Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - When is the best time to eat yam?

When is the best time to eat yam?

Generally speaking, you can eat yam all year round, but the best season is autumn.

2. Use yam as a medicated diet, and the medicated diet should conform to the changes of solar terms. The weather in autumn gradually turns cold and the climate is dry. It is best to eat more foods that moisten dryness, moisten lungs and benefit qi. Yam has these effects. Moreover, it is winter after beginning of autumn, and the temperature is very low, which is the weakest season of human qi and blood in a year. You need to eat some nourishing food, and eating yam in autumn is also preparing for winter.