yam, yam ancient name, though not look like much, but because of its nutrient-rich, since ancient times been regarded as inexpensive “fill” products, both for staple foods, but also as a vegetable, but also made the candied fruit class snack or dessert. Yam nutritious, containing choline, mucus quality, protein, fat, carbohydrate and vitamins and other nutrients, is recognized Jiapin tonic.

modern nutrition that yam starch containing enzyme, polyphenol oxidase enzymes material is conducive to digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach function, is stubbornly flat stomach medicine food supplement two used goods, chronic esophagitis, gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic pancreatitis and dysfunction of intestinal absorption of embolism who have a good assistant treatment. Yam contains mucus protein, vitamins and trace elements, can effectively prevent lipid deposition in the vascular wall could prevent cardiovascular disease, especially suitable for patients with hypertension.

edible yam There are several ways:

yam bean soup

the yam wash, scrape the skin, chopped , pounded into a paste spare. After scouring the net to put bean casserole, add water, amount of fire, after boiling, simmer low heat to change into a floral shape Shu Lan, transferred yam paste and continue to simmer cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat after the Duiru honey mixture into the soup Serve, eat morning and evening hours. Can detoxify, Qi buck, attending anger on the inflammation of hypertension.

yam and shrimp paste

yam wash, scrape the skin, chop, chop Mi powder in a bowl alternate. Buy pot on the fire, add some water, boil over medium heat, adding small shrimp washed, rice wine, scallions, ginger, continue to simmer cook for 10 minutes, adding minced yam paste, simmer cook until boiling after mixing, add salt, MSG, spices powder blend and tries to eat morning and evening hours. Can nourish the blood, Gushen buck, attending liver-kidney hypertension.

yam must Ming He leaves juice

yam 60 grams, 15 grams of cassia seed, lotus leaf 30 grams (Xian Heye half a sheet). Wash the yam and gently scrape the skin, Poucheng strips, cut into pieces or pounded into the mud Xiaoding paste spare. Wash the lotus leaf, chopped, placed in gauze bag Zhakou, and into the casserole with cassia seed, add water, boiling on medium heat for 15 minutes, transferred yam yam paste or small, continue to cook over low heat simmer for 10 minutes Remove the medicine bag, collection filter juice Serve, morning and evening hours service. It can be used to benefit liver and kidney, nourish blood, lowering blood pressure, attending anger on the inflammation of hypertension.

Hill Porridge Oats

50 grams of oatmeal, fresh yam 100 Kocse tablets, water Gongzhu as porridge. The parties applied to spleen and kidney deficiency patients, once daily. White lotus porridge yam beans lentils 15 grams, 15 grams of yam, lotus seeds 15 grams, 50 grams of japonica rice. 4 Taste of Zhu Chengyu. The porridge Jianpizhixie for spleen diarrhea, palpitations and other evidence.

(taken from the “Hong Kong Commercial Daily”)