consulting with your doctor. Juice from raw tubers is often recommended for gastritis with high acidity and constipation, for gastric ulcer as a means of inhibiting the secretion of gastric glands and promoting the scarring of ulcers. Drink it 2-3 times a day for half an hour before meals. Acetylcholine of fresh potato juice, in addition, lowers blood pressure in hypertension.

Shredded raw potatoeswrapped in gauze, applied to wounds for burns and eczema.

Dishes from potatoes can be eaten by everyone, except those who are on an anti-carbohydrate diet or suffer from diabetes. Eating potatoes and treating pancreatitis is not forbidden: the presence of vitamin C in it is very useful. The high content of potassium in potatoes determines its light diuretic properties.

Separately, I must say about baked potatoes. After all, if during its boiling up to 50% of potassium is lost, only 3-6% of potassium is destroyed in baked or steamed potatoes. Baked potatoes are often recommended by cardiologists for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and those suffering from heart disease (half a baked potato per day is enough).

Boiled in a uniform and mixed with sour cream, potatoes are useful as a mask for dried and sun-burned skin. Uncooked hot potatoes are applied to frostbite areas of the body.

And you potato broth   (tubers) quickly soothes pain in the joints, accelerates the fusion of bones during fractures.