Chinese yam is a unique food. Its shape is slender, its interior is rich in juice and starch, and it is very suitable for making soups. The soup is thick and fragrant, and has the effect of appetizing. Among Chinese yams, the quality of the rough yam is the best. This kind of yam has a slightly wild taste and the purest flavor. Let’s take a look at the efficacy and functions of the rough yam below?

①. Chinese yam can supply a large amount of mucinous protein. This is a mixture of polysaccharide proteins with special health benefits for the human body, which can prevent fat deposition in the cardiovascular system and avoid excessive obesity.

②. The amylase contained in Chinese yam can be decomposed into important substances for human life such as protein and carbohydrates, which can help in weight loss. The steroidal saponin contained in Chinese yam has the effect of reducing blood cholesterol, and has certain therapeutic effects on the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and hypercholesterolemia.

③. Chinese yam is rich in fiber, which can reduce cholesterol levels. Because dietary fiber can shorten the time food takes to pass through the small intestine, thereby reducing the absorption of cholesterol, which is conducive to the conversion of cholesterol into bile acid and bile salts and excretion from the body, thus avoiding an increase in blood cholesterol levels and reducing the chance of excessive cholesterol and fat deposition on the blood vessel wall.

④. Chinese yam contains more than 20 kinds of nutrients such as mucilage, amylase, amino acids, trace elements, and vitamins, which have the functions of combating atherosclerosis and improving myocardial blood supply.

⑤. One of the important components of Chinese yam is dopamine, which has the functions of dilating blood vessels and improving blood circulation. This component plays an important role in the treatment of circulatory failure.

⑥. Chinese yam has the effects of regulating endocrine and promoting qi and opening the pulse, which can improve the blood flow in coronary arteries and microcirculation, and treat coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and other conditions.