Chinese yam, also known as Chinese yam, is the finished product name of Chinese yam (scientific name: Dioscorea opposita). It is the tuberous root of the perennial herb Dioscorea in the Dioscoreaceae family. Huaishan is sweet in taste and flat in nature. Returning to the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians, it is a good food for strengthening the spleen and stomach. Huaishan contains diosgenin, diosgenin, vitamins, etc., which are generally beneficial for qi and yin, invigorating the spleen, lung and kidney, and strengthening the essence and stop the belt. It has a good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as weakness, loss of appetite, prolonged diarrhea and dysentery, lung qi deficiency and dryness, weakness of lower extremities, thirst, frequent urination, and leucorrhea. Modern research has found that Chinese yam has the functions of helping digestion, relieving cough, expectorating phlegm, anti-allergic and lowering blood sugar.
It is recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica": "Indicating injury, tonifying deficiency, eliminating cold and heat pathogenic qi, tonifying the middle, replenishing qi, and growing muscles." It is suitable for chronic diarrhea, shortness of breath, fatigue, and nasal allergies. Weakness of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys crowd.
According to the test results of yam by Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, its tubers contain an average of 14.48% crude protein, 3.48% crude fiber, 43.7% starch, 1.14% sugar, 2.62% potassium, 0.2% phosphorus, 0.2% calcium, and 0.14% magnesium. , ash 5.51%, iron 53.57ppm, zinc 29.22ppm, copper 10.58ppm, manganese 5.38ppm. Of the 20 amino acids required by humans, 16 are contained in yam.
Iron stick yam is one of the many varieties of yam, and it is a fine product in Huaishan. There are traces like rust on the iron stick yam, so it is named iron stick yam. Iron stick yam has good nutrition and high medicinal value, and has been used as medicine in ancient records. Wenxian County, Jiaozuo, Henan is a geographical indication product of Tiebang yam. According to the different cultivation soils, Tiebang yam is divided into two kinds: sandy soil and loam soil. The yam with iron sticks in the earth is very sturdy, sticky, and hard soil, so the yam is bent and twisted. Although it does not look good, it has a glutinous taste and rich nutritional value, but it takes a long time to grow. The sandy soil is relatively straight, because there are fewer obstacles, and the growth rate is faster.
Our Chinese yam is an authentic yam tablet from Jiaozuo, Henan. It is grown by farmers in an organic way and dried at home. It is free of additives, preservatives or sulfur. It is rich in nutrients and safe to eat.
Ingredient information: iron stick yam
Origin and weight: China ( 250g±5% )
How to eat:
Rinse with water first to remove surface dust
No need to soak before cooking, just put the water in the pot
Boil on open fire for about 30 minutes
Storage method: Please store in a cool and dry place. Since there is no anti-corrosion treatment, if it is not used for a long time, please store it in the refrigerator.
Features:
Planted in organic soil, naturally dried
No preservatives or sulfur fumigation added
high nutritional value
Vegan
