Can yam lower blood pressure

Yam is a familiar food to people, and eating yam regularly is good for health. Because yam contains trace elements that are very beneficial to the body. Moreover, yam can prevent the occurrence of many diseases. There are many ways to prepare yam. You can use yam to cook porridge or stew yam. So no matter which way you eat it, the components of yam should not be destroyed. Patients with hypertension should want to lower their blood pressure, so can yam lower blood pressure?

Yam has many nutritional benefits, and it can naturally lower blood pressure.

1. The mucus protein, vitamins and trace elements in yam can effectively prevent the precipitation of blood lipids in the blood vessel walls, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and are extremely beneficial to patients with hypertension.

2. While yam replenishes positive energy for the bodies of patients with hypertension, it does not produce excessive calories and is suitable for consumption.

3. Yam has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, nourishing liver and strengthening spleen. It can be eaten regardless of whether it is liver fire inflammation type hypertension or liver and kidney yin deficiency type hypertension, and the effect is excellent.

Patients with hypertension can consume yam, cassia and lotus leaf juice for dietotherapy. Take 60 grams of yam, 15 grams of cassia seed, and 30 grams of lotus leaf (half a fresh lotus leaf). Wash the yam, gently scrape off the skin, split it into strips, cut it into small cubes or mash it into a paste for later use. Wash and chop the lotus leaves, put them into a gauze bag and tie it up. Put them into a casserole together with cassia seeds, add water, and boil them over medium heat for 15 minutes. Add yam paste or diced yam, continue to simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, take out the medicine bag, and filter the juice. Can be taken in the morning and evening.

Chinese Yam Diet Therapy

Yam and Mung Bean Soup

Ingredients: 200g yam, 100g mung bean, honey

practice:

(1) Wash and peel the yam, chop it into pieces and mash it into a paste.

(2) Wash the mung beans and put them into a casserole. Add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil over high heat.

(3) Cook the mung beans over low heat until they are soft and bloom.

(4) Add the yam and cook for 10-15 minutes. When the porridge cools to about 50°C, add a small amount of honey to taste.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and detoxifies, invigorates Qi and lowers blood pressure. It is mainly used to treat hypertension caused by liver fire ascending.