Health and Fitness

Potato is one of the most common vegetable that you will find in most of the dishes. Recently I found some useful applications of potato in medicinal use and other medical properties. Potato is an almost perfect food, lowering blood pressure, maintaining balance of alkalinity and acidity in the body and rich in vitamins A, B and C and potassium. But remember 60% of the potassium contained in the potato lies so close to the skin that it cannot be saved if the potato is peeled. Raw potato juice is a great rejuvenator and is quick way to get an abundance of vitamin C as well as others vitamins and minerals. Potatoes should be avoided if you are suffering from arthritis. Potato soup is good in cases of uric acid, kidney and stomach disorders, and for replacing minerals in the system. The potassium in the potato is strongly alkaline, which makes for good liver activation and neutralizing acidity.

Some procedures to make potato useful in medical applications are:

1. Small potatoes cooked in their jackets as vegetable, if eaten regularly, would diminish all chances of stone formation in the kidneys.

2. Potato baked in their skin and eaten with salt reduces the fat in the body.

3. A cup of raw potato juice taken regularly cures the problem of acidity.

4. Raw potato heals the burn faster.

5. Raw potato mashed in milk is an excellent remedy for diarrhoea.