Snow Pig Meat is a medicinal and edible ingredient, which refers to the meat of the squirrel family's marmot. It mainly lives in grasslands and high-altitude areas, and survives by living in burrows. It has the functions of dispelling wind, activating collaterals, eliminating dampness, and clearing heat. It is commonly used for rheumatism, swelling and pain in the feet and knees, hemorrhoids, and itchy and damp skin. In addition, consuming snow pig meat also has good nourishing effects.
【Recipe for Stewed Snow Pig Meat with Potatoes】
Ingredients: 500g snow pig meat, 500g potatoes, refined salt, scallion segments, ginger slices.
Method: Peel and wash the snow pig meat and potatoes. Heat the pot, add the snow pig meat, stir-fry for a few moments, and then add an appropriate amount of water to boil.
Add salt, scallion, ginger, and simmer until the meat is cooked and flavored. Add the potato pieces, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender. Serve.
Efficacy: Potatoes, also known as tubers, are one of the world's five major crops. They can be used as both vegetables and grains and contain rich nutrients such as starch and protein.
The combination of potatoes and snow pig meat in this dish is suitable for patients with swollen feet and knees, rheumatism, hemorrhoids, constipation, and other conditions. It can also strengthen the body when consumed by healthy individuals.
【Analysis of Efficacy】
The whole body of the snow pig is valuable: its meat is edible; the fat can be used as medicine, internally for treating hemoptysis and externally for treating burns. It can also be processed into high-end cosmetics with moisturizing and skincare effects. Side effects: it is dry, warm, and slightly toxic.
Snow pig meat contains rich nutrients such as protein, fat, and minerals, and has the effects of dispelling wind, activating collaterals, and eliminating dampness and heat. It is mainly used for treating rheumatism, pain and swelling in the feet and knees, hemorrhoids, and itchy and damp skin.
Snow pig meat can tonify the spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and blood, and dispel wind and dampness. Snow pig bones can dispel wind and dampness, treat joint and bone pain, and numbness in the limbs. Snow pig oil can treat rheumatism, itchy sores, body ringworm, and carbuncle, and it has excellent effects on treating burns.
The fur of snow pig has good quality, durability, and excellent dyeing properties. After processing, the fur is bright and colorful, making it highly valuable in fur production.
【Dietary Taboos】
Snow pigs have two sweat glands under their armpits. Before cooking snow pig meat, the lymph nodes under their armpits and inner thighs should be removed because they have a strong odor.
Snow pig meat is not easy to digest, so it should be consumed in moderation and not overeaten.
《Yinshan Zhengyao》: Overeating is difficult to digest, causing slight movement of qi.
