Batata

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

The sweet potato, a tuber member of the Convolvulaceae family, is native to the New World, where Maya cultivated both in Mexico and the Incas in Peru. It was introduced to Europe by Colon, and was one of the first New World tubers make the journey across the Atlantic to Europe. In a now cultivated in tropical areas of the world where culture tribes of potato.

Cultivation

The sweet potato is planted from shoots and results in a plant that produces a thick mass of heart-shaped leaves and a few flowers trumpet-shaped purpuran. The leaves are eaten in times of famine and tubers require about 8 months to mature underground.

Employment and medicinal uses.

Digestible and nutritious meat sweet potato starch is a good source, as well as protein. Yellow flesh varieties are particularly rich in vitamin A and most of its nutritional content is stored close to the skin. This indicated for digestive system disorders, ulcers and inflammatory bowel; detoxifying also thanks to the presence of fitochelatinas, absorbing heavy materials.