Iron stick yam has rust-like traces, hence the name iron stick yam. Iron stick yam is a precious Chinese herbal medicine, which is highly regarded as a longevity factor and a good medicine with the same origin of medicine and food by doctors in past dynasties. As a traditional Chinese medicine, it can be made into various pills, such as Liuwei Dihuang Pill, for human consumption. As an edible vegetable, it is delicate, smooth and unique, such as shredded yam and jujube paste yam. Iron stick yam contains saponin, mucus, choline and yam.

Tiexian yam

Tiexian yam

Medicinal alkali, starch, glycoprotein, free amino acids, polyphenol oxidase, vitamin C, iodine, 16 amino acids and various trace elements such as iron, copper, zinc, manganese and calcium.

Yam is sweet in taste, flat in nature and non-toxic. It has the functions of invigorating spleen and lung, strengthening kidney and brain, yin beauty, anti-aging, anti-tumor, anti-fatigue, anti-harmful substance stimulation, regulating metabolism, enhancing immune function, promoting growth, regulating endocrine, regulating cardiopulmonary function, exciting blood control system and regulating nervous system.

Iron stick yam is a variety of yam, and there are different subspecies of iron stick yam. Because of different producing areas, different planting intervals and different subspecies, the medicinal and health care effects will be very different.