There are countless records about yam in past dynasties. As early as thousands of years ago, in Shan Hai Jing, yam was named Shan Hai Jing. Dioscorea? This name is recorded in the world. In ancient Chinese medical classics, the evaluation of yam nourishing and health preservation is also very high.
First, the application of yam in moistening lung yin.
Yam is sweet and warm, and there is no disadvantage of cold and dryness when used as medicine. It is sweet and nourishing, and taking lung meridian can better moisten lung yin and replenish lung qi.
For example, taking yam has a good effect on fatigue, expectoration and asthma caused by lung yin and lung qi deficiency.
The ancients often used yam and pig lungs to make soup together, which had a good effect of moistening the lungs and benefiting qi. In traditional Chinese medicine, yam is often used in combination with Fructus Arctii, Radix Glehniae, Radix Pseudostellariae and Atractylodis Rhizoma. And the effect of benefiting the lungs and relieving cough is also good.
Second, the application of yam in strengthening the spleen and stomach.
It has long been said that yam can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and has a good improvement effect on various diseases caused by spleen and stomach weakness.
For example, when the spleen and stomach are weak, it will lead to loss of appetite, general weakness and loose stool. In many folk places, yam is directly made into fine powder and then mixed with white sugar to make yam paste, which has a good effect on strengthening the spleen and stomach and stopping diarrhea.
In fact, in our daily life, we can often cook porridge with millet, red dates and lotus seeds, which is also very good for the protection of the spleen and stomach.
In traditional Chinese medicine, yam is often used in combination with ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli and other medicinal materials, which is more useful for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach.
Third, the application of Dioscorea opposita. Consolidating kidney qi.
Although yam is mild in medicinal properties, it also has the function of convergence, so its effect on kidney can play a certain role in tonifying kidney and consolidating the foundation.
For the weakness of bones and muscles, soreness of waist and knees, night sweats and nocturnal emission caused by the instability of kidney qi, the astringency of yam can be effective. Like the well-known tonic? Liuwei Dihuang? The soup is a combination of Chinese yam with Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Cornus officinalis, Cortex Moutan and Poria.
However, if the kidney qi is unstable, there will be symptoms such as deficiency and cold in the lower energizer, aversion to cold and nocturnal emission. It can also be used with some warm drugs, such as Morinda officinalis, Alpinia oxyphylla, Linderae, Euryale ferox and so on. , can play a better role in warming and strengthening astringency.