Chinese Yam Unsulphured 400g | Huai Shan 淮山

Premium Chinese yam (淮山 無硫), 400g — unsulphured. No sulphur treatment means a naturally off-white rather than bright white colour, and no sulphur smell when it hits the hot water.

• 400g of premium unsulphured Chinese yam
• No sulphur treatment — naturally off-white
• No sulphur smell when cooked
• Premium grade, thicker slices
• A gentle daily tonic herb

Traditional use of Chinese Yam

Shan Yao is described in Chinese medicine as tonifying the spleen, lung and kidney at once. Its gentleness is exactly why it has always sat on the border between food and medicine.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Huai Shan · Chinese 淮山 · also written 山藥 · pharmaceutical Latin Rhizoma Dioscoreae · botanical name Dioscorea opposita · English: Chinese yam, shan yao, dioscorea root · Cantonese: wai san

Chinese herbs are sold under many names. If you were given a different name or a prescription slip you cannot match, send it to us and we will identify it for you.

Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.