Yam is sweet in taste, smooth in nature, not dry but not greasy. It enters the spleen, lungs and kidney meridians. It has the functions of invigorating the spleen and lungs, nourishing the stomach and kidney, strengthening the kidney and essence, making the eyes bright and the ears bright, strengthening the muscles and bones, nourishing the five internal organs, keeping the mind and mind long, and prolonging life. Moreover, yam is cheaper in price. Compared with expensive supplements, yam is more easily accepted by the public. So now, there are more and more yam on the table. Not only are they It can be used as a side dish or as a main food, with a wide range of consumption. However, taking yam is also taboo. If you don't pay attention to it, it is likely to change from tonic to poison.
Taboo 1: yam belongs to rhizome plant, which contains 12.4% carbohydrate. It belongs to starch food. There is a lot of starch in the body. Excessive consumption not only can't reduce blood sugar, but also may cause blood sugar rise. Therefore, diabetic patients should take yam less to avoid harm.
Taboo 2: yam with a certain degree of heat, easy to cause fire, and because it contains a lot of starch, easy to cause a sense of fullness, dry stool, and even constipation. Therefore, patients with constipation are advised to wait for the situation to improve before taking yam.
Taboo 3: yam contains amylase, mucilaginous and other ingredients. It should not be cooked together with alkali, so as not to damage the nutritional ingredients. When taking glucocorticoids, yam should not be taken, nor should yam be taken at the same time with alkaline drugs such as sodium bicarbonate tablets.
Taboo 4: yam can not be used with seafood, which is easy to form constipation, causing nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain symptoms; at the same time, yam can not be used with carp, kansui, pig liver, cucumber, pumpkin, carrot, bamboo shoot melon, etc., which will damage the nutrition of its food, at the same time, it will also affect the efficacy of yam, causing harm to human body.