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China Suppliers Factory Single Herb Granules - Chinese Yam for Spleen, Stomach, Lung, and Kidney Health
Details and Efficacy of Chinese Yam
Yam, as a common Chinese herb and ingredient, is loved by people for its wide and far-reaching characteristics and effects. Yam, known as Dioscorea opposita in ancient recipes, is sweet and flat in nature, and is mainly classified into the spleen, lung and kidney meridians, making it a medicinal food. The flesh of yam is tender and rich in nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, many vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, especially amylase, choline, mucus juice enzyme, diosgenin and mucin, which have many benefits for human health.
- 🌿 Strengthens Spleen & Stomach: Amylase and polyphenol oxidase in yam aid digestion, calm spleen qi, and protect the gastric mucosa.
- 🌬️ Benefits Lungs & Relieves Cough: Saponin and mucin nourish lung qi and yin, offering therapeutic effects for lung deficiency and chronic cough.
The first major effect of yam is to strengthen the spleen and stomach. The amylase and polyphenol oxidase contained in yams help the digestion and absorption functions of the spleen and stomach, which can calm the qi of the spleen and stomach and nourish the yin of the spleen and stomach, and have a good therapeutic effect on the symptoms of a weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite and tiredness, and loose stools and diarrhea. In addition, the sticky substance of yam, mucin, also helps to protect the gastric mucosa and enhance the digestive function.
Yam also has the effect of benefiting the lungs and relieving cough. Yam contains saponin, mucin and other components, with lubricating and moisturizing effect, can nourish the lung qi, nourish the lung yin, for the lung deficiency and cough, deficiency cough and other symptoms have a significant therapeutic effect. In clinical practice, yam is often used in the treatment of patients with insufficient lung qi and chronic coughs, and its role in generating fluids and moisturizing the lungs is widely recognized.
Yam also has excellent performance in tonifying the kidney and astringent essence.
Yam can tonify the kidney and fill up the essence, fixing and storing the essence in the body, and has a good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as spermatorrhea of kidney deficiency, short and frequent urination, and women's dyspareunia. In "The Essentials of the Golden Chamber", there is a yam-based formula — Dioscorea Pill, which is specifically used to treat various kinds of deficiency labor, especially symptoms of kidney and spleen deficiencies.
Efficacy, Precautions, and Clinical Importance
Yam can also improve blood circulation and prevent cardiovascular diseases. The mucin in yams can improve blood circulation, lower blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health. Also, the antioxidants and vitamin C in yams help boost immunity and resistance to colds and other diseases.
When it comes to cooking, yams also have a variety of uses. Yam can be boiled, stewed, stir-fried, steamed, etc. It can be used as a staple food as well as an ingredient in dishes. With its delicate texture and sweet flavor, yam can be combined with other ingredients to create a variety of delicious dishes, such as yam millet porridge, yam stewed chicken, etc., which is not only nutritious, but also has an excellent taste.


