Snow pig oil is the fat of the squirrel family animal, the marmot. In traditional Chinese medicine, snow pig oil can be used to treat diseases and has many benefits. Let's explore the efficacy and effects of snow pig oil together with the following article!
[Applications of Snow Pig Oil]
1. Treating rheumatism and joint pain.
Snow pig oil is mixed with white wine for consumption.
2. Treating itchy rashes.
Snow pig oil is applied with small Ranunculus.
3. Treating tinea corporis.
Snow pig oil is applied with blue flower Heracleum. (Formula ① from "Manual of Herbal Treatment on the Plateau")
4. Treating chronic ulcers.
(1) Calcined turtle shell, calcined snail shell, and light powder are finely ground and mixed evenly. Snow pig oil is used for topical application. ("Sichuan Materia Medica")
(2) Snow pig oil is applied with Vasonia. ("Manual of Herbal Treatment on the Plateau")
5. Treating itchy foot sores.
Male Realgar and Bingpian are finely ground and mixed evenly. Snow pig oil is used for rubbing. ("Sichuan Materia Medica")
[Source of Snow Pig Oil]
Harvest and storage:
After catching the marmot in winter, it is killed, skinned, and the internal organs are removed. The fat is taken out and packed into the stomach of the marmot. Then it is hung up and air-dried.
Identification of characteristics:
The fat oil packed in the stomach is shaped like pebbles, about the size of duck eggs, and yellow in color. The internal part is mostly curled up into a ball. When stretched, it is about 10-15cm long and wide, and about 1cm thick. The texture is soft and moist. Snow pig oil is best when it is large, solid, and yellow-white in color.
[Efficacy and Effects of Snow Pig Oil]
Chinese medicine believes that snow pig oil has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, detoxifying and relieving itching. It is mainly used to treat rheumatism, swelling and pain, damp-heat skin ulcers, chronic ulcers, and tinea corporis.
1. "Manual of Herbal Treatment on the Plateau": "Used for treating rheumatism, itching, rashes, and chronic ulcers."
2. "Sichuan Materia Medica" (1960 edition): "It dispels wind, resolves ulcers. It is used for treating itchy foot sores, rheumatism, chronic ulcers, and damp-heat skin ulcers."
3. "Chinese Medicinal Animals": "It has the efficacy of dispelling wind and dampness, detoxification. It is mainly used for treating rheumatism, skin ulcers, chronic ulcers, and damp-heat skin ulcers."
4. "Yi Medical Animal Medicine": "It is mainly used for treating rheumatism pain and limb spasm. Its function lies in warming the meridians, dispelling cold, eliminating dampness, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and relieving pain."
