Nutritional value of yam
1. Spleen and stomach, digestion:
Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. Blindly nourishing the spleen and stomach is a dual-purpose product of medicine and food. Both spleen yang deficiency and stomach yin deficiency can be eaten. Clinically, it is often used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, fatigue, diarrhea and other diseases;
2. Nourishing kidney and benefiting essence:
Yam contains a variety of nutrients, which has the functions of strengthening body, nourishing kidney and benefiting essence. General symptoms such as kidney deficiency and frequent urination can be taken;
3. Benefiting lung and relieving cough:
Yam contains saponin and mucus, which can lubricate and moisten dryness, so it can benefit lung qi, nourish lung yin, and treat lung deficiency, excessive phlegm and chronic cough.
4. Reduce blood sugar:
Yam contains mucin, which has the function of lowering blood sugar and can be used to treat diabetes. It is a good diet for diabetics.
5. Extend life:
Yam contains a lot of mucin, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall, prevent heart disease, and achieve the effects of benefiting the heart, calming the nerves and prolonging life.
6. Anti-hepatic coma
In recent years, yam has been found to have sedative effect and can be used to resist hepatic coma.
Edible effect
Yam is sweet and flat, and enters the lung, spleen and kidney meridians;
Not dry or greasy, it can strengthen the spleen and lung, stomach and kidney, tonify kidney and essence, improve hearing and vision, help five internal organs, strengthen bones and muscles, soothe the nerves and prolong life.
Indications: weakness of spleen and stomach, listlessness, anorexia, diarrhea, lung qi deficiency and dryness, cough with excessive phlegm, kidney qi deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, weakness of lower limbs, thirst and frequent urination, leucorrhea with turbid urine, skin swelling and obesity.
Applicable people
The general population can eat it.
1. Suitable for patients with diabetes, abdominal distension, physical weakness after illness, chronic nephritis and long-term diarrhea;
2. Yam has astringent effect, and people with dry stools should not eat it; In addition, evil spirits should not eat yam.