Chinese yam, according to traditional Chinese medicine, has many functions, such as invigorating spleen and lung, strengthening kidney and benefiting essence. It also has a certain therapeutic effect on cough due to lung deficiency, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, increased leucorrhea and frequent urination. Lotus root is rich in vitamin C and minerals, so it has the effects of enriching blood, helping sleep, cooling and annealing, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis, and because of the comprehensive function of lotus root in human body, it can also help eliminate symptoms such as nerve fatigue, autonomic nervous disorder and insomnia.
Yam has the effects of invigorating spleen, removing dampness, benefiting qi and lung, and consolidating kidney and essence. Yam contains soluble fiber, which can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the increase of blood sugar after meals.
It can also help digestion and lower blood sugar. Used for diabetic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and frequent urination.
Control appetite
As a nutritious food, Chinese yam contains a lot of starch, protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, choline, allantoin and so on. Among them, yam soap, an important nutritional component, is the precursor of synthesizing female hormones, which has the functions of nourishing yin and strengthening yang and enhancing metabolism; Polysaccharides contained in fresh tubers and protein's mucus and digestive enzymes can prevent cardiovascular fat deposition and contribute to gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.
What's more worth mentioning is that yam is MM's natural slimming food, which contains enough fiber to make you feel full after eating, thus controlling your desire to eat. Secondly, yam itself is a kind of food with high nutrition and low calorie, so you can eat more without worrying about getting fat.
There seems to be no side effect. Of course, you can't eat too much of anything. Just eat in moderation.
Winter tonic cannot be ginseng bird's nest. Be careful, it will make you feel weak. In fact, according to the traditional way of health preservation, after entering autumn and winter, not only medicine is advocated, but also the saying that "medicine is not as good as food supplement". Because from the point of view of nutrition, many foods do contain extremely rich nutrition, and their therapeutic and health care effects on the human body are absolutely irreplaceable by medicinal materials.
Unfortunately, for MM, who is the "first figure", she immediately frowned when she heard "food supplement", fearing that the waist had quietly increased by two sizes before winter-why do you have to eat big fish and meat to be called "food supplement"? Don't worry, some complementary food materials can definitely belong to "zero fat".
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"What glitters is not medicine."
The shape of yam is not surprising. Its skin is brown and thin cylindrical. The meat is white and firm, and the taste is slightly sour and sticky when chewing. However, according to ancient records, eating more yam has the functions of "hearing and improving eyesight" and "not starving and prolonging life", which is very beneficial to human health. It is also circulated among the people that yam has obvious effects on conditioning physiological ability, physical weakness after illness, postpartum recuperation of women and strengthening children's physique, so it is called "taking medicine".
Fried yam with tomato.
Control appetite
As a nutritious food, Chinese yam contains a lot of starch, protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, choline, allantoin and so on. Among them, yam soap, an important nutritional component, is the precursor of synthesizing female hormones, which has the functions of nourishing yin and strengthening yang and enhancing metabolism; Polysaccharides contained in fresh tubers and protein's mucus and digestive enzymes can prevent cardiovascular fat deposition and contribute to gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.
What's more worth mentioning is that yam is MM's natural slimming food, which contains enough fiber to make you feel full after eating, thus controlling your desire to eat. Secondly, yam itself is a kind of food with high nutrition and low calorie, so you can eat more without worrying about getting fat.
Preservation is not difficult.
Fresh yam is easily oxidized by oxygen in the air and turns brown when it comes into contact with iron or metal. So it's best to cut yam with a bamboo knife, or use a plastic blade to draw lines on the skin first, and then peel it into sections by hand. Incision is easy to oxidize, so you can soak it in rice wine first, then blow dry it with a hair dryer to promote wound healing, then wrap it in a napkin, wrap several layers of newspapers around it and put it in a cool corner.
Yam is also called yam, sweet potato and yam. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, yam is warm, sweet and non-toxic, beneficial to kidney qi, strengthening bones and muscles, strengthening spleen and stomach, stopping diarrhea, resolving phlegm and promoting fluid production, moistening fur, and treating nocturnal emission and amnesia. It is an excellent health food and Chinese herbal medicine, and has been widely used as a medicinal tonic in Southeast Asia since ancient times.
