While eating iron rod yam has a variety of health benefits. However, before eating, to peel and clean, this time, many people will be itching, this is a normal phenomenon, do not think that this is their own problem. Even automatically appear yam, for those who like to eat yam, this is really "pain". Why does it itch? What to do with itchy hands? Allergies will be aggravated?

The yam contains saponins, and when peeled, it produces a mucus in which proteins and diosgenin elements can irritate the skin and cause allergies. Allergies caused by yam mucus usually don't last long and will disappear on their own within half a day or a day. Here are four recommended ways to avoid itchy hands: Wear gloves: After washing the skin of the yam, it's best to wear gloves or place a plastic bag over your hands before peeling. Steam blanching: Using boiling hot water, boil the yam skin directly in the water.

In this way, the allergens in the skin of the yam are destroyed and contact will not be allergic. Yam skin is actually very good for moisturizing the spleen and lungs, and it's good to eat it with steamed skin. Dip your hands in vinegar: Dip your hands in diluted vinegar water for some time before handling. Specialized peeler: A special peeler is used for peeling yams, avoid touching them. What should you do if your hands are itchy? Rubbing vinegar: wash your hands, rub the vinegar on your hands, even if the nail slit does not fall off, after a while this itching sensation will gradually disappear, acid-base neutralization does not itch.

Heat: roast on the fire, turn your palms repeatedly to keep your hands warm, can relieve pain and itching, be careful not to burn the skin. Or submerge your hands in hot water for 5 minutes. Soap + liquid: washing your hands with soap first, then rubbing some liquid on your hands to evaporate and then washing your hands again with soap can also stop the itching. Windex: Floral water or windex diluted in water and then washed repeatedly can also provide relief. Finally, the fact that you can just wash the surface of your hair off and steam it directly after eating it has its effect on the skin as well, moisturizing the spleen and lungs, and is harmless to eat. Since I can remember, it seems that the family is boiled yam to eat, rarely especially peeled, like yam beans, directly with the skin thrown into the boiled millet porridge.