Efficacy and function of iron stick yam

Iron stick yam, sweet and flat; Enter the lung, spleen and kidney meridians. Spleen strengthening; Moisten the lungs; Consolidate kidney; Benefiting essence to treat diarrhea due to spleen deficiency; Eat 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 lazuli

1. Spleen and stomach, help digestion.

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 symptoms.

2. Nourishing kidney and essence

The functions of strengthening the body, nourishing kidney and replenishing essence. Generally, it is kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, frequent urination and other symptoms. You can take it away.

reduce the blood sugar

It has the function of lowering blood sugar. Can be used for treating diabetes, and is a good dietotherapy product for diabetics.

Prolong life

Effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall and prevent heart disease. Achieve the effects of benefiting the heart, calming the nerves and prolonging life.

Nutritional value of iron stick yam

1. Iron stick yam contains only about half of the calories and carbohydrates of the same quality sweet potato, and contains no fat, and its protein content is higher than that of sweet potato.

2. The main component of iron stick yam is starch, some of which can be converted into dextrin, a decomposition product of starch, which can help digestion, so iron stick yam is a taro food that can be eaten raw.

3. Iron stick yam contains a variety of trace elements, among which potassium content is high, the types and quantities of vitamins are few, and there is almost no carotene.

The leaves of iron stick yam are an excellent source of carotene, calcium, iron and vitamin C.