Can yam be eaten with the skin?

When handling yam, people generally feel it is very troublesome. The main reason is that there is some mucus on the yam, which can easily cause itching if it comes into contact with the skin. Especially the iron stick yam that people often buy is relatively thin, so peeling it is a very troublesome task. Many people like to use steamed yam as a snack, so some people also wonder if yam can be eaten with the skin?

Can yam be eaten with the skin?

Yams can be eaten with the skin.

It is actually quite nutritious to eat yam with the skin. The steamed yam we often eat is not peeled, especially the iron mountain stick yam. Since it is thin in nature, peeling the skin is not only troublesome, but also will lose a large part of the nutrients. If you don’t like the taste of eating yam with the skin on, you can steam it with the skin on. It will be easier to peel when you eat it, and it also avoids itchy hands caused by the yam mucus.

[Contraindications and side effects of yam]

1. Don’t eat too much at one time. Although yam has high nutritional value, it also contains a lot of female hormones. If you consume too much, it will stimulate the production of hormones and have certain side effects on women's physical health.

2. Can be taken at the same time as gansui. The effects of yam and gansui are counteracting. Yam helps gastrointestinal motility, while gansui helps the large intestine to expel water, which has a certain stimulating effect on the intestinal tract. Therefore, eating yam and gansui together can easily cause diarrhea. People who eat them like this for a long time must quit eating them, as it is simply chronic suicide.

3. Do not eat yam while taking corticosteroids or alkaline drugs, because yam will reduce the medicinal properties, and the nutritional value of yam itself will also be greatly reduced.

4. Yam is rich in mucus, which is itself an allergen. People with allergies should not try yam casually, as it may cause symptoms of systemic allergies and needs to be consumed with caution.

5. Yam itself has a certain astringent effect. If you are constipated or have dry stools, it is best not to eat yam during this period, as it will aggravate the symptoms of constipation.

The above information clearly introduces in detail whether yam can be eaten with the skin and the contraindications and side effects of yam. When eating yam in daily life, you should pay attention to the above points to avoid misunderstandings.