Page 26 - 01 CARBOHYDRATES for TCM

Glucomannan

 Dietary fiber, usually made from the root of the konjac

 Consists of a polysaccharide chain of glycosidic linkage are beta-D-glucose and beta-D-mannose

with attached acetyl groups (β-(1→4)-glycosidic bond) or glucuronic acid, and phosphoric acid

groups.

 Health benefits; reduction of serum cholesterol levels, of the risk of constipation, diabetes

management, and inactivation of some food-poisoning bacteria.

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson., ARACEAE