Potato juice - effect and application

For which complaints can potato juice help?

Potato juice? Does not sound very tasty - this juice is not. But it is an ancient home remedy that still has its right to exist today. Potatoes, cooked, roasted or even in the form of puree, everyone knows and this vegetable is regularly on the table for many. Potatoes taste good and are healthy. However the juice? Are not raw potatoes toxic? The idea of ​​potato juice spontaneously raises some questions, which are answered in detail in the following lines. And even more: You will get tips on how to use the potato juice for a variety of ailments as a home remedy.

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• For which complaints can potato juice help?
• Make the potato juice yourself
• Home remedies - Tips for use
• stomach discomfort
• Potato juice with olive oil or St. John's wort oil
• Spasms in the gastrointestinal tract
• Lowering cholesterol and blood sugar
• Potato juice for the skin and hair
• Why potatoes turn green
• Solanin in the potato
• solanine poisoning
• To the doctor

Make the potato juice yourself

If you want to make potato juice yourself, please note the following: You should only use potatoes that have neither green spots, germs nor any dents. The potatoes must be peeled thoroughly and generously.

Potato juice is a proven home remedy for a variety of ailments, which can be produced relatively easily. (Image: Heike Rau / fotolia.com)

The easiest way is to put the potatoes in the juicer. The other option is to finely grate peeled potatoes with a grater and then squeeze through a kitchen towel. The juice must be drunk immediately after the preparation, otherwise it will oxidize, become bitter and also lose a lot of its good ingredients.

If you do not want to make the potato juice yourself, buy it at the health food store. This juice contains extremely little solanine, so that it can be drunk by pregnant women.

Home remedies - Tips for use

Potato juice is a good home remedy for both internal and external use. For self-made juice, it should be noted that this must be drunk immediately after production. The purchased juice should usually be kept in the refrigerator after opening - depending on the manufacturer.

stomach discomfort

Potato juice can do a good job with stomach problems such as belching, heartburn and mild gastritis. The peptides in the juice are responsible for the effect on the stomach. The potato juice has a basic effect, so that acidification can be counteracted. The acid gastric juice is neutralized by the juice of the healthy tuber. It is best to drink potato juice for approximately three weeks, ideally 50 ml twice daily before meals.

Often sufferers suffering from heartburn are advised to drink milk. Although this helps for a short time. But milk later increases the acidity, which can then cause the symptoms to get worse.

Pregnant women are more likely to suffer from heartburn. These can also use the effect of the potato juice. But please use only the juice from the health food store and only over a short period of time and only in case of acute need.

When stomach problems such as heartburn potato juice can provide natural relief. (Image: Adiano / fotolia.com)

Potato juice with olive oil or St. John's wort oil

In the above-mentioned stomach problems also helps the combination of potato juice and olive oil. Mix 50 ml of potato juice with a teaspoon of good olive oil and drink in the morning before breakfast for a period of two to three weeks. Instead of the olive oil, a high-quality St. John's Wort oil suitable for internal use can also be used. This is especially recommended for sufferers whose stomach is a particular weak point and who always respond with problems and stress with stomach problems.

Spasms in the gastrointestinal tract

The potato juice has a mild spasmolytic effect. So in case of spasms in the gastrointestinal tract, the muscles relaxed and the symptoms are relieved.

Lowering cholesterol and blood sugar

The proteins that are contained in the potato can slightly lower the elevated cholesterol level and also the blood sugar (a small shot glass full for four weeks, sober before breakfast).

The potato juice also helps to detoxify the liver. Here is a cure of two to three weeks with twice daily 50 ml recommended before eating.

Potato juice for the skin and hair

Potato juice, placed on a cotton pad, can be used like a tonic. The skin becomes soft and tender. Furthermore, potato juice softens rough feet and hands. Feet or hands are bathed in the juice for about 20 minutes and then only dabbed.

Further effects of the potato juice:

• Potato juice, diluted with water, as a rinse after washing your hair (do not rinse) contributes to better hair growth.
• The juice from the healthy tuber cools with sunburn. Simply dab the affected areas with a cotton pad and leave on.
• For age spots, which many want to get rid of, the application of the liquid potato is worth a try.

Why potatoes turn green

When potatoes turn green, this is natural. The potatoes grow underground and when they come into contact with light, they produce chlorophyll, a plant pigment. This gives many green vegetables their color. But with potatoes, this color licks the brown potatoes, sometimes with large, green spots. For varieties that are naturally darker in color, the green is often undetectable. This helps to scrape off the shell.

Solanin in the potato

The chlorophyll in the potatoes is nothing bad. In addition, the potatoes that come into contact with light produce something else, called glycoalkaloids. These are there to protect the plants from natural enemies. The main alkaloid in the potato is solanine and this is toxic to humans. This substance inhibits the enzymes that are important for the function of the nervous system. In addition, solanine can destroy the cell membrane and this can have a negative effect on the intestinal permeability.

Because of the harmful solanine dark spot should be removed when peeling the potatoes. (Image: Dmytro Mykhailov / fotolia.com)

Most solanine is found in and under the shell and especially in potato tubers, which have green spots and bruises. This means that by generous peeling the potato is almost free of solanine. By the way: cooking does not help to reduce the solanine. As mentioned, this is only by peeling and large-scale cutting out of dents, green spots and germ holes.

solanine poisoning

You do not need to be scared of consuming potatoes or potato juice before getting solanine poisoning. To get such a poison, you would have to take an extremely large amount. According to the Nutrition Society (DGE), one to two milligrams of Solanian per body weight triggers intoxication symptoms. These include symptoms such as diarrhea, headache, vomiting, throat scratching, fainting, cramping, dyspnoea and heart failure.

However, a person weighing 60 kg would have to eat about 800 grams of potatoes (potatoes with an average solinin content of 75 mg per kilogram) unpeeled to be poisoned. 800 grams are equivalent to about nine medium-sized potatoes - an amount that is very rarely eaten at one go. If potatoes taste bitter or just funny, you should not eat them anymore, because solanine can also change the taste.

To the doctor

Of course, potato juice is just a home remedy. In case of massive or recurring complaints, it is essential to go to the doctor. But even if medication is required, this juice can be taken in addition, relieve the symptoms. (Sw)