Although no toxic substances such as solanine were produced after germination, the nutritional components of yam itself began to transform during germination, and its nutritional value began to decline. Moreover, for people with weak gastrointestinal endurance, eating germinated yam is also easy to have diarrhea. So, if the yam sprouts, don't eat it.

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Storage of Chinese yam:

1, ventilated at room temperature, dark and cool storage method: stored in a ventilated place at room temperature, it can be stored for 3-4 months in autumn and winter. If it is hot in summer, it is best to eat it within two months to prevent germination or deterioration.

2. Refrigerator storage method: Fresh Tieshan medicine can be stored for 3 years at 1-4℃. If there is enough cold storage space in the refrigerator, you can keep the iron stick yam that you don't eat for the time being. In order to keep the taste, it is best to keep it with skin, and don't wash the soil off the iron stick yam. Wash it when you eat it to keep its original flavor to the greatest extent, and just wrap it in plastic wrap or put it in a sealed bag.

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