It's a real pain being ill and the sooner it ends the better. The Chinese might have some wise words of advice on that:
So there you go. Get your hairy yam today and get healthy! Lee Shizhen [pronounced shitsen] recommends it.
Brown with a rough, hairy coating, yams are ugly in the eyes of many. But in traditional Chinese medicine, it is an outstanding health food which can help reinforce energy and nourish blood. And now, from November to January, is the best time for yams.
The benefits of this vegetable were first identified more than 2,000 years ago with the "Shennong Bencao Jing" (Shennong's Herbal Classic) recording that "neutral" yam can help reinforce energy, dispel pathogenic cold and dampness, nourish muscles and improve hearing and eyesight.
Famous Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) pharmacist Li Shizhen concluded that yams helped to reinforce blood and energy, benefited the kidneys, spleen and stomach, stopped diarrhea, dissolved phlegm and nourished skin and hair.
So there you go. Get your hairy yam today and get healthy! Lee Shizhen [pronounced shitsen] recommends it.
Yams are too sweet for my liking, although I love the colour.
ReplyDeleteHere's a health drink.Combine vegetable juice with beetroots, carrots and celery. Full of antioxidants and minerals.
Point taken, when I can walk it's yams for me, hairy or not
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ReplyDeleteThey can also be parboiled, sliced into chips and deep fried.
Mmmmmmmm. 12" chips!
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They don't look too healthy...
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