Yam is a medicinal and edible ingredient that is both a good medicine and a common ingredient in medicinal diets. Traditional Chinese medicine tells us that yam has the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach, especially suitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach. Below, I will introduce several dietary therapy recipes using yam.
Recipe 1: Yam and Lamb Porridge
Ingredients: 200g yam, 150g lamb, 100g rice, salt to taste.
Instructions: Peel and wash the yam, cut it into small pieces; chop the lamb into minced meat; wash the rice, put it in a clay pot with some water and cook until the rice blossoms, then add the minced lamb and cook until boiling. Add the yam pieces and cook until the porridge thickens and the meat is fragrant. Add salt to taste. Take it once a day or every other day, divided into two meals.
Effects: This recipe can tonify qi, nourish yin, nourish blood, invigorate the spleen, and tonify the kidneys. It has the functions of strengthening the body, delaying aging, and is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. At the same time, it also has an improving effect on enuresis in children and unremitting cough and asthma.
Recipe 2: Yam and Bitter Gourd Salad
Ingredients: 20g yam, 500g bitter gourd, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 1 teaspoon sugar, ginger slices, scallion segments, cooking wine, soy sauce, and salt to taste.
Instructions: Peel the yam and slice it thinly; remove the rough skin of the bitter gourd, wash it, and slice it. Put the yam slices, bitter gourd slices, cooking wine, ginger slices, and scallion segments in a pot, add water and cook over medium heat until cooked. Remove the bitter gourd and yam, let them cool, and then add salt, sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil, mix well. Eat once a day for 3-5 days.
Effects: This recipe has the effects of invigorating the spleen, nourishing the lungs, strengthening the kidneys, and clearing heat and detoxification. It has certain auxiliary therapeutic effects on habitual constipation, dysentery, pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes, and urinary system infections.
Recipe 3: Yam Tea
Ingredients: 100g yam.
Instructions: Wash the yam and cut it into thin slices. Put it into a clay pot with some water and simmer for half an hour. Drink it warm as a substitute for tea.
Effects: This recipe has the effects of invigorating the spleen, nourishing the lungs, strengthening the kidneys, and nourishing essence.
Recipe 4: Yam and Cucumber Porridge
Ingredients: 60g yam, 150g cucumber, 50g glutinous rice.
Instructions: Process the yam into fine powder; wash the cucumber and juice it; cook the glutinous rice with water to make porridge, and when the porridge is almost done, add the yam powder and cucumber juice, stir and boil, then it can be eaten.
Effects: This recipe has the function of moisturizing the skin and is suitable for beauty and fitness.
Tips: Yam is quite common in daily life, it can be used as medicine and is also a delicious food on the table. In order to ensure the normal function of yam, it is necessary to have some research in the selection and storage.
