Efficacy and function of Huai yam

Abstract: Huaishan yam refers to the yam produced in Jiangsu, Anhui and other places. as a high-nutrition food, it contains a lot of protein, sugar, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, choline, allantoin, and iodine, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other indispensable inorganic salts and trace elements. Next, let's take a look at the efficacy and effect of Huai yam.

Huaishan yam refers to the yam produced in Jiangsu, Anhui and other places at present. As a highly nutritious food, it contains a lot of protein, sugars, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, choline, allantoin, and indispensable inorganic salts and trace elements such as iodine, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other nutrients. Let's take a look at the efficacy and effect of Huai yam.

Efficacy and function of Huai yam

1. Invigorating the spleen and stomach: Chinese yam is a dual-purpose medicine and food that blindly tonifies the spleen and stomach, which contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach, regardless of spleen-yang deficiency or stomach yin deficiency. It is often used clinically to treat spleen and stomach weakness, less food fatigue, diarrhea and other diseases.

2. Nourishing kidney and benefiting essence: Chinese yam contains a variety of nutrients, which can strengthen the body and nourish the kidney and essence. It can be taken for all diseases such as kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea, leucorrhea in women, frequent urination and so on.

3. Tonifying lung and relieving cough: Chinese yam contains saponins and mucus, and has the effect of lubrication and moisturization. therefore, it can benefit lung qi, nourish lung yin and treat lung deficiency and phlegm cough for a long time.

4, reduce blood sugar: Chinese yam contains mucus protein, has the effect of lowering blood sugar, can be used to treat diabetes, is a good food therapy for people with diabetes.

5. Prolong life: yam contains a large number of mucus proteins, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the precipitation of blood lipids in the blood vessel wall, prevent heart and blood diseases, and achieve the effect of benefiting the mind and mind and prolonging life.

6. Anti-liver coma: recent studies have found that Chinese yam has a sedative effect and can be used to prevent liver coma.

Taboos on the consumption of Huai yam

1. Diabetics should not eat too much: although yam contains mucus protein that can lower blood sugar, Chinese yam belongs to root food with a high amount of starch. If you eat too much, it will not lower blood sugar, but will lead to an increase in blood sugar. Therefore, people with diabetes should not take too much yam at one time, if some patients prefer to eat yam, then they should appropriately reduce the amount of staple food, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

2, eat less yam when eating hot pot: yam itself is a tonic, when eating hot pot, add the role of spicy ingredients, so that flat yam with a certain degree of heat, easy to make people angry, so it is best to eat less yam when eating hot pot.

3, avoid taking alkaline drugs such as baking soda: do not take alkaline drugs such as baking soda tablets at the same time when eating yam, lest baking soda will invalidate the amylase in yam.

4. Suffering from prostate cancer or breast cancer: the diosgenin in yam can synthesize hormones such as testosterone and estrogen in the body, so it is not suitable for patients with prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women.

5, constipation patients should eat as little as possible: yam is rich in starch, for those with chest and abdomen fullness, dry stool and constipation, it is best to eat less, and you can eat yam again after these symptoms are relieved. In addition, peptic ulcer and liver cirrhosis patients, should choose steaming, stewing and other cooking methods, avoid stir-frying and vinegar.

The Edible method of Huai Yam

1. Stir-fried Huai yam

[materials] 400 grams of Huai yam, 15 grams of green pepper, 15 grams of red pepper, 3 grams of salt, 2 grams of chicken essence.

[practice] ① peeled and washed Huai yam, cut it obliquely into thin slices, washed green pepper and red pepper respectively, and sliced. Heat ② wok with oil until 70% hot, add yam slices and stir-fry until cooked, add green pepper slices and red pepper slices and stir-fry, season with salt and chicken essence, add pan and dish.

2. Huaishan medicinal porridge

[materials] 30 grams of Huai yam, 20 grams of carrots, 30 grams of rice, less mashed spinach, 2 cups of water.

Huai yam and carrots are peeled and cut into small pieces (about 1 cm square). Add 2 cups of rice to boil, add Huai yam and carrots to bring to a boil, turn to low heat and cook for about 15 minutes, then add mashed spinach and serve.

3. Yam Corn spareribs Soup

[material] 2 pork ribs, 1 sweet corn, half Chinese yam, onion, ginger, yellow rice wine and salt.

[practice] ① pork ribs are chopped into small pieces, pot into cold water, into ribs, after boiling, ribs are washed with cold water, casseroles with warm water, put ribs into casseroles, bring to a boil over medium heat. Cut the corn, cut the yam into cubes, shred onions and sliced ginger. Boil the ribs in ② over medium heat for about 40 minutes, add corn, yam, shredded onions and sliced ginger, pour in a spoonful of yellow rice wine, turn on low heat and continue to cook for 40 minutes, add salt according to your taste, then turn off the heat.

4. Chinese yam and carrot spareribs soup

[materials] 400 grams of pork chops, 300 grams of yam, 100 grams of carrots, right amount of red jujube, right amount of ginger, right amount of spring onions.

[practice] soak ① pork chops in clean water for 20 minutes, remove blood, peel yam and carrots with a knife. Put cold water in the pot, small discharge into the pot to boil, be sure to put cold water in, otherwise the meat taste is not good. ② fished out the ribs with good water, cut the carrots and yam into pieces, and patted the ginger. Put the ribs, yam, carrots, jujube and ginger in a pressure cooker. ③ cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes, add the right amount of salt and spring onions out of the pan.