What kind of people are not suitable for white sweet potatoes

Most of the sweet potatoes we eat are yellow, and few people have eaten white sweet potatoes. White sweet potatoes are a kind of variety with a cool nature. Eating too much can easily cause diarrhea and bloating, so many people with a cold constitution should not eat sweet potatoes. In addition, white sweet potatoes cannot be eaten during menstruation. They are more suitable for people whose bodies are feverish and need to excrete heat.

White sweet potato is also called yam bean .

The edible part of yam bean is the large tuberous root, which is rich in water, carbohydrates, sugars, protein, and some minerals and vitamins.

Avoid eating :

Yam is cold in nature, so it should not be eaten by people with cold constitution, diarrhea caused by cold, weak spleen and stomach, loose stools, and diabetes. It is also not suitable for people with cold dysmenorrhea or women during menstruation. Avoid eating raw and cold yam bean, its seeds, and leaves.

Good food :

It is suitable for people who suffer from heatstroke, restlessness and thirst, fever due to cold, headache, thirst, diarrhea, high blood pressure, dizziness, red eyes, facial flushing, constipation in summer, as well as those who drink excessively, have dry mouth and chronic alcohol poisoning. If you want to treat chronic alcohol poisoning, you can take sweet potatoes mixed with sugar.

White sweet potato also known as foreign sweet potato

Scientific name : Yam

Other names : sweet potato, yam, sand potato, foreign sweet potato, etc. It is also called ground pear in Sichuan.

It is similar in shape and size to sweet potato, with a light yellow to white skin and very white flesh. The texture of the flesh looks a bit like sweet potato, but it tastes sweeter than sweet potato, is crispy, delicious and juicy. It can quench thirst and can also be eaten raw as fruit. >>>Nutritional value of sweet potatoes

Nutritional Value

White sweet potato contains unique vitamin K. People in the community regard it as a special health-preserving food and it is an indispensable gift from heaven for modern people. It is rich in nutrients, containing vitamin VC, B carotene, protein, and rare elements essential to the human body such as iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Every 100 grams contains up to 86.5% calcium. "Green" and "high in calcium" are its advantages and characteristics.

Yam is rich in starch and sugar and can be used as a side dish. It is tender and crispy like water chestnuts. In addition to being eaten raw, it can also be fried, boiled, pickled, and other methods.

The main producing areas are several southern provinces, with the largest numbers in Sichuan and Hunan. Locals call it sweet potato.

Although yam is delicious, not everyone can eat it.

It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica :

【 Nature and flavor 】Cool in nature, sweet in taste.

【 return through meridians 】return to stomach meridian.

[ Effects ] It can quench thirst, detoxify alcohol, and lower blood pressure.