The efficacy of yam and egg yolk porridge

Have you ever heard of the benefits of Chinese yam and egg yolk porridge? Please see the content prepared by the editor below.

1. Tonify the middle and replenish qi: Iron stick yam is rich in 18 kinds of amino acids and more than 10 kinds of trace elements, and other minerals, so it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the lungs and kidneys, nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and replenishing deficiency, consolidating the kidneys and replenishing essence, benefiting the heart and calming the mind. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" has the saying "to strengthen the spleen and replenish the benefits, nourish the essence and consolidate the kidneys, treat hundreds of diseases, and cure the five labors and seven injuries".

2. Quench thirst and promote salivation: Yam has the effect of quenching thirst and promoting body fluid: Chinese medicine often uses yam alone in the prescription for treating consumptive thirst (diabetes), or it is used in combination with other medicines for better results.

3. Health care: Because fresh yam is rich in vitamins, amino acids and minerals, it can prevent and treat abnormal lipid metabolism and arteriosclerosis. It also has a certain effect on maintaining the normal function of insulin. It has the health care effects of enhancing human immunity, benefiting the heart and calming the mind, relieving cough and asthma, and delaying aging.

4. Beauty: Li Gao, a spleen and stomach expert in the Yuan Dynasty, said: "Use this thing to moisturize dry skin." Li Shizhen wrote: "Yam can moisturize the skin." Yam has a unique therapeutic effect on nourishing the skin and beautifying the body.

5. Special pharmacological functions of iron stick yam: The copper ions and connective tissue in yam are extremely helpful for human development, and have obvious therapeutic effects on vascular system diseases. The calcium in iron stick yam has extremely high therapeutic effects on tendon and bone injuries, osteoporosis, and tooth loss. It also has good effects on patients with frostbite, diabetes, hepatitis, diarrhea in children, enuresis, infant indigestion, ulcerative stomatitis, tuberculosis, and leucorrhea in women. Long-term use can improve hearing and eyesight and prolong life.

The effects, functions and eating methods of Chinese yam: It is said that "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer", so what should we eat in autumn? On October 8, Taiwan Yahoo Health website recommended: Chinese yam is the best nourishing food in autumn for men, women, young and old.

Family: Lay the foundation for autumn and winter tonic. Eating some yam before autumn and winter tonic is more conducive to the absorption of tonic. Yam is a tonic and qi-replenishing medicine, which has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach. It is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach to eat before tonic. Boiling yam, 20 grams of jujube, and rice (half of polished rice and half of glutinous rice) into porridge is a good choice.

Women: nourishing qi and blood, warming hands and feet. Cold hands and feet are often "special" for women. According to traditional Chinese medicine, cold hands and feet are closely related to weak constitution, and yam black chicken soup and longan yam soup have good effects of nourishing qi and blood, and are especially suitable for patients with cold hands and feet.

Men: Prevent the recurrence of "chronic stomach problems". Among patients with "chronic stomach problems", quite a number suffer from ulcers, and autumn is the season when ulcers are prone to occur or recur. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that the allantoin contained in yam helps repair the gastric mucosa. Fresh yam can be used to make yam lentil cakes or millet yam cakes, which can be steamed and eaten.

Elderly: Replenishing Qi and preventing colds. Yams have the function of strengthening the spleen and replenishing Qi. Therefore, patients with Qi deficiency who sweat a lot and catch colds repeatedly should increase their intake of yam appropriately in autumn. Yams can be fried, steamed, or pulled into silk, or cooked into porridge with rice, millet, and jujube.

Children: A good helper for preventing and treating diarrhea. Every August to December is the high incidence season for children with diarrhea. Using yam powder to treat diarrhea is more acceptable. The specific method is: grind the yam into fine powder and mix it with rice flour in a ratio of 1:2 for the child to take, and feed it 2-3 times a day.