1. Yam can't be eaten with kansui. Yam tonifies the kidney, strengthens the spleen and moistens the lungs, and kansui can stimulate the intestine, increase intestinal peristalsis and produce purgative effect. The two effects are opposite and cannot be taken together.

2. Yam should not be eaten with aquatic products such as crucian carp, shrimp and carp. Eating together can cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.

3. Dioscorea opposita should not be eaten as pumpkin, carrot and bamboo shoots. Yam is rich in vitamin C. If it is eaten as pumpkin, carrot and bamboo shoots, the vitamin C in yam will be decomposed and destroyed, leading to the reduction of nutritional value of yam.

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Nutritional value of Chinese yam;

1. Spleen and stomach

Yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. 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 and fatigue.

Step 2 prolong life

Yam contains a lot of mucin, vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively prevent the deposition of blood lipids on the blood vessel wall, prevent heart disease, and have the effects of calming the nerves and prolonging life.

Step 3 lower blood sugar

Yam contains mucin, which has a magical effect of lowering blood sugar and can also be used to treat diabetes. It is a good food for diabetics.

References:

Food that can't be eaten with yam-People's Network