Dried Chinese Yam Slices Tie Gun Shan Huai Shan 500g Sun Dried Henan Rounds for Soup and Congee

Dried Chinese Yam Slices, known in TCM as Tie Gun Shan Yao or Huai Shan (铁棍山药 / 怀山药), from Dioscorea opposita. These round slices are cut from iron-stick yam grown in Wenxian, Henan, and sun dried without further processing. In TCM theory, Chinese yam is neutral in nature and sweet in flavor, traditionally associated with the spleen, lung, and kidney channels. A versatile pantry herb for soups, congee, and daily herbal cooking.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Tie Gun Shan Yao round slices from Wenxian, Henan, a renowned Huai Shan growing region
• Botanical source Dioscorea opposita, dried yam rhizome cut into uniform round pieces
• Sun dried using traditional processing with no added ingredients
• Neutral and sweet in TCM nature, traditionally linked to spleen lung and kidney channels
• 500g bulk pack suited for soups congee and herbal decoctions

Quality & Sensory

The slices are typically pale white to light ivory with a firm dry texture and a faint starchy aroma. When simmered in soup or congee they typically soften to a mild subtly sweet taste with a smooth slightly powdery finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer in soups with pork ribs chicken or lotus seed
• Cook into rice congee for a mild daily herbal dish
• Add to herbal decoctions in traditional formulas
• Use in seasonal culinary dishes such as four-herb soup

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Chinese yam is a classic spleen-tonifying herb traditionally used in congee and decoction soups, often paired with poria lotus seed and euryale seed in four-herb preparations. It is also a common ingredient in autumn and winter nourishing soups and is traditionally associated with supporting digestion and vitality in daily diet.

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