Progress Research on Resource Development and Utilization of Fragrant Taro
Fragrant taro is a characteristic agricultural product in China rich in starch,protein,and other nutrients.Meanwhile,fragrant taro has high polysaccharides,phenol,alkaloid,and other active ingredients,which have many pharmacological ef-fects,such as increasing immunity,decreasing blood lipids,increasing anti-cancer effects,etc.In this paper,the resource de-velopment utilization of fragrant taro,including its effective content and product development,the application methods of fragrant taro and other new application directions,and the preservation and comprehensive utilization of fragrant taro are sys-tematically introduced.Prospects were proposed to provide a theoretical basis for further development and utilization of fra-grant taro.