Sago, also known as cool yam, can be eaten raw and used as a medicinal herb and should be used as prescribed by a doctor.
Liang yam is the tuberous root of the bean yam plant of the legume family. As a herbal medicine, it is sweet in taste and slightly cool in nature, with the effects of diuretic and lactation, clearing the lungs and promoting the production of fluids, and detoxifying alcohol. Cool potatoes can be eaten raw, or boiled or grated.
Cool potatoes can be used to treat lung-heat cough, lung carbuncle, heatstroke and thirst, thirst, dysuria (unsmooth urination), and breast milk. Cold potatoes can be combined with Pueraria lobata and other medicines to treat cold and fever, and taken with decoction. For the treatment of facial flushing, dizziness and redness of the eyes, and dry stools, the product can be peeled and mashed with juice, and taken with cooled boiled water.
Adverse reactions and contraindications of Cool Potato are not clear. Patients with discomfort are advised to seek timely medical attention, and should not self-medicate to avoid delays.