Snow Pig Meat is not only a delicious ingredient for cooking, but also a traditional Chinese medicine with various health benefits, such as dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, and eliminating dampness and heat. It is mainly found in Sichuan and Tibet. But do you know the benefits of stewing snow pig meat with brown sugar?
Snow Pig Meat
Habitat Distribution of Snow Pig Meat
1. Ecological Environment
(1) It inhabits high mountain grassland at an altitude of 2800-5000m. It lives in caves and forms groups. It is active during the day and hibernates in winter. Its main diet includes herbaceous plants and tender branches and leaves of shrubs.
(2) It inhabits grasslands and meadows at an altitude of 2500-3500m. It prefers moist environments and lives in caves. The entrances of the caves are marked by mounds of soil, which are the burrows of groundhogs. It feeds on plants.
(3) It inhabits the edges of geothermal undulating areas where grasslands and deserts intersect. It lives in groups and builds its caves on highlands or slopes, with mounds of soil outside the entrances. It feeds on grass roots and seeds.
(4) This species is one of the representative species in the subalpine meadow zone. It inhabits alpine meadows where grasses are dense. It lives in caves and also prefers to live in groups. There are yellow groundhog mounds near the entrances of the caves. Its main diet includes plants from the Cyperaceae and Poaceae families.
2. Distribution
(1) It is distributed in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet, and other regions.
(2) It is only distributed in the northern part of Xinjiang.
(3) It is distributed in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia and the northern part of Xinjiang.
(4) It is distributed in the western and southern parts of Xinjiang.
Effects and Functions of Snow Pig Meat
Snow Pig Meat
It can treat rheumatic pain, swelling and pain in the feet and knees, and hemorrhoids.
① "Bencao Shi Yi" (Supplementary Records of Materia Medica): "It is used to treat chicken ulcers."
② "Sichuan Chinese Herbal Medicine Annals": "It is used to treat itching caused by damp-heat, rheumatic pain, swelling and pain in the feet and knees."
Benefits of Stewing Snow Pig Meat with Brown Sugar
Snow pig meat is rich in protein and fatty acids, and it contains hemoglobin (organic iron) and cysteine, which promotes iron absorption. It can improve iron-deficiency anemia. Brown sugar, on the other hand, replenishes blood and qi. Therefore, stewing snow pig meat with brown sugar has the dual effect of nourishing blood and qi.
Medicinal Parts of Snow Pig Meat
It refers to the meat of the Himalayan marmot, a member of the squirrel family. For detailed information about the animal's appearance, please refer to the "Snow Pig Oil" section.
Taboos of Snow Pig Meat
"Yinshan Zhengyao" (Essentials of Food Therapy): Excessive consumption is difficult to digest and can cause slight bloating.
