紅(hong)薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)，又(you)稱(cheng)甘薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)、番薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)、山芋等，為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)旋花(hua)科一年生植物。不同(tong)地(di)區人(ren)(ren)們對它的稱(cheng)呼(hu)也(ye)(ye)不同(tong)，河(he)南(nan)人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)紅(hong)薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)，上海人(ren)(ren)和(he)天津人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)山芋，山東人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)地(di)瓜，江(jiang)蘇(su)南(nan)部稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)山芋其(qi)(qi)他地(di)區稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)紅(hong)薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)而徐州地(di)區稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)白(bai)芋，陜西人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)紅(hong)芋，四川人(ren)(ren)和(he)貴州人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)紅(hong)苕(tiao)，北(bei)京人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)白(bai)薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)，江(jiang)西人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)番薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)，福(fu)建人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)紅(hong)薯(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)河(he)北(bei)人(ren)(ren)稱(cheng)山藥(yao)或者(zhe)紅(hong)山藥(yao)。同(tong)一地(di)區不同(tong)區域人(ren)(ren)們對它的稱(cheng)呼(hu)也(ye)(ye)不盡相同(tong)，比如山東大部分地(di)區雖稱(cheng)其(qi)(qi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)地(di)瓜，但魯南(nan)棗莊、濟寧附近的當地(di)人(ren)(ren)又(you)習(xi)慣把它叫(jiao)作“芋頭(tou)”，而真正的芋頭(tou)則被叫(jiao)作“毛芋頭(tou)”。

　　紅(hong)(hong)(hong)薯原產(chan)美洲，歐洲第一(yi)批紅(hong)(hong)(hong)薯是(shi)由哥倫布于(yu)1492年(nian)帶(dai)回(hui)，然后(hou)(hou)經葡萄牙人傳(chuan)入(ru)非洲，并由太平洋(yang)群島傳(chuan)入(ru)亞洲。紅(hong)(hong)(hong)薯最初引(yin)入(ru)中國是(shi)在(zai)明朝(chao)萬歷年(nian)間(jian)，當時福(fu)建華僑(qiao)陳振(zhen)龍常(chang)到(dao)呂宋（現今菲律賓）經商，發(fa)現呂宋出產(chan)的(de)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)薯產(chan)量(liang)高，于(yu)是(shi)他(ta)就耐心(xin)地(di)向當地(di)農(nong)民學(xue)習種(zhong)植(zhi)之(zhi)法。后(hou)(hou)來經過陳氏家族的(de)推廣，紅(hong)(hong)(hong)薯在(zai)全國普遍栽種(zhong)。

　　下面紅薯磨粉機廠家河南德豐給你具體的說一下紅薯的功效與作用：

　　1.抗癌

　　有效地(di)抑(yi)制結腸癌和乳腺(xian)癌的(de)發生(sheng)。

　　2.通便減肥

　　吃紅薯能有效地阻止糖(tang)類(lei)變為脂(zhi)肪，有利于減肥、健美。紅薯含有大量膳食纖維，在腸道(dao)內無(wu)法(fa)被消(xiao)化吸收(shou)，能刺激腸道(dao)，增強蠕動，通便排(pai)毒，尤其(qi)對老年性便秘(mi)有較(jiao)好的療(liao)效。

　　3.提高免疫力

　　紅薯葉有提(ti)高免疫力(li)、止血、降(jiang)糖、解毒、防治(zhi)夜盲癥等保健功(gong)能(neng)。

　　4.抗衰老

　　抑制黑色素(su)的(de)產(chan)生，防止雀斑和(he)老(lao)(lao)人斑的(de)出現。紅著還(huan)能抑制肌(ji)膚老(lao)(lao)化，保(bao)持(chi)肌(ji)膚彈(dan)性，減緩機(ji)體的(de)衰老(lao)(lao)進程。