Chinese yam

Dioscorea opposita, also known as Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea opposita and Dioscorea opposita, is a herbal medicine recorded in Chinese Materia Medica, and its medicinal source is dried rhizome of Dioscorea opposita.

Yam has the effects of nourishing and strengthening, helping digestion, astringing deficient sweating and stopping diarrhea, and is mainly used for treating chronic enteritis such as diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, cough due to lung deficiency, diabetes, short urination, nocturnal emission, women's leukorrhagia and dyspepsia.

Yam, eaten by human beings since ancient times, is one of the earliest plants eaten by human beings. As early as the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's poem, there was a famous sentence of "filling the intestines and eating more yam". Yam tuber is thick and juicy, sweet and soft, and sticky. Both raw and hot food are delicious. According to the test results of Chinese yam by Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, its tuber contains crude protein14.48%, crude fiber 3.48%, starch 43.7%, sugar1.14%, potassium 2.62%, phosphorus 0.2%, calcium 0.2% and magnesium 0. Among the 18 amino acids needed by human beings, yam contains 16 amino acids.

Yam is tender and contains rich nutrition and health-care substances. Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica states that "strengthening the middle energizer can tonify deficiency, eliminate cold and heat evil, tonify the middle energizer, strengthen muscles, and be smart after long service"; ((Rihuazi Materia Medica) said that it "helps the five internal organs, invigorates the bones and muscles, calms the nerves, and is mainly used to drain semen and forget"; Compendium of Materia Medica holds that yam can "benefit kidney qi, strengthen spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea, relieve paralysis and moisten fur". Modern science has proved that yam can significantly reduce the activity of enzymes that accelerate the aging of organisms. Bawei Dihuang Pill containing yam is mainly used for treating postpartum sweating. Baoyuan Qingjiang Decoction and Baoyuan Hanjiang Decoction can treat hematemesis and nosebleed; Cold drenching soup and ointment drenching soup can cure drenching insects. Yam can also cure tuberculosis, typhoid fever and gynecological diseases, which are beneficial to prolonging life.

horse's hoof

Water chestnut, scientific name of water chestnut, contains higher phosphorus in root vegetables, which can promote the growth and development of human body and maintain the needs of physiological functions, and is of great benefit to the development of teeth and bones. At the same time, it can promote the metabolism of sugar, fat and protein in the body and adjust the acid-base balance, so water chestnut is suitable for children to eat.

How to eat water chestnut:

1, eaten raw, although water chestnut grows in the soil, there may be some unknown molds, but after the sun's irradiation, those molds are almost killed, and there are many sweet juices;

2, cooked food, spring is the high season of influenza. It is a good way to prevent influenza by cooking with washed water chestnut and Banlangen granules, and it tastes a little glutinous and sweet, which is completely different from the sweetness of raw food, mixed with the sweetness and fragrance of Banlangen;

3. To make meatballs, add chopped water chestnut powder into the materials to make meatballs. The skin of meatballs is crisp and tastes good.

Yam Ma Tilu

Ingredients: yam100g, 3 horseshoes, a little yellow rock sugar and brown sugar.

Practice:

1, peeled yam, washed and sliced.

2. Add water to the yam pot and cook for about 25 minutes.

3. Add yellow rock sugar and brown sugar and continue to cook for 20 minutes.

4. Take out the yam slices, peel the horseshoe, cut it into cubes, and pour it into the pot to cook for 3 minutes.