Yam (scientific name: Dioscorea opposita), also known as "Shu (xú)", is a plant yam yam genus. Yam tuber called yams, winter excavation. Origin is located near the Huai yam hence the name. Easy yam cultivation, most suitable for the growth of yellow sand, China has hundreds of years of cultural history yam. Consumption of raw and cooked yam also, skin better.
Nutritional value: 1. spleen and stomach, aid digestion: yam contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase material is conducive to stomach digestion and absorption, is blindly reinforcing stomach medicine edible goods. Spleen whether or stomach Yin deficiency, can be eaten. Commonly used in clinical treatment of spleen and stomach, eat less body fatigue, diarrhea and other diseases; 2 ney Yijing: yam contains a variety of nutrients, there is a strong body, Kidney Yijing role. Almost all impotence emission, women vaginal discharge, frequent urination embolism, can serve it; 3 Yifeizhike: yam contains saponins, mucus quality, lubricating, moisturizing effect, it can benefit lung, Yin Yang, treatment. Tansou cough lung deficiency of the disease; 4 lower blood sugar: yam contains mucus protein, have lower blood sugar, can be used to treat diabetes, Diabetic diet is to share; 5 longevity: yam contains a lot of mucus protein, vitamins and trace elements, can effectively prevent precipitation of lipids in the blood vessel wall, prevent cardiovascular disease, get Masushi nerves, longevity effect; 6 anti-liver. recent studies have found that mountain coma sedative contraceptives, can be anti-hepatic coma.
The therapeutic efficacy of yam: yam sweet, flat, lungs, spleen, kidney; not dry and not greasy; with the spleen and lungs, stomach and kidney, Gushen Yijing, ears and keen eyes to help the five internal organs, strong bones long Chi nerves, longevity effect; attending weak stomach, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, long vent dysentery, lung qi dry, Tan Chuan cough, kidney depletion, waist and knees, lower limb atrophy weak, diabetes, frequent urination, nocturnal emission Premature ejaculation, whitish vaginal discharge, red and swollen skin, obesity and other illnesses.