Speaking of yam, the name of Chinese medicinal materials, yam is not only a food material, but also a kind of Chinese medicinal material. It is also called "white yam", "Huaishan", "Huaishan", which is collected in "Chinese Materia Medica". A kind of herbal medicine contained in the book, its main medicinal source is the dried rhizome of yam, a plant of the Dioscoreaceae family. Regular consumption of yam is very beneficial to health! Let me take you through the six major health benefits of eating yam. Yams will make you look younger the more you eat them! Six major health-preserving effects of yam: 1. Nourishing, fitness, and delaying aging
Domestic and foreign studies have confirmed that yam can promote the secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone in the brain. Taking dehydroepiandrosterone can improve your sleep, make you feel happy, full of energy, make you look younger, give you a good appetite, etc., and achieve the effects of keeping fit, strengthening your body, and delaying aging.
Yam has the functions of nourishing cells, strengthening endocrine, tonifying and strengthening, and enhancing the body's hematopoietic function. It can induce interferon, improve the body's immune function, improve disease resistance, etc., and plays an important role in delaying the aging process.
Yam is rich in trace elements that are beneficial to the human body and has functions such as nourishing blood, nourishing the brain, nourishing the kidneys, and anti-aging. 2. Replenishing qi and replenishing qi, relieving cough and asthma
Yam has the effects of nourishing the lungs and qi, nourishing yin and relieving coughs, regulating the lungs and resolving phlegm, and can treat lung deficiency, insufficient qi and yin, shortness of breath and prolonged cough, and asthma due to deficiency. . Yam has the functions of nourishing nutrients, inducing interferon, enhancing the body's immunity, regulating endocrine, antitussive and expectorant, and relieving asthma. It can treat chronic bronchitis. 3. It can reduce astringency, strengthen the intestines and stop diarrhea.
Yam is sweet, tonic but not greasy, fragrant but not dry, and is effective in treating diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. Yam is a soothing, nourishing and strong medicine, which strengthens the spleen, stomach and intestines, and has a good effect on chronic diarrhea caused by reduced gastrointestinal function.
Yam can nourish yin and diuresis, lubricate and reduce astringency. It can treat loose stools because it facilitates urination. It allows water to be discharged from the bladder and reduces the water in the intestines, thus reducing the symptoms of loose stools.
Yam strengthens the spleen, stomach and intestines, and can stop diarrhea. Because yam can calm the spleen and strengthen the function of nourishing qi and moving the spleen, it can stop defecation. 4. Tonify deficiency, lower blood sugar, and treat diabetes
Yam is a top-grade tonic and has good efficacy in treating diabetes. The reasons are as follows:
①.Yam has a mild nature and flavor, and is not cold. It is not dry, can replenish the five internal organs, and is an important medicine for treating deficiency syndrome. Diabetes is mainly caused by yin deficiency, dryness and heat. Yin deficiency, dryness and heat can quench thirst. Edible yam has a beneficial yin effect, so yam can treat diabetes.
②. The glycoprotein contained in yam is hydrolyzed into protein and sugar in the body, which has the effect of lowering blood sugar. The amylase contained in yam can help digest food and hydrolyze starch into glucose. Therefore, it has a certain effect on diabetes and can also be eaten by people with weak gastrointestinal problems.
③. Yams can not only replenish qi but also nourish yin, nourishing without stagnation, nourishing without being greasy, replenishing the spleen and replenishing the yin of the stomach. It is an important medicine for replenishing the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for long-term consumption by diabetic patients. , has significant effect on mild diabetes. 5. Weight loss and beauty, skin care and beauty
As a highly nutritious food, yam contains a large amount of starch and protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, bile base (choline), urine Allantoin, etc. Among them, the important nutrient ingredient Dioscorea is a precursor substance for the synthesis of female hormones. It has the effect of nourishing yin and yang and enhancing metabolism. The dopamine in yam has the function of dilating blood vessels and improving blood circulation. Improve human digestive function, enhance physical fitness, and improve skin moisture and color. For women, yam is a natural slimming delicacy. It contains enough fiber to create a feeling of fullness after consumption, thereby controlling the desire to eat. Secondly, yam itself is a highly nutritious and low-calorie food. You can safely eat more of it without worrying about gaining weight. For women, yam is a natural slimming delicacy. It contains enough fiber to create a feeling of fullness after consumption, thereby controlling the desire to eat. Secondly, yam itself is a highly nutritious and low-calorie food. You can safely eat more of it without worrying about gaining weight.
Of course, the weight loss, beauty and skin care benefits of yam are not only useful for girls, but also have the same effect on middle-aged and elderly men and women. Middle-aged and elderly people who regularly consume yam can make themselves look younger. Makes skin rosy and shiny, giving it a youthful appearance. For patients with ichthyosis, long-term consumption of yam can make the skin white, smooth and moist. 6. Enhance the body's digestion and absorption function, treat loss of appetite and indigestion
Yam can strengthen the spleen and stomach, make the spleen and stomach healthy, enhance the body's digestion and absorption function, increase appetite, enhance physical fitness, and treat loss of appetite and indigestion. It has good curative effect on anorexia and indigestion in children.
In short, yam is edible and medicinal, and has high medicinal value. In addition to the above six major effects, it can also prevent and treat colds, dizziness, insomnia, ulcers, nephritis, infantile malnutrition, leucorrhea, Impotence, white turbidity, etc., can be used to treat more than 200 diseases in clinical applications, and it is also a promising and ideal health food.