Chinese yam has long been rumored to have aphrodisiac properties. Most people have just heard of it and never investigated the truth of this claim. Today, the editor will introduce whether Chinese yam can indeed act as an aphrodisiac.
Chopped Steamed Chinese Yam
"You can't judge a book by its cover." According to ancient texts, eating more Chinese yam has the functions of "improving hearing and sharpening vision" and "satisfying hunger and prolonging life," which is very beneficial to human health. Folklore also suggests that Chinese yam has significant effects on regulating physiological functions, recovering from illness, postpartum care for women, and strengthening children's bodies, thus earning it the name "medicinal food."
As a highly nutritious food, Chinese yam contains a large amount of starch and protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, choline, allantoin, and more. Among its important nutrients, diosgenin is a precursor for synthesizing female hormones, with the effects of nourishing yin and supplementing yang, and enhancing metabolism. The mucilage, digestive enzymes, and other polysaccharide-protein components found in the fresh tuber can prevent cardiovascular fat deposition and aid in gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.
For women, Chinese yam is also a natural slimming food. It contains enough fiber, which creates a feeling of fullness after consumption, thus controlling the desire to eat. Secondly, Chinese yam itself is a high-nutrition, low-calorie food that can be eaten in larger quantities without worrying about weight gain.
Extended Reading: The Effects of Chinese Yam
1. Tonifying the Middle Jiao and Qi: Iron棍 yam is rich in 18 amino acids, more than 10 trace elements, and other minerals, so it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, tonifying the lungs and kidneys, tonifying the middle jiao and qi, strengthening the spleen and tonifying deficiency, securing the kidneys and benefiting essence, and calming the mind and spirit. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that it "strengthens the spleen and supplements, nourishes essence and secures the kidneys, cures all diseases, and treats five strains and seven injuries."
2. Relieving Thirst and Promoting Fluid Production: This type of Chinese yam has the effect of relieving thirst and promoting fluid production. In Traditional Chinese Medicine prescriptions for treating consumptive thirst (diabetes), Chinese yam is often used alone or in combination with other drugs for better results.
3. Health Care: Because fresh Chinese yam is rich in various vitamins, amino acids, and minerals, it can prevent abnormal human lipid metabolism and arteriosclerosis. It also plays a certain role in maintaining the normal function of insulin. It has health benefits such as enhancing human immunity, calming the mind and spirit, relieving cough and asthma, and delaying aging.
4. Nourishing Beauty: The元代 spleen and stomach expert Li Gao said: "To treat dry skin, use this to moisten it." Li Shizhen wrote: "Chinese yam can moisten the skin and hair." Chinese yam has a unique therapeutic effect on nourishing the skin and enhancing beauty.
5. Special Pharmacological Functions of Iron棍 Chinese Yam: The copper ions and connective tissue in Chinese yam are greatly helpful to human development and have a significant therapeutic effect on vascular system diseases. The calcium in Iron棍 Chinese yam has a high therapeutic effect on injured muscles and bones, osteoporosis, and tooth loss. It is also very effective for patients with chilblains, diabetes, hepatitis, infantile diarrhea, enuresis, infantile indigestion, ulcerative stomatitis, tuberculosis, and women's leukorrhea. Long-term use can improve hearing and vision and prolong life.
6. Controlling the Desire to Eat: Chinese yam is rich in a large amount of protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, glucose, crude protein amino acids, choline, allantoin, etc. Among its important nutrients, diosgenin is a precursor for synthesizing female hormones, with the effects of nourishing yin and supplementing yang, and enhancing metabolism. The mucilage, digestive enzymes, and other polysaccharide-protein components found in the fresh tuber can prevent cardiovascular fat deposition and aid in gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.
7. Preventing Spring Lethargy: Chinese yam has the effect of strengthening the spleen and qi. Regular consumption can improve the body's immunity and enhance the phagocytic function of macrophages.
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