What is Iron Stick Yam

I believe that everyone is not so unfamiliar with the iron stick yam. It is a type of yam and also a relatively famous one. The effect of the iron stick yam after consumption is very significant. Whether it is for middle-aged and elderly people or adolescents who are in the developmental period, it will have a certain nourishing effect, and even have the effect of prolonging life. It can prevent your skin from aging so quickly and has the effect of delaying aging.

There are two types of yam: vegetable yam and medicinal yam. Vegetable yam is relatively thick, while medicinal yam is relatively slender. Because there are rust-like marks on the authentic iron stick yam, it is named iron stick yam. And because the iron stick in Wen County is the most famous and has the best taste, people like to call it Wen County iron stick yam.

Nourishes the lungs and relieves coughs: Yam has a lubricating and moisturizing effect, so it can benefit the lung qi and nourish the lung yin. It can be sliced ​​and boiled as tea, or it can be cut into small pieces and cooked into porridge. It has a good therapeutic effect on patients with deficiency coughs and tuberculosis fever.

Lowering blood sugar: Yam contains mucus protein, which has the effect of lowering blood sugar. It can be used to treat diabetes and is a good food therapy for diabetics.

Treatment of coronary heart disease: It can prevent and treat abnormal lipid metabolism and arteriosclerosis in the human body, and has obvious therapeutic effects on vascular system diseases; Chinese medicine often uses yam alone in prescriptions for the treatment of consumptive thirst (diabetes), which has a certain effect on maintaining the normal function of insulin.

Prolong life: Yam is rich in DHEA (youth factor), which is a very important active substance in human life activities and a derivative of cyclopentanepolyhydrophenanthrene. Cyclopentanepolyhydrophenanthrene is the basic structure of adrenal cortical hormones and sex hormones (estrogen and androgen) in the human body. The main health benefits of DHEA are anti-aging, enhancing immune function and improving sexual function.

Therefore, the health benefits and aphrodisiac effects of iron stick yam are converted into male hormones or female hormones according to the needs of the body, supplementing the hormone imbalance caused by aging and disease, thereby maintaining vigorous energy, enhancing the ability to resist disease, accelerating the repair of damaged tissues, and preventing and slowing down malignant tumors, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, heart disease, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, etc. It is especially suitable for patients with diabetes and hypertension, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect.

Yam is sweet, mild in nature, non-toxic, and can strengthen the spleen, nourish the lungs, strengthen the kidneys, benefit the brain, nourish the essence and nourish the skin, and has anti-aging, anti-tumor, anti-fatigue, and resistance to stimulation by harmful substances. It can regulate metabolism, enhance immune function, promote growth, regulate endocrine, regulate cardiopulmonary function, excite the hematopoietic system, and regulate the nervous system.