山药（yam）

描述

山药的功效：

1. 健脾益胃:（Strengthens the spleen and stomach）
2. 补肺益肾:（Nourishes the lungs and kidneys）
3. 生津止渴:（Produce body fluids to quench thirst）
4. 增强免疫力:（Enhance immunity）
5. 抗衰老：（Anti-aging）
6. 抗肿瘤:（Anti-tumor）
7. 降血糖:（lower blood sugar）
8. 辅助治疗心血管疾病:（adjunctive therapy for cardiovascular disease）

山药的食用建议:

• 山药可以蒸、煮、炒、炖汤等多种方式食用。
• 山药可以与大米、小米、大枣等一起煮粥，营养更丰富。
• 在烹饪山药时，应尽量避免与富含维生素C分解酶的食材同食，以免影响山药的营养价值。
• 山药最好去皮食用，以免产生麻、刺等异常口感。
• 山药不宜与碱性药物同用。

Suggestions for eating yam: Yam can be consumed in various ways such as steaming, boiling, stir-frying, and stewing in soup. Yam can be cooked into porridge with rice, millet, jujubes and so on, which is more nutritious. When cooking yam, it is advisable to avoid eating it with ingredients rich in vitamin C decomposing enzymes to prevent affecting the nutritional value of the yam. It is best to peel the yam before eating to avoid abnormal tastes such as numbness and spiciness. Yam should not be used together with alkaline drugs.