Coix seed (commonly known as Coix seed) has a long history of cultivation in China and is one of the ancient edible and medicinal varieties in China. Produced in most parts of the country, mainly in Fujian, Hebei and other provinces. Coix seed is known as "the king of Gramineae in the world" and "the food of life and health" because of its high nutritional value. It has recently been listed as an anticancer food in Japan, so its value has doubled.
Ma Yuan, a famous star in Han Dynasty, is one of the lovers of Coix seed! According to the Biography of Ma Yuan in the Later Han Dynasty, Ma Yuan, a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was an official of Fu Bo. Because of his hand-to-hand combat, the southern mountain forest is full of hot and humid, steaming depression and miasma. He often eats coix seed, which can not only save his desire, but also defeat malaria and make repeated military achievements. In 754, China listed it as one of the court meals.
Coix seed is sweet, light and slightly cold, and belongs to spleen, stomach and lung meridians; Has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, eliminating arthralgia, clearing away heat and pus, and clearing away damp-heat; Can be used for treating diarrhea, tendon contracture, adverse flexion and extension, edema, beriberi, intestinal carbuncle, stranguria, leucorrhea, etc.
It is no exaggeration to say that coix seed is the best in rice. Coix lachryma-jobi contains the highest protein in the seeds of Gramineae, and its carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins B 1, B2, E, etc. It is several times that of ordinary white rice, so it can effectively promote metabolism, treat diseases caused by vitamin and mineral deficiency, and provide energy for life activities. Chinese medicine also calls it "qi", so it is described in Shennong Herbal Classic.
Coix seed is rich in nutrition and has medicinal value, which is recorded in ancient books in China. It has always been regarded as the gospel by women, and it has been highly respected since ancient times because of its whitening and anti-aging effects. Coix seed contains various vitamins and minerals, which can promote metabolism and reduce gastrointestinal burden, and can be used as tonic food for weak patients during or after illness. Regular consumption of coix seed food is also effective for chronic enteritis and dyspepsia. Coix seed can enhance renal function and has the effect of clearing heat and diuresis, so it is also effective for edema patients. Modern pharmacological studies have proved that Coix lachryma-jobi seed has anti-cancer effect, and its anti-cancer effective components contain selenium, which can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and can be used for adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer and cervical cancer. Healthy people often eat coix seed, which can make the body flexible and reduce the occurrence of tumors; Coix seed contains a certain amount of vitamin E, which is a beauty food. Regular consumption can keep human skin shiny and delicate, eliminate acne and pigmentation, and improve skin color.
Euryale ferox, also known as chicken head rice and chicken head fruit, is the seed of Euryale ferox, an aquatic herb of Nymphaeaceae. Ancient Chinese medicine books say that Euryale ferox is a good food for the elderly. With the characteristics of "nourishing but not astringent" and "preventing dryness and not being greasy", it is the first choice for tonic in autumn. The performance is similar to that of lotus seeds, and the astringency is stronger than that of lotus seeds. Often used with lotus seeds. "Fairy formula takes this lotus seed as bait, which is very beneficial to people", and it is a good product for invigorating spleen and kidney. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as a good thing to keep youthful vitality and prevent premature aging.
Euryale ferox has the functions of invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea, and consolidating kidney and essence, and is a good medicine for invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea, tonifying kidney and consolidating essence. Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is healthy, the water is wet, and the kidney is strong, so it has the right to take it for a long time, and all symptoms will disappear. Euryale ferox contains a small amount of starch, a small amount of fatty oil, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, vitamin C and so on. Euryale ferox is rich in trace elements such as protein, vitamins and minerals, which ensures the nutrients needed in the body; Gordon Euryale seed can strengthen the absorption function of small intestine, increase the excretion rate of xylose in urine and increase the concentration of carotene in serum. Experiments show that the increase of serum carotene level can reduce the incidence of lung cancer and gastric cancer and greatly reduce the probability of cancer.