What Are the Health Benefits of Yams?

White yam has been called "yam yam, the medicine in the mountain" since ancient times. As a health food, Bai Yam has a history of at least 2,000 years in China. The "Shen Nong's Herbal Classic", which was written in the Eastern Han Dynasty, lists yam as top grade. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, reduce blood pressure and blood sugar, resist tumors, and delay aging. Regular food is good for your health.

White yam

White yam, entangled herbaceous vines, plants with medium growth, round, purple stems, sometimes with green stripes, right-handed, 3 to 5 meters long; fewer branches. Single leaf, alternate stem and lower leaves, opposite middle and upper leaves, rarely verticillate; leaf length 6.0 cm (4.1-8.0), width 6.2 cm (3.5-9.0), petiole length 5.4 cm (3.2-8.5); smooth on both sides , Pilose-free, dark green on the surface, grayish on the back; whole or shallow wavy margin; deep heart-shaped, broad heart-shaped at the base. Tubers are long cylindrical, 90 ~ 120 cm long, 3 ~ 5 cm in diameter, and each plant weighs 1000 ~ 1900 G, long plant, 10-20 cm in length; pure white cross section, dense, high quality; brown skin, dense fibrous roots, large and dense nodules, delicate texture, high nutritional value, pure green food, no pollution, since ancient times "Yam yam, the medicine in the mountain" saying. ^[1]

Xiaobaizui white yam has a long history of cultivation. It has been recorded from the Chinese yam since the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. During the Han and Tang dynasties, the well-known local Cui family of Clan family always liked to eat Xiaobaizui white yam. The Cui family produced more than 20 prime ministers, and there were more than 100 prominent figures such as generals. Xiaobaizui white yam was Praised as "Prime Minister Yam". Cui Yingying in the Western Chamber is also fond of this because of her beauty and beauty. Her eyebrows are clear, her lips are red and her teeth are white, her mouth is like cherry, and she loves yam. The local farmers and old steamed buns called the variety that Miss Cui's favorite was Xiaobaizui Bai Yam.

Little white mouth white yam (2 photos)

In the middle of Hebei, Luan River, Sha River, Chenlong River, Tang River and other rivers originate from the Taihang Mountains and converge eastward to the Bohai Sea. A large amount of sediment is alluvial into a plain, with loose soil and rich nutrition. The unique soil and water is a good base for the growth of Xiaobaizuibai yam. Xiaobaizui yam is widely planted in Shenzhou, Anping, Anguo, Shenze, Yixian and other places. The area was known as Boling in the past. According to legend, the famous family Wang Cui loved yam. Cui had more than 20 prime ministers during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Xiaobaizui Yam is praised as "Prime Minister Yam", and in the Western Chamber, Cui Yingying also loves the beauty and beauty of Xiaobaizui Yam. The industrious old farmers and old steamed buns in Hebei cultivate, care for, and grow Xiaobaizuibai yam as always. For a long time, there has been a habit of growing vegetables and selling vegetables. At that time, farmers used white yam as a seasonal vegetable and planted it with one or two or four or five centimeters. It was sold at a rural market after harvest or given as a tonic to give birth to confinement (to give birth to a child) and sick people. It is consumed by relatives and friends and has become a rare treasure due to the low yield. Since the implementation of the production responsibility system, the majority of farmers have the freedom to plant. The farmers have begun to transfer white yam from vegetable gardens to field plantings. The planting area has been expanding year by year. Lian Fang is a piece, reaching more than 2,000 acres, and the output can reach 5 million kg.

In recent years, Xiaobaizui Bai Yam has gained a great reputation, and local merchants have been highly praised as local specialty gift givers. At present, "Xiaobaizui" white yam has been exported to large and medium-sized cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, and has been favored by local citizens, becoming a delicious dish on people's tables.

Yam, also medicine and vegetable, both food and medicine. Only Xiaobaizui Bai Yam is an edible variety grown by the people of Hebei. Small, the same production period, although the output is small but the nutritional value is higher; white, the epidermis is whiter than jade, and the skin is easy to peel off; the mouth and the end of the yam are like the mouth of a baby. Yam varieties. Yam is also a medicine and a vegetable, but generally not both. Xiaobaizui has brought the advantages of yam's beauty, taste and nutrition to the extreme, and is known as the best yam.