1. Corn (yellow, dry): Do not eat corn with snails, otherwise it will be poisonous; try to avoid eating it with oysters, otherwise it will hinder the absorption of zinc.

2. Yam: Do not eat yam and kansui together; nor take it with alkaline drugs.

Efficacy

The corn in the porridge is originally a grain and oil crop. It is rich in nutrients and contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron and multiple vitamins. An ideal health product for longevity. It is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of regulating the appetite, replenishing the lungs and calming the heart, diuresis and reducing swelling. It is most suitable for patients with chronic frailty (regardless of men, women, old and young). Healthy people often eat corn porridge to keep their bowels smooth and less frequent. Get gastrointestinal disease.

(But cooked corn on the cob is not suitable for patients with indigestion). The corn oil contained in corn has the effect of lowering blood fat and cholesterol. It has a certain clinical preventive and therapeutic effect on arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, hypertension and blood circulation disorders.

Taboos to note when eating yam

First, eat yam raw. Yams must not be eaten raw. Yams contain a lot of toxins. If they are eaten raw, it can easily cause food poisoning. Therefore, yams must not be eaten raw.

Second, don’t eat too many yams a day. Yams contain estrogen. Eating too many yams will stimulate the production of hormones and cause side effects to women, making them more painful during their menstrual period.

Third, yam cannot be eaten at the same time as kansui and alkaline drugs. Because the main functions of yam and kansui are different, yam helps us not only to move the gastrointestinal motility, but kansui helps us to move down and expel water, and has the function of stimulating the intestines.

So, if these two are eaten together, eating them too often will cause diarrhea, which will lead to chronic suicide over time. Yams contain amylase, and alkaline foods will break down the amylase in yams and reduce the edible value of yams.

Fourth, yam cannot be eaten with pork liver, cucumber and pumpkin. The reason why yam cannot be eaten with pork liver is because the metal trace elements rich in pig liver will destroy the vitamin C contained in yam; the reason why you cannot eat it with cucumber is because cucumber will decompose the vitamin C of yam, and cannot be eaten with pumpkin. The same principle applies to eating together. If you take this combination for a long time, not only will you not absorb the main value of yam, but it will also cause diarrhea.

References for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia - Yam and Polenta, People's Daily Online - What taboos should be paid attention to when eating yam?