Yam, also known as yam in Chinese medicine

This product is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the lung, spleen, and kidney meridians. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the lungs, stopping diarrhea, replenishing essence and strengthening the kidneys. It is suitable for diseases such as weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, diarrhea and prolonged diarrhea, spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency, leucorrhea, frequent urination, and asthma and cough due to lung deficiency.

Modern research shows that yam contains saponins, mucus, choline, urea, arginine starch, starch, iodine, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin C, etc., and its ingredients have hypoglycemic effects. If mixed with alkaline drugs, the amylase contained in it can be eliminated.

[Clinical Application]

(1) Treatment of weak spleen and stomach and inability to eat: 31 grams each of potato and Atractylodes, 0.9 grams of ginseng, pound the above three flavors into fine powder, boil white The batter is made into pills, as big as adzuki beans. Take 30 pills each time. Drink warm water before eating. ("Yam Pills" in "Shengji Zonglu")

(2) Treat consumptive cough: mash yam into half a bowl and add Take half a bowl of sugarcane juice, mix it evenly, and drink it warm and hot, which can play an auxiliary therapeutic role.

(3) To treat excessive urination and incontinence: White Poria (remove the black skin), dried yam (remove the skin, soak in alum water, and dry it with slow inflammation), each of the above two flavors Divide it into fine powder and mix it with rice drink ("Confucianism and Family Affairs")

(4) Treat thirst: steam fresh yam, eat 90-120 grams of yam before each meal , and then eat.

(5) Treat diabetes: (drinking, excessive urination, easy hunger): 15 grams of raw yam, 6 grams of coptis, decoction in water: or use the same amount of yam and trichosanthin, 30 grams each time, Decoction in water or take 120 grams of raw yam alone.

[Dosage and usage] 10-30 grams, large dose 60-250 grams; if used to replenish qi, it should be stir-fried until yellow; if used to replenish yin, it should be taken raw.

Yam is a food. It can be used as food supplement or as a delicacy. It is nourishing but not greasy, fragrant but not drying. It is suitable as a supplement for people after illness. For medicinal purposes, the ones produced in the ancient Huaiqing area of ??Henan are better with firm texture and white powder.

[Contraindications] It should not be used by those with severe rheumatism and stagnation.