Is it good for children to eat yam?

It is naturally very good for children to eat yam, especially for children in the golden period of development. Eating some yam can promote their development and growth, and can also supplement their bodies with sufficient nutrients to avoid malnutrition. In addition, yam also has the function of promoting digestion, so it can better protect the gastrointestinal tract of children and avoid indigestion in the future.

Yam, also known as Dioscorea batatas, wild yam, mountain yam, Huaishan, and white yam, is an herbal medicine included in the "Chinese Materia Medica". Its medicinal source is the dried rhizome of the Dioscoreaceae plant Dioscorea batatas.

Yam has the effects of nourishing and strengthening, aiding digestion, restraining sweat and stopping diarrhea. It is mainly used to treat spleen deficiency diarrhea, lung deficiency cough, diabetes thirst, frequent urination, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea in women and chronic enteritis with indigestion. Yam is best taken with Ganoderma lucidum, which has the effect of preventing and treating diabetes. Yam has great development prospects in the food industry and processing industry.

Spleen deficiency diarrhea (including chronic enteritis, malabsorption and indigestion)

0.5 jin of yam, 120 g each of lotus seeds and water chestnuts, grind them into fine powder. Take 2 to 3 spoons each time, add appropriate amount of sugar, steam and eat as a snack. Take 1 to 2 times a day continuously, it is effective.

Ginseng, Chinese Yam and Gorgon Fruit Soup - Indications - Spermatorrhea

15g each of chicken-skin rough yam, Euryale ferox, Ophiopogon japonicus, 10g of ginseng, 3g of Schisandra chinensis, decocted in water to extract juice, one dose per day, divided into 2 doses. Replenishes Qi and nourishes the heart, strengthens the spleen and consolidates the body. Suitable for nocturnal emission. [6]

Diabetes, thirst, frequent urination, hunger

Take 15 grams of yam and 6 grams of coptis chinensis, decocted in water and taken orally. Or take equal amounts of yam and trichosanthes, 30 grams per day, decocted in water and taken in divided doses.

Chilblains, erysipelas, carbuncle and swelling at the beginning

Mash fresh yam and apply it to the affected area. Replace it when it dries. The disease will disappear after several applications. (Or add a few castor seeds and mash them together for external application for better results).

Cough, phlegm and wheezing (including chronic tracheitis and chronic bronchitis in the elderly)

Mash fresh yam, mix with half a cup of sugarcane juice, stew and drink it twice a day.

Lump, redness, swelling, hardness and pain at the back of the neck (including lymphadenitis, carbuncle at the back of the neck, etc.)

A piece of fresh yam (peeled), 2-3 castor seeds (shelled), mash them together, grind them into a fine powder, and apply them to the affected area. Change them twice a day.

Nocturnal emissions due to kidney deficiency, loose stools due to spleen deficiency, yang deficiency in the elderly, frequent urination

30-60 grams of yam seeds (the beads on the yam vine), boiled and peeled, add a little sugar, take before going to bed, it is better than yam.

Lung disease: fever, cough, asthma, spontaneous sweating, palpitations, loose stools

60-120 grams of yam, boiled juice to drink, or cooked and eaten in appropriate amount every day