Iron stick yam is one of many varieties of yam. Iron stick yam has rust-like traces, hence the name iron stick yam. As a food and vegetable, it is exquisite, smooth and unique. So do you know what are the taboos of eating iron stick yam? Let's have a look.

What are the taboos for eating iron yam?

1, Chinese yam should not be eaten with carp and kansui, which are similar.

2. Yam and kansui should not be eaten together; Nor should it be taken with alkaline drugs.

3. Chinese yam pork liver. Yam is rich in vitamin C, and pig liver contains trace elements such as copper, iron and zinc. When vitamin C meets metal ions, it will accelerate oxidative damage and reduce its nutritional value. Therefore, it is not suitable to eat yam after eating pig liver.

4, yam and cucumber, pumpkin, carrot, pumpkin. Cucumber, pumpkin, carrot and bamboo shoot all contain vitamin C-decomposing enzymes. If yam is eaten together, vitamin C will be broken down and destroyed.

Who is suitable for iron stick yam?

1, autumn and winter tonic

Eating yam before tonic in autumn and winter is more conducive to the absorption of tonic. Yam is a tonic medicine, which has the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach to eat before tonic.

2. People who lose weight

Yam is a good helper to lose weight, because yam has less calories, more nutrition and rich crude fiber, which is easy to increase people's satiety and control their desire to eat. Moreover, the fat content of yam is very low, with only 0.2g fat per100g yam, thus achieving the purpose of slimming. During the period of losing weight, yam can be used as a staple food or an auxiliary food to satisfy hunger, which can not only avoid the harm caused by excessive dieting, but also achieve the purpose of losing weight.

3. Old people who are prone to colds

Yam has the function of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi. Therefore, patients with qi deficiency due to excessive sweating and repeated colds should moderately increase the intake of yam in autumn and winter.

4. People with indigestion

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.