Yam is a very common food for everyone. Whether cooking, making soup or even cooking porridge, yam can be used as one of the raw materials. Many people may think that the appearance of yam is not outstanding, but they don't know that yam has many functions. In particular, many old Chinese medicine practitioners highly recommend eating more yam at ordinary times, which plays a great role in strengthening the spleen and tonifying the lungs. So from the perspective of Chinese medicine, what are the specific effects of yam?

First, the efficacy of yam

Chinese medicine believes that yam is flat and sweet, which can not only be used as food, but also a good choice for Chinese herbal medicines. It has a good therapeutic effect on symptoms of lung deficiency, spleen deficiency and even kidney deficiency. Specifically, the role of yam mainly has the following points.

First, yam can strengthen the spleen and stomach and promote digestion, which is very suitable for patients with dyspepsia. Because yam is rich in amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, it is very easy to absorb and digest. Therefore, yam is often used to treat the symptoms of bad spleen and stomach in clinic, and many of them cook porridge with yam.

Secondly, yam is rich in saponin and mucus, which has moisturizing effect. Therefore, Chinese medicine often uses yam to treat patients with cough or excessive phlegm caused by lung deficiency, and the effect is considerable.

Third, Chinese medicine believes that the various trace elements and vitamins contained in yam have certain effects of strengthening the body, invigorating qi and preserving health. Therefore, some people with weak body qi may wish to use yam to regulate their bodies.

The efficacy of yam is really very much. This seemingly inconspicuous food actually hides so many functions. In fact, if yam is properly matched with other foods, the effect will be better.

Two or three kinds of food that can be paired with yam.

First of all, Chinese yam can be paired with red dates, and the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach will be better played. You can cook red dates and yam together or steam them together.

Secondly, the combination of yam and pumpkin can play a role in lowering blood sugar. Pectin, copper and zinc contained in pumpkin can ensure insulin secretion, while soluble fiber contained in yam can also effectively control blood sugar. Together, they play an effective role in controlling blood sugar.

Finally, yam can also be eaten with kidney beans, which can replenish vitality and enhance immunity. Cooking porridge with yam can improve human immunity to a certain extent and is suitable for people of different ages.

Yam has so many functions, but patients with prostate cancer and breast cancer had better not eat it, because yam saponin will synthesize high-pill hormone and estrogen in human body, which will aggravate the condition of these two patients.

References:

Liu Weizhong Wang Shibiao, Chinese yam pumpkin porridge is beneficial to diabetes, journal of traditional chinese medicine, China, 20 17-06-28.

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