Yam

Yam, also known as yam, the origin is located in the vicinity of the Huai River hence the name yam, its nutritional value is very rich. According to “Compendium of Materia Medica” that yam “kidney qi, spleen and stomach, only diarrhea, phlegm, fur lubrication.”

Effect:

  • Spleen and stomach to help digestion.
  • Yifei cough, can treat lung deficiency, phlegm, chronic cough syndrome.
  • Lower your blood sugar. Yam contains mucus protein, has the effect of lowering blood sugar, can be used to treat diabetes mellitus, is the diabetic diet Jiapin.

Mountain Diet – Diabetes Prevention Soup:

Material: asparagus four money, yam five money, Ophiopogon four money, astragalus eight money, a pumpkin, a carp, pig exhibition half a catty

Practice: carp to scaly wash first micro-fried, and then into the bag, the pumpkin cut into other materials, simmer for 3 hours.

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