Yam is sweet, flat, not dry or greasy, and enters the lung, spleen and kidney meridians; Has the effects of invigorating spleen and lung, invigorating stomach and kidney, consolidating kidney and nourishing essence, improving hearing and eyesight, helping five internal organs, strengthening bones and muscles, calming nerves and prolonging life; Can be used for treating spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, and diarrhea in loose stool. Women with spleen deficiency; Chronic cough due to lung deficiency and dry throat; Enuresis due to kidney deficiency. Indications: weakness of spleen and stomach, listlessness, anorexia, diarrhea, lung qi deficiency and dryness, cough with excessive phlegm, kidney qi deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, weakness of lower limbs, thirst and frequent urination, leucorrhea with turbid urine, skin swelling and obesity.
Yam has a good cosmetic effect, because it contains phytohormones, which can prevent skin aging, make pores thinner and make skin tender. But also contains sugar, protein, calcium, iron, amylase and other ingredients, which can improve dry skin and have the effect of deep nourishing. Self-made facial mask with yam as the main raw material plays a very important role in whitening and anti-aging.
Yam can nourish yin and help dampness, so it is not suitable for people with heavy dampness, or people with stagnation and excess evil. Need to remind everyone that eating yam generally has no obvious contraindications, but because of its astringency, people with colds, dry stools and gastrointestinal stagnation are forbidden to use it.