How to deal with yam allergy?

Chinese yam is a food with high nutritional value. It can nourish the body, strengthen the kidneys and strengthen the yang, and moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. It is a common guest on people's tables. However, many people will experience allergic reactions such as itchy hands, redness, swelling and stinging when cutting or peeling Chinese yam. What is going on? What should I do if my hands itch due to Chinese yam? Chinese yam itching is a manifestation of Chinese yam allergy. There are many different ways to deal with it. These methods are written down below to let everyone see how to deal with Chinese yam allergy.

How to deal with yam allergy?

1. The reason why yam makes your hands itchy

Itchy hands caused by yam is a kind of contact dermatitis, and it is also a manifestation of people's allergy to yam. Yam contains a large amount of saponin and some mucus proteins and alkaloids. These substances are natural allergic components. After they come into contact with people's skin, they will cause allergic reactions, causing people's skin to have itchy, painful and other adverse symptoms.

2. Avoid contact with yam to prevent allergies

When you want to eat yam, protect your hands first. You can wear gloves or wrap your hands with plastic wrap, and then peel and cut the yam. In this way, the allergenic ingredients in the yam will not stick to people's skin, and the chance of allergies will be reduced a lot.

3. How to deal with yam allergy

If your hands are allergic after cutting yam, you can put water in a pot and boil it, then steam your hands with the hot steam, which can quickly stop itching. You can also add edible vinegar to warm water, then soak your hands in a basin, and wash them with water after ten minutes, which can also quickly stop itching. Applying white wine on your hands that have cut yam can quickly evaporate the allergic components and also play a good role in stopping itching.