Other name: devil’s tongue, konjaku, konnyaku, or voodoo lily
Konjac glucomannan, a food storage polysaccharide, is extracted in significant quantities from the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac C. Koch. Cultivated for centuries in China and Japan, this plant has been utilized both as a food source and a food additive. Its use in the Western world as a texture modifier and thickener has emerged only in recent times.
Medicinal Uses:
- Diabetes management
- Weight management
- Cholesterol
- Constipation
- Healthy skin
- Wound healing
