bitter cassava การใช้

Bammy is made from bitter cassava ( also called yuca and manioc in other American cultures ).
Konzo ( also called mantakassa ) is a paralytic disease associated with several weeks of almost exclusive consumption of insufficiently processed bitter cassava.
A number of studies implicate the combination of high cyanide intake from bitter cassava and low intake of sulfur amino acids as the etiological factors.
Outbreaks typically occur in the dry season in households living in absolute poverty that have sustained themselves for weeks or months on insufficiently processed bitter cassava.
Once harvested, bitter cassava must be treated and prepared properly prior to human or animal consumption, while sweet cassava can be used after simple boiling.