The efficacy and effects of yam and contraindications

Yam, also known as Huaiyam, Huaiyam, Dioscorea, Yam, and White Camelina, is a precious product for both medicine and food. Yam has been cultivated in China for thousands of years, and it is mainly produced in Hubei, Henan, Shanxi and other places. Now there are also iron stick yam on the market, which is actually a kind of yam, with a more slender body than ordinary yam. Today, we will mainly introduce you to the efficacy and effects of yam, contraindications and methods of consumption.

Relieve menopause symptoms

Eating more yams can relieve menopausal symptoms, because the yam in the diosgenin can play a role similar to that of estrogen, helping the body to regulate endocrine, so menopausal women eat more has the effect of relieving menopausal symptoms.

Anti-obesity

Yam is a highly nutritious low-calorie food, per 100 grams of edible yam in the calorie only 56 kcal, in addition, yam can also reduce the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, so eat yam in moderation can prevent obesity.

Strengthen bones

The mucilaginous polysaccharide substance in yam can form bone after combining with inorganic salts, which makes cartilage elastic and enhances bone strength and density, so people with osteoporosis can eat more yam to prevent and improve osteoporosis.

Cardiovascular health

Dioscorea in yam can accelerate the rate of cholesterol metabolism in the body, so people with high cholesterol can eat yam regularly for cardiovascular health. Moreover, yam can effectively stop the precipitation of blood lipids in the blood vessel wall and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

Lowering blood sugar

The yam in yam is one of the important ingredients to assist in regulating blood sugar, and yam contains a large amount of mucin, vitamins and trace elements, which have the effect of lowering blood sugar, so diabetic patients can eat more yam to lower blood sugar.

Strengthen the spleen and stomach

The starch enzymes and polyphenol oxidation enzymes contained in yam are beneficial to the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach, making it a good product for both medicine and food.

Moisten the lungs and relieve cough

Yam has a lubricating and nourishing effect, is flat and sweet in nature, enters the lung meridian, benefits lung energy, nourishes lung yin, and treats lung deficiency, phlegm cough and chronic cough.

Tonify kidney deficiency

The rich nutrients in yam have the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the kidney and benefiting the essence. It is an auxiliary treatment for kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea, leucorrhea and frequent urination.

Yam nutrition

Yam is rich in nutrition, containing protein, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, beta-carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron, as well as a variety of amino acids, saponins, choline, amylase, mucilage, allantoin, choline and polyphenol oxidase, so rich in nutrients, it lays the foundation for the diversity of yam's benefits and effects.

Yam consumption contraindications

yam has an astringent effect and can stop diarrhea, so people with habitual constipation should not eat more yam. The potassium content of yam is very high, and people with poor kidney function have poor potassium metabolism, so they should not eat too much yam.

Yam processing method

(a) Since yam mucilage contains plant alkali, gloves should be worn when peeling to prevent the mucilage from coming into direct contact with the hands, otherwise the hands will feel itchy. White yam is easily oxidized after peeling, which affects the beauty of the food. If you soak the yam in salt water after peeling, you can avoid oxidation and keep the tender white luster.

Yam consumption methods

Yam and date porridge

Ingredients: 20 grams of dried yam, 10 grams of red dates, 150 grams of millet and the right amount of sugar. Method: remove the core of red dates, wash millet, put it into a pot with yam, add the right amount of water, put it on the fire and cook until the porridge is ready, sprinkle sugar on it. Efficacy: sweet taste, porridge is thick and sticky, strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi, nourish the stomach and strengthen the body.

Snow pear yam soup

Ingredients: 300 grams of yam, 1 snow pear, 1 tomato, appropriate amount of vegetable broth. Directions: peel and slice the yam, peel and dice the sorbet, cut the tomato into 4 pieces; cook the sorbet and vegetable stock for 10 minutes on medium-low heat, turn down the heat, add the yam and tomato and cook for 15 minutes. Effect: Yam is rich in mucin, amylase, free amino acids and other substances, which can promote blood circulation, repair skin cells, make the skin smooth and delicate, and prevent aging lines.

Stir-fried shredded pork with yam

Ingredients: 50g of yam, 150g of lean pork, 10g of cooking wine, 5g of ginger, 10g of green onion, 2g of salt, 2g of MSG and 35g of veggie oil. Directions: Peel and soak the fresh yam overnight, cut into thin slices. Pork washed and cut into thin shreds, onion cut into sections, ginger cut into shreds; more than put on the martial fire heat, add vegetarian oil, add onion, ginger, add yam, boiled lean meat, wine, stir-fried, add salt, MSG can be. Effect: Strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, benefit the lung and kidney, replenish the qi and benefit the essence.

Yam and fish fillet soup

Ingredients: choose 400 grams of fish with few spines and lots of meat, 20 grams of yam, half a radish, the right amount of shredded ginger, the right amount of salt. Directions: Slice the radish, boil half a pot of water, add the crushed yam, then add the radish, ginger and fish fillet in order, add the right amount of salt after cooking, sprinkle a little rice wine and chopped green onion before extinguishing the fire, and serve. Effects: Strengthening essence, treating night sweats and stopping diarrhea.