Yam, also known as Dioscorea, has the effects of nourishing and strengthening the body, aiding digestion, stopping sweating, and relieving diarrhea. It has high nutritional value and is a medicinal material with dual purposes. Let me introduce the medicinal value of yam to everyone.
1. For fever, coughing, spontaneous sweating, palpitations, and loose stool caused by lung diseases: Take 60-120 grams of yam, boil it and drink the juice, or cook and eat it in appropriate amounts daily.
2. Anti-aging and longevity: Yam contains a large amount of mucin protein, vitamins, and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the walls of blood vessels and prevent cardiovascular diseases. It has the effects of benefiting the mind, calming the nerves, and prolonging life.
3. For diabetes, excessive thirst, frequent urination, and excessive hunger: Take 15 grams of yam and 6 grams of Coptis chinensis, decoct them in water and drink. Alternatively, take equal amounts of yam and pollen of Platycodon grandiflorum, decoct them in water and take 30 grams daily, divided into multiple servings.
4. For spleen deficiency and diarrhea (including chronic enteritis, poor digestion and absorption): Take half a catty (around 250 grams) of yam, 120 grams each of lotus seeds and foxnuts, grind them into fine powder. Take 2-3 tablespoons each time, add an appropriate amount of sugar, steam and eat as snacks, 1-2 times a day for continuous use.
5. For frostbite, erysipelas, and early stage of furuncle and swelling: Apply mashed fresh yam to the affected area, change it when it dries, repeat several times until it disappears. (Or it is better to mix it with mashed castor bean seeds and apply externally).
6. For cough with phlegm and asthma (including chronic bronchitis, chronic bronchitis in the elderly): Mash fresh yam, mix it with half a cup of sugarcane juice, stew and drink it hot, twice a day.
7. For kidney deficiency causing nocturnal emission, spleen deficiency causing loose stools, elderly with yang deficiency, and frequent urination: Take 30-60 grams of Yam Rhizome (the beads formed on the yam vine), cook it and peel it, add a little sugar, and take it before bedtime. It is better than ordinary yam.
8. For tonifying the middle and benefiting qi: Yam Rhizome contains 18 amino acids, more than 10 trace elements, and other minerals, so it has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, tonifying the lungs and kidneys, tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, invigorating the spleen and tonifying the deficiency, strengthening the kidneys and nourishing the essence, and benefiting the heart and calming the mind.
9. For nocturnal emission: Take 15 grams of Coarse Yam Rhizome, 15 grams of foxnuts, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3 grams of Schisandra chinensis, decoct them in water and take the juice, one dose per day, divided into two servings. It can tonify qi, nourish the heart, invigorate the spleen, and consolidate the essence. It is suitable for nocturnal emission.
10. For lumps, redness, hardness, and pain after neck surgery (including lymphadenitis, suppurative cervical lymphadenitis, etc.): Take a piece of fresh yam (peeled) and 2-3 pieces of castor bean seeds (dehusked), mash them together into a fine paste, apply it to the affected area, and change it twice a day.
