Purple yam, also known as "Purple ginseng", has purple red flesh and good taste. It is rich in nutrients, including starch, polysaccharide, protein, saponins, amylase, choline, amino acids, vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc and more than 20 kinds of nutrients. According to the Ministry of agriculture, it contains 23.3% starch, 75.5% moisture, 1.14% crude protein, 0.62% total sugar, 0.020% crude fat, 2.59mg/kg iron, 2.27mg/kg zinc and 0.753mg/kg copper. Purple yam is also rich in anthocyanins and yam soap (NATURAL DHEA), containing a variety of hormone basic substances, often eat purple yam can promote the synthesis of endocrine hormones. Purple yam protein content is very high, so often eat purple yam is suitable for skin moisture, but also promote cell metabolism, and is a table delicacy.
1.Efficacy of purple yam
(1)Purple yam can relieve climacteric symptoms
Purple yam has obvious relief effect on female climacteric symptoms, because purple yam contains a large number of diosgenin, which can promote the secretion of female estrogen and regulate female body function. Especially after menopause, female menopause appears a variety of body discomfort. Timely consumption of purple yam can significantly relieve those discomfort symptoms.
(2)Purple yam can prevent obesity
Many women into middle age, the body will appear obesity symptoms, let them worry, if usually can eat some purple yam, can effectively prevent the occurrence of obesity symptoms.
Because every 100 grams of purple yam contains only 50 kilocalories, it contains trace elements can also reduce the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, insist on eating can effectively prevent the occurrence of obesity symptoms.
(3)Purple yam can strengthen bones
It contains a lot of mucopolysaccharide substances, and some inorganic salts, which can form bone after entering the human body, making the human cartilage elastic. At the same time, purple yam can also enhance the strength and density of bone, and regular consumption can prevent the occurrence of osteoporosis.
2.The function of purple yam
The root tuber contains 1.5% protein, 14.4% carbohydrates, vitamins and choline, which is more than 20 times higher than common yam. The nutritional value is very high. According to the records in the compendium of Materia Medica, purple yam has a high medicinal value. It is not only a table delicacy, but also a health medicine. It is a rare high-grade food supplement. Regular consumption can not only increase the body's resistance, reduce blood pressure, blood sugar, anti-aging and longevity, but also benefit the spleen, lung, kidney and other functions. It is a good tonic material and has been listed in the dictionary of anticancer Chinese herbal medicine. Yam is non-toxic and pollution-free. It can keep fit, strengthen the body and delay the aging. It is worthy of the reputation of "king of vegetables" as well as the popularity of natural green health tonic food for both vegetable and medicine in the world.
The more purple, the more better. It contains a lot of purple anthocyanins, which is conducive to the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and plays the role of antioxidant, beauty and beauty. It contains lower sugar and starch than Dioscorea opposita. It is also suitable for diabetics as staple food, and there is no special taboo population.
Post time: Apr-12-2021
