Benefits of Chinese Yam and Egg Yolk Porridge

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Yam and Egg Yolk Porridge

"Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "It is suitable to be used raw in yin-nourishing medicines, and fried until yellow in spleen-nourishing and lung-nourishing medicines." "It is a food, and although its qi is warm, it is flat, and it nourishes the yin of the spleen and lungs. Therefore, it can moisturize the skin and hair, grow muscles, and tastes sweet and salty, and it can also benefit the kidneys and strengthen yin."

The efficacy of yam and egg yolk porridge

In the study of experimental arthritis rats, the water extract of yam can significantly inhibit the denaturation of γ-globulin by Cu2+, indicating that it has anti-arthritis effect. The water extract of yam can also eliminate urine protein and inhibit the production of mutant cells.

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.

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