Yam is rich in amylase and polyphenol oxidase, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of spleen and stomach. It is a dual-purpose food for nourishing the spleen and stomach. Both spleen yang deficiency and stomach yin deficiency can be eaten. Yam is often used in clinical medicine to treat spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea and other diseases.

Yam contains a lot of mucins, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and prolong life.

Yam contains mucus and saponin, which has the function of nourishing and invigorating qi, so it can benefit lung qi, nourish lung yin and treat lung deficiency, phlegm cough and chronic cough. The nutrients in yam are also good for men and women to tonify the kidney. People in kidney is not good can eat it often.

Practice recommendation

Ingredients: 1 peasant chicken, 1 Chinese yam, 1 Chinese wolfberry, onion ginger, cooking wine and salt.

Exercise:

1. After the chicken is slaughtered, clean the abdominal cavity, chop it into small pieces, wash the onion and ginger, slice the ginger, and beat the onion into onion knots.

2. Put the cut chicken pieces into the pot, add enough cold water, boil, skim off the floating foam, add a tablespoon of cooking wine, add ginger slices and onion knots.

3. After boiling, turn to low heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.

4. Peel the yam and cut it into small pieces, put it in the pot, and continue to cover it for 10 minutes.

5. Rinse Lycium barbarum with clear water, open the lid and put it in, continue to cover and stew for 10 minute, open the lid and add salt to taste.