Although animal livers have the function of nourishing blood, nourishing the liver, and improving eyesight, it is a misconception to say that eating pig liver can treat liver disease. So what are the benefits of eating pig liver? Let's take a look together!
The functions of animal livers
The liver is an important organ for storing nutrients and detoxifying in animals, and it contains rich nutrients.
In addition to being a good supplement for nourishing blood, it also has the function of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, and can be used to treat symptoms such as blood deficiency, jaundice, night blindness, red eyes, swelling, and beriberi.
There are many types of animal livers, among which duck liver, pig liver, and chicken liver have strong blood nourishing effects.
Why eating liver can nourish the liver
From the perspective of western nutrition, eating animal livers can provide sufficient nutrients to the eyes and improve eye diseases.
So from this perspective, eating liver can nourish the liver.
Eating liver cannot be used to treat liver disease
However, this does not mean that eating liver can treat liver disease, especially for patients with viral hepatitis and fatty liver.
Many people misunderstand and eat liver to treat liver disease.
In fact, liver disease patients mostly show symptoms of damp-heat obstruction, which requires clearing damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, rather than eating liver to nourish and replenish the liver.
"These diseases cannot be cured by eating more liver, and it may even worsen the condition."
Spinach and Pig's Feet Soup Recipe
Ingredients: 100g spinach, 200g pig liver, 3 slices of ginger, 1 teaspoon (5ml) soy sauce, 2 teaspoons (10ml) starch, salt to taste, a little chicken essence.
Instructions: Wash the spinach and cut into sections, blanch and drain the water; peel and wash the ginger.
Wash the pig liver, slice it, mix with soy sauce and starch, marinate for 10 minutes, blanch in boiling water, remove and drain.
Pour 6 cups of broth into a pot and bring to a boil, add ginger slices and cook the pig liver, then add spinach, salt, and chicken essence to taste.
