Snow pig oil is the fat of the squirrel family animal, the marmot, also known as snow pig. Chinese herbal medicine snow pig oil can treat diseases, and snow pig oil has many benefits. Let's follow the editor to learn about the efficacy and function of snow pig oil!
【Source of Snow Pig Oil】
Harvest and storage:
Kill the marmot in winter, skin it, remove the internal organs, take out the lard, pack it into the stomach of the marmot, and hang it up to dry.
Identification of characteristics:
The fat oil packed in the stomach is shaped like pebbles, similar in size to duck eggs, and yellow in appearance. The internal part is mostly curled up into a ball, and when stretched, it is about 10-15cm in length, 1cm in thickness. The texture is soft and smooth. Snow pig oil is best when it is large, thick, and yellowish white.
【Efficacy and Function of Snow Pig Oil】
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that snow pig oil has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, detoxifying and relieving itching. It is used to treat rheumatism, swelling and pain, damp-heat sores, skin ulcers, and tinea corporis.
1. "Treatment Manual of Plateau Herbal Medicine": "Treat rheumatism, swelling and pain, itchy rashes and sores, persistent abscesses."
2. "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": "Relieve wind and dampness, and detoxify. Treat itchy sores on the feet, rheumatism, swelling and pain, persistent abscesses, and damp-heat sores."
3. "Chinese Medicinal Animals": "It has the effect of dispelling wind and dampness, and detoxifying. It is used to treat rheumatism, swelling and pain, skin ulcers, persistent abscesses, and damp-heat sores."
4. "Yi Medicine Animal Medicine": "Mainly used to treat rheumatism pain, hand and foot cramps. Its function is to warm the meridians, dispel cold, remove dampness, open the collaterals, relax tendons, promote blood circulation, and relieve swelling and pain."
