Potatoes are useful in treating and protecting against disorders affecting the Digestive System, the Heart and Circulatory System, the Nervous System and Bones, Joints and Muscles.
Disorders they are useful in treating include constipation and ulcers, osteoarthritis, chronic fatigue, and anaemia
Potatoes are an extraordinary nutritional package - they were the staple food of the Irish agricultural workers for generations, they survived on little else. Potatoes supply fibre, B complex, protein, useful minerals, and enough Vitamin C to keep scurvy at bay, even when boiled or baked. Baked potatoes are nutritionally superior since many nutrients, including potassium, are in the skin.
Nutrients
Potatoes supply more energy and protein than most other food crops. They’re easy to digest so good for invalids, digestive problems, as a weaning food for infants and as a bonus one large jacket potato provides a quarter of your daily needs of protein and over half the requirement of vitamin C.
Raw potato juice (half a small glass, 4 times a day for a month) is a successful treatment for both stomach ulcers and osteoarthritis. The juice can be mixed with apple or carrot juice, with honey, for taste, or can be added to soups or stews just before eating.
Tea made from potato peel is high in potassium and useful for treating high blood pressure.
Potatoes are a member of the Nightshade family and, as such, can contain a compound called Solanine which has an inflammatory effect (specially if thir skin has turned green, or they have started to sprout). It is normally destroyed in the digestive system; however, some researchers have claimed that consumption of foods containing Solanine could make symptoms of inflammatory diseases such as Osteoarthritis worse in some people.