山藥益腎氣、健脾胃，是名副其實的食中之藥，也是煲湯必備的一寶。

Yam tonifying kidney, spleen and stomach, is worthy of the name of diet drugs, is an indispensable treasure soup.

 

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One

補中益氣、暖手腳

Supplement Qi, warm hands and feet

 

山藥，尤其是營養價值較高的鐵棍山藥，富含十余種氨基酸和微量元素，可滋精固腎、補中益氣，是溫補的比較佳食材。

Yam, especially the high nutritional value of tiegun, rich in trace elements and more than ten kinds of amino acids, can be nourishing kidney, fine Buzhong, is the best food warming.

 

體質虛寒的女性，到秋冬季節容易手腳發涼，多喝山藥烏雞湯，能補氣養血、調理身體。

The women with deficiency of the constitution are easy to get cold in the autumn and winter season, and drink more yam chicken soup to nourish the air and nourish the blood and adjust the body.

 

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養胃、降糖、潤皮毛

The stomach, blood sugar and moist fur

 

山藥與其他雜糧莖塊類食物相比，淀粉顆粒小且粗纖維含量少，更易于消化吸收，還能促進消化道粘膜細胞增殖。

Compared with other coarse cereals, yam and starch grains are small and crude fiber content is less, which is easier to digest and absorb, and can also promote the proliferation of gastrointestinal mucosal cells.

 

山藥還可降低人體對食物中脂肪和膽固醇的吸收率，有一定的降糖功效，糖尿病人也可放心吃。

Yam can also reduce the body's absorption rate of fat and cholesterol in food, and have a certain hypoglycemic effect, diabetes patients can also be relieved to eat.

 

本草綱目中還提到山藥可“潤皮毛”，是指山藥有滋潤皮膚的功效，因而女性食用可養顏潤燥。

Compendium of Materia Medica also mentioned that Chinese yam can "run fur", refers to the yam has the effect of nourishing the skin, so the female consumption can be nourishing runzao.