Huai Shan Yao Slices (Dioscorea opposita) — Dried Iron Stick Yam Slices, 500g

Huai Shan Yao Slices (Dioscorea opposita) are the dried rhizome slices of a highly revered traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Huái Shān Yào (怀山药), also called Chinese Yam or Iron Stick Yam (Tiě Gùn Shān Yào). For centuries, Huai Shan Yao has been prized as a gentle, spleen-strengthening, and qi-nourishing herb, traditionally used to support digestion, build vitality, and replenish the body's essential energies. Its nature is sweet, neutral, and balancing, making it one of the most gentle yet profoundly nourishing herbs in the TCM materia medica, suitable for long-term daily use.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Huai Shan Yao from Jiaozuo, Henan — the classic Dao-di origin
• Iron Stick Yam (Tie Gun Shan Yao) round slices, 500g pack
• Traditional spleen-strengthening and qi-nourishing food herb
• Dried rhizome slices for soup, congee, and daily tea
• New-crop seasonal stock, clean and carefully sliced

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sliced into round pieces and dried to preserve its creamy ivory color, dense smooth texture, and faintly sweet, earthy aroma. The slices feel firm and slightly powdery to the touch, a sign of good starch content. When simmered in soup or congee, they soften into a tender, slightly sticky texture and release a mild, naturally sweet flavor that blends gently with other ingredients without overpowering the broth.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Congee and grain porridge
• Daily herbal tea blends
• Medicinal food soup packs
• Seasonal slow-cooking and tonics

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Huai Shan Yao is decocted into soups, congee, and gentle longevity tonics to support daily nourishment and digestive comfort. It is a classic ingredient in Chinese medicinal food soups, where it pairs with ingredients like goji berry, jujube, lotus seed, and pork ribs. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other gentle food herbs for a light, mildly sweet infusion. In TCM, it enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Kidney channels, where it is traditionally used to strengthen the Spleen, nourish the Stomach, and support the body's foundational qi.

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