Chinese yam is a perennial with long tuberous hairy roots. Its nutritional and medicinal properties, which include protein, starch, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and zinc, aid in spleen and stomach function, along with other medicinal and nutritional effects. It was said in the Herb Book of the Peasant God that it is tender, and it benefits internal injuries, weakness, chills and fever, increases energy and speeds muscle growth. Chinese yam has been used in China for thousands of years, especially for the elderly, women, youth, children and babies. |