What to do if you feel itchy when picking yam

Huaishan is a very common food. Because it is delicious and nutritious, it is suitable for people who want to improve their physical fitness. For the sake of health, many people often make some yam pork ribs soup and yam stewed pig's trotters. Of course, various types of yam are often delicious. On the contrary, many people feel itchy and uncomfortable when peeling yam. What should I do if I feel like picking yam?

It is suitable for people with spleen deficiency, poor appetite, chronic diarrhea, kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea, frequent urination, and lung deficiency, asthma and cough.

【Avoid eating】

1. Since yam has a strong astringent effect, it is not suitable for people with dry stools.

2. It cannot be eaten raw, because raw yam contains certain toxins. 12 Warm reminder: The saponins contained in the yam skin or the phytoalkaloids contained in the mucus may cause yam allergy and itching in a few people. Direct contact should be avoided when handling yam.

You can avoid this by sprinkling some salt or vinegar on the hands and then roasting it slightly over the fire.

Analysis: If your hands are itchy, wash them carefully, then dip them in vinegar, even the gaps between your nails. After a while, the itchy feeling will gradually disappear! (Reason: acid and alkali neutralization) You can also roast your hands over the fire and turn your palms over and over to warm them up. This will break down any saponin that has seeped into your hands.

When scraping the skin, the yam will exude a milky white juice that is very irritating. If your hands come into contact with it, you will feel itchy, and washing with water will not help.

Experiments have shown that this itching substance, saponin, can only be destroyed by heat.

Therefore, when cooking Chinese yam, if your hands feel itchy, just roast them over the fire. When the saponins on your hands are destroyed, the itch will go away.

It is actually very common to get itchy hands on yam. And as a contact dermatitis. It is a phenomenon that is most likely to occur. Further treatment with folk remedies is needed. Of course, as for yam, it is actually not allowed to be eaten raw. Because raw yam contains certain toxins. Eating it is bad for your health.