What are the effects, functions and taboos of Chinese yam? This is a common nourishing product in our life. Its effects and functions are very rich, and it is of great benefit to people's health. It is necessary to insist on taking it to give full play to its maximum effects and functions. Let's share with you the effects, functions and taboos of Chinese yam.
What are the functions and taboos of Chinese yam 1 Functions and functions of Chinese yam
1, invigorating spleen and stomach
Yam is rich in amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which can improve the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach. When used as medicine, yam is often used to prevent and treat spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea and other symptoms.
2. Benefiting lung and relieving cough
Yam contains saponin and mucilage, which has the effects of lubrication and nourishing, so it is beneficial to lung qi, nourishing lung yin and treating lung deficiency and long-term cough.
3. Reduce blood sugar
Yam contains mucin, which has the effect of lowering blood sugar, can be used to treat diabetes, and is a wonderful food therapy for diabetic patients.
4, prolong life
Yam is rich in mucin, vitamins and trace elements, which can well inhibit the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall, thus preventing cardiovascular diseases and prolonging life.
5, thirst and body fluid
Chinese yam has the effect of quenching thirst and promoting fluid production: Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating fatigue and quenching thirst (diabetes) often use Chinese yam singly or in combination with other drugs, with better effect.
Matters needing attention in eating yam
1, the starch content in yam is high, and it is best to eat less for people with full chest and abdomen, dry stool and constipation.
2, yam is a tonic medicine, sweet and hot, people with hot constitution and easy to get angry should also eat carefully.
3, some people love to use yam to rinse hot pot, if it is accompanied by spicy ingredients, it is even more hot, and it is best to eat less.
4, diabetics should not eat too much yam at a time, and the amount of staple food should be appropriately reduced when the consumption is large.
5. Dioscin in yam can synthesize hormones, such as testosterone and estrogen. Therefore, male patients with prostate cancer and female patients are not suitable for eating.
6. In addition, patients with peptic ulcer and liver cirrhosis should choose cooking methods such as steaming and stewing to avoid stir-frying and vinegar.
7. When people with poor gastrointestinal tract eat yam, don't take alkaline drugs such as baking soda tablets at the same time, so as to avoid baking soda invalidating amylase in yam.
What is the efficacy and function of yam and its taboo? 2. The efficacy and function of yam.
1, yam for chronic cough and asthma.
Yam has the effect of treating chronic cough and asthma. You can use 45g of raw yam, 30g of sugarcane juice,18g of sour pomegranate juice and 4 raw egg yolks, first add a bowl of water to decoct yam, then add the other three flavors, and cook for a while, once a day in the morning and evening, and take it on an empty stomach while warm.
2, yam treatment of indigestion and weakness of the spleen and stomach in children.
Yam has the effect of treating indigestion and weakness of the spleen and stomach in children. You can mix 25 grams of yam with 50 grams of millet and cook porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add appropriate amount of sugar and eat it twice a day.
3, yam cures diarrhea due to spleen deficiency.
Yam has the function of treating diarrhea due to spleen deficiency. You can use120g of fried yam,120g of fried atractylodes and 250g of hawthorn meat to grind into fine powder, refine honey into pills the size of buttonwood, and deliver 70 pills with rice drink soup every time.
4. Yam is used to treat premature ejaculation due to unstable kidney-qi.
Yam has the effect of treating premature ejaculation due to kidney-qi deficiency. You can cook porridge with 1 00g yam, 20g lotus seeds with heart removed and 60g glutinous rice, with a daily dose of1dose.
Side effects, contraindications and precautions of Chinese yam
When using yam, it can be used alone or in combination with Atractylodis Rhizoma, Fructus Crataegi, Lotus Seed, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Fructus Corni, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Ginseng, etc., and it is forbidden for people who are wet and full. People with real evil should avoid taking yam; People with stagnation are forbidden to take yam.