Efficacy and function of Chinese yam
Yam, sweet, flat; Enter lung, spleen and kidney meridians. Tonifying spleen; Nourish the lungs; Consolidate kidney; Yijing Governing spleen deficiency and diarrhea; Eating less and edema; Cough and asthma due to lung deficiency; Quench thirst; Nocturnal emission; Take it down; Frequent urination due to kidney deficiency; External use to treat carbuncle swelling; Lapis.
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It is beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach, and it is a dual-purpose product of medicine and food that blindly tonifies the spleen and stomach. Both spleen yang deficiency and stomach yin deficiency can be eaten. Clinically, it is often used with Weichang Decoction to treat spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, fatigue, diarrhea and other diseases.
2. Nourishing kidney and essence
The function of strengthening the body, nourishing kidney and replenishing essence. Generally, symptoms such as nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, frequent urination, etc. can be taken.
Step 3 lower blood sugar
It has the effect of lowering blood sugar. Can be used for treating diabetes, and is a good dietotherapy product for diabetics.
Step 4 prolong life
Effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall and prevent heart disease. Achieve the effects of benefiting the mind, calming the nerves and prolonging life.
Nutritional value of yam
1. The calorie and carbohydrate content of yam is only about half that of sweet potato of the same quality, and it contains no fat, and the protein content is higher than that of sweet potato.
2. The main component of yam is starch, some of which can be converted into dextrin, the decomposition product of starch, which can help digestion, so yam is a taro food that can be eaten raw.
3. Yam contains a variety of trace elements, among which potassium content is high, and there are few kinds and quantities of vitamins, and almost no carotene.
The leaves of Chinese yam are an excellent source of carotene and calcium, iron and vitamin C.