What are the yams? What is yam like

Varieties of yams.

Iron stick yam. Compared with ordinary yams, the uniqueness of iron stick yams: viscosity, white color, less moisture, slightly more hair, and the unique dark red "rust spots" can be seen, powdery feet, greasy, white or slightly tooth yellow in cross-section after breaking, the physique is very strong, and it can not be boiled in water for a long time.

Fine-haired yam. The roots are cylindrical, thin-skinned, with fine hairs on the surface, yellow; There are yellow-brown spots and nevi; The meat is fine and white, containing mucilage, saponins, choline, urea, arginine, amylase, protein, fat, starch and iodine. Its physiological characteristics are thermophilic and have a long growth period.

Hemp yam. It is suitable for physical weakness, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, indigestion, chronic diarrhea, fatigue cough, sperm and night sweats, diabetes and increased nocturia.

Yamato long taro. Yamato taro yam is a high-yielding yam species introduced from Japan, with round, purple stems, and sometimes green streaks.

Water yam. Water yam, also known as Huai yam, refers to the yam produced in Jiangsu, Anhui and other places, its stem is usually purple-red, containing starch and protein, edible, the tuber is long cylindrical, growing vertically, and can be more than 1 meter long.

Ganoderma lucidum yam. Ganoderma lucidum yam has a light yellowish brown skin and few fibrous roots, making it a medium-ripening variety. The shape changes a lot, and it is a flask-like shape that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. There are also long rod-shaped ones that grow relatively short and thick, and there are short fan-shaped ones with thick potato flesh.

This is the special product of Huaiqing Mansion iron stick yam, "Materia Medica Mengquan" mentioned yam when saying that "the north and south states are all produced, but Huaiqing is good". "Shennong's Materia Medica" has another clear text, "Yams are produced in all places, and those produced in Huaiqing, Henan Province are good." After sampling and analysis of the yam produced in Jiaozuo and other regions, it was found that the various amino acids contained in the unit quantity of Huai yam were far more than the same amount of foreign yam, and there were also amino acids such as r-aminobutyric acid that were basically absent from other yams and unique to Huai Yam.

Tested by modern scientific research methods, the content of yam polysaccharides, allantoin, protein, saponins, iron, calcium and zinc contained in Huai yam is much higher than that of ordinary yam.

The yam is Huaishan, which is a root, long strip-shaped, thin with a large diameter of an egg, and thick with the thickness of an arm. Yellow on the outside, thin on the outside, and white on the inside.

There are a lot of them this season, I'm in the south, and there are more supermarkets. The market is only a pound.

You can make soup, stir-fry, and syrup.

If you're talking about the guy with the scientific name: potato, this is it!

It can also be called yam eggs, artichoke, potatoes, etc. hahahaha.

1. Yam, also known as yam, sweet potato, sweet potato, Huai Yam, Huai Mountain, white yam, is a herbal medicine contained in the "Chinese Materia Medica", and the medicinal ** is the dried rhizome of the yam plant of the dioscaceae family.

2. Yam, as a medicinal and edible Chinese medicinal material, is affected by regional climatic characteristics, geological characteristics, growth habits and other factors, and has different characteristics of origin. The main producing areas of yam are Bo'ai, Wuzhi, Wenxian and other places in Henan, and are also cultivated in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places. Guangxi, Hebei, Henan and other places constitute the main yam cultivation areas in China.

The iron stick yam in Jiaozuo, Henan Province, is also called Huai Yam.

Jiaozuo's iron stick yam, Huai yam is the best.

Round yams are the best among yams. The sticky ingredients in it are twice as high as ordinary yams, and they are more nutritious. Regular consumption can make people healthy and less prone to diseases.

However, this yam is very rare in China. It is also cultivated in the southern region and Jiangsu, but it is not sold on the market. Seeds are also not available online.

There are also in Japan.

Yam, among which the ancient Huaiqing Mansion (now in Jiaozuo, Henan, including Boai, Qinyang, Wuzhi, Wenxian and other counties) produced yam is precious, known as "Huai Yam", known as "Huai Shen", for the top of the country. There are three local yams in China that have applied for national geographical indication protection products, one is "iron stick yam", which is produced in Jiaozuo, Henan; One is "Chenji Yam", which is produced in Chenji Town, Heze City, Shandong Province, including "Chicken Skin Rough Yam" and "Shih Tzu Seed Yam"; One is "Buddha's hand yam", which is produced in Wuxue, Hubei; In addition, the yam from Nanyang Township, Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province has also recently applied for national geographical indication protection products.

The iron stick yam of Wen County, Henan Province is the best, you will not eat the yam of other places after eating once, the yam of our Wen County is commonly known as "Huai Yam", and there is a "Huai Shen" said, the nutritional value is the first of the yams, because we are blessed with unique soil reasons here, divided into sandy yam and Yam, among which the Yam has the highest nutritional value, the taste is more glutinous, the protein mucus is richer, the same seedlings can not be planted in other places, our family is planted all year round to plant Yam, the origin is straight, Conscientious growers, no pesticide residues, please look for a certain Tao "Jinghuai Yam", welcome to taste.

In fact, yam is indeed a medicinal material, but in life, it often appears on the table as an ingredient.

Yam

Yam is also called dioscaria, sweet potato, sweet potato, white yam, etc., and it is also the herb contained in the "Chinese Materia Medica". But in addition, yam is still a kind of food that many people like, whether it is hot pot, or fried to eat, the taste is very good, the yam taste is a bit like a potato, the texture is relatively firm, the inside is white, and the taste is relatively light.

The value of yamsIn addition, yam is also rich in nutrients such as starch, protein, glucose, vitamins and minerals, as well as beneficial ingredients such as dioscin soap, mucin and saponin, and is a highly nutritious plant with the same origin as medicine and food. It has certain edible value and medicinal value.

In our daily life, we often come into contact with the yam plant, the name of the yam plant sounds very nutritious and healthy, because his name has the word "medicine", which will make many people think that this is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is the fact that yam is a medicinal material that can be included in Chinese traditional Chinese medicine, which is very helpful for human health and supplementing the nutrients needed by the human body.

1.Yam is mainly grown in the central and southern regions of China, the growth environment of yam does not like to be too cold, and can grow in areas with higher temperature and moderate humidity, so yam can be planted in most areas south of Henan in China.

2.Yams are similar in shape to sweet potatoes, potatoes are an oblong plant, but unlike sweet potatoes and potatoes, yams grow longer, and the longest yams can reach up to one meter. The color of the yam is mostly white or yellowish white, and after the skin of the yam is removed, the yam inside is also white.

3.Yam is different from other plants imported from abroad, and there are many documents about yam in the historical records of our country from ancient times to the present, that is, yam has always been produced in China and the whole of Asia.

4.If you want to grow yams, you should first set aside a piece dedicated to growing yams.

On the left land, after turning over the land, apply some fertilizer needed for yam growth, then water it frequently, and do a good job of drainage, you can grow yam.

5.There are many kinds of benefits of yam. For example, when you have diarrhea and abdominal pain, you can take some yam and lotus seeds ground together into powder to eat, so that you can easily ** diarrhea abdominal pain.

Not only that, if you have severe frostbite and frostbite on your hands, don't panic at this time, you can take some yams, crush the yams, use a cotton swab or a smooth tool to gently apply the chilblains on your hands and body, wait for a while, it will have a good effect, and then wash it off.

Extended reading: Yam What is Yam.