What shouldn’t be eaten with yam? What are the effects of yam?

We all know that yam is a common food in life. It is very nutritious. Many people like to eat it and there are many ways to cook it. However, there are also taboos in eating yam. So what can't yam be eaten with?

Effects of yam:

What are the effects and functions of yam? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam is sweet, mild in nature, enters the lung, spleen, and kidney meridians, and is neither dry nor greasy. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and lungs, benefiting the stomach and kidneys, consolidating the kidneys and improving essence, improving hearing and eyesight, helping the five internal organs, strengthening the tendons and bones, improving will and calming the mind, and prolonging life. It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, long-term diarrhea and dysentery, lung qi deficiency and dryness, phlegm, asthma and cough, kidney qi deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, weakness of lower limbs, thirst and frequent urination, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, leucorrhea, red and swollen skin, obesity and other symptoms.

What can’t be eaten with yam?

1. Yam cannot be eaten with gansui.

Chinese yam nourishes the kidney, strengthens the spleen and moistens the lungs, while gansui is a strong diuretic, which can stimulate the intestines, increase intestinal peristalsis and produce a laxative effect. These two effects are completely opposite and should not be taken together.

2. Yam cannot be taken together with alkaline drugs.

Yam contains amylase. When yam is taken together with alkaline drugs, the alkaline drugs will make the amylase in the yam ineffective and reduce the nutritional value of yam.

3. Yam cannot be eaten with shrimp.

Eating them together can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.

4. Yam and pork liver cannot be eaten together.

Yam is rich in vitamin C, and pork liver contains trace metal elements such as copper, iron, and zinc. When vitamin C encounters metal ions, it accelerates oxidation and destruction, reducing its nutritional value. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat yam after eating pork liver.

5. Do not eat yam with crucian carp.

Eating them together can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.

Yam and cucumber cannot be eaten together. Cucumber contains vitamin C-degrading enzyme. If eaten together with yam, the vitamin C in the yam will be decomposed and destroyed.

6. Yam and pumpkin cannot be eaten together.

Pumpkin contains vitamin C-degrading enzyme. If eaten with yam, the vitamin C will be broken down and destroyed, thereby reducing the nutritional value of the yam.

7. Yam and carrot cannot be eaten together.

Yams are rich in vitamin C, while carrots contain vitamin C-degrading enzymes. If both are consumed at the same time, the vitamin C will be broken down and destroyed.

8. Yam and winter melon cannot be eaten together.

Bamboo squash contains vitamin C-degrading enzymes, and yam is rich in vitamin C. If bamboo squash and yam are eaten together, the vitamin C in the yam will be decomposed and destroyed, resulting in a decrease in the nutritional value of the yam.

Although yam is delicious, you must know how to eat it and eat it healthily.