Efficacy and function of dried yam
It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, tonify the middle energizer and replenish qi. Dried yam is rich in protein and dietary fiber, which can relieve abdominal distension and abdominal pain caused by disharmony between spleen and stomach. Yam is mild and can be used to treat weakness of spleen and stomach and weakness of limbs, and to improve anorexia, increased urination and nocturnal emission caused by kidney deficiency. You can not only boil water to drink, but also cook porridge or stew soup, and the efficacy is not affected.
Can dried yam be soaked in water?
Yam doesn't have to be soaked in water, and it needs to be analyzed according to the specific situation.
Under normal circumstances, yam can be used as medicine after special treatment, such as sun drying and sun drying. Medicinal yam can be soaked in water for drinking, which has the effects of invigorating spleen and lung, strengthening kidney and replenishing essence, and can relieve symptoms such as diarrhea, cough, nocturnal emission and frequent urination. But for untreated yam, it cannot be used for soaking in water. Because fresh yam contains saponins, plant alkaloids and other ingredients, it is easy to have allergic reactions when soaked in water directly, which causes skin itching, rash, skin redness and other symptoms, which is not conducive to health.
Is the dried yam cold or hot?
Yam is neither cold nor hot. Yam is rich in nutrition. Eating more yam can effectively strengthen the spleen and stomach. Patients with spleen and stomach weakness can relieve stomach discomfort by eating yam. Eating more yam is good for people with weak spleen and stomach. But it is not recommended to eat too much yam every time to avoid allergic reaction to yam.
What is dried yam?
Dried yam is a dried product obtained by dehydrating and drying plant yam. It is also a common food in life, and this dried yam retains most of the nutrition in fresh yam, which is a health food with high nutritional value.