Property of Rhizoma Dioscoreae
sweet in flavour,neutral in nature acting on the lung kindey and spleen channels
The efficacy of Rhizoma Dioscoreae
invigorating spleen and nourishing stomach,benefiting lung for production of fluid,invigorating kidney for protecying semen
Rhizoma Dioscoreae is sweet in flavour,neutral in nature, can not only invigorating the qi of spleen, lung and kidney, but also nourish the yin of spleen, lung and kidney, and also promote astriction and astringents, protecting semen and stopping leukorrhagia. It can be used regardless of weak spleen qi, spleen (stomach) yin deficiency, lung qi deficiency, deficiency of Lung-yin and insecurity of the kidney
Yam is rich in protein, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene and vitamins, amylase, choline, mucinase and dioscin.
性味归经:甘,平。归脾、肺、肾经。
功效:补脾养胃,生津益肺,补肾涩精。
山药甘平,既能补脾、肺、肾之气,又能滋脾、肺、肾之阴,兼能收涩止泻,涩精止带。无论脾气虚弱,脾(胃)阴不足、肺气虚衰、肺阴虚亏、肾虚不固,均可用之。
山药含有丰富的蛋白质、碳水化合物、钙、磷、铁、胡萝卜素及维生素等多种营养成分、淀粉酶、胆碱、粘液汁酶及薯蓣皂苷等