Chinese yam

A premium medicine and a trendy ingredient!Real health does not come from medical care, but from life nurturing.The 'Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Dinner Table' series endorses the innovative health concept of 'dietetic invigoration' to instill health and dynamics in readers. Chinese yam was acclaimed as 'nonpareil' medicine in The Classic of Herbal Medicine.The book summarily introduces the health benefits of the Chinese yam: nourishing the lung yin, replenishing qi, harmonizing the respiratory system; moistening the blood vessels and preventing the fat from accumulating on the angiocarpies; regulating the spleen and tonifying the stomach, promoting the intestinal peristalsis, facilitating digestion and curing inappetence and constipation, etc.; dispelling wind and removing toxin to reduce the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, and is beneficial to beauty care and slimming to some certain extent; it clears deficiency heat, quenches thirst, checks diarrhea, diminishes inflammation, inhibits bacteria and regulates the immunologic function of cells.The book also discusses quality and authenticity of Chinese yams, their application in cuisine, preservation, compatibilities and incompatibilities, etc., especially over 130 recipes of home dishes.