Turtle is cool in nature and does not cause internal heat.

Taboos for eating soft-shelled turtles

1. Soft-shelled turtles should not be mixed with peaches, amaranth, eggs, pork, rabbit meat, mint, celery, duck eggs, duck meat, mustard, chicken, eel, Eat with crab.

2. Soft-shell turtle and pork: Because the meat of pigs, rabbits, and ducks are cold in nature, and soft-shell turtle is also cold in nature, they should not be eaten together.

3. Soft-shell turtle and amaranth: Amaranth is sweet in taste and cold in nature, which can cause abdominal pain due to coldness, while soft-shell turtle is also cold in nature. Eating the two together is difficult to digest and may cause gastrointestinal stagnation.

4. Soft-shell turtle and mustard: Mustard has a pungent smell and can warm the body and improve qi. White mustard is even more pungent. Eating it with soft-shell turtle meat will cause cold and hot effects, which is not good for people. Therefore, it is not advisable to add mustard as a condiment to soft-shell turtle.

5. Soft-shell turtle and duck eggs: Duck eggs are slightly cold in nature, and soft-shell turtle is also a cold food. Therefore, from the perspective of food and medicinal properties, both items are cold in nature and should not be eaten together, especially for people with diathesis. For people with weak and cold conditions, they should avoid eating the same food.

6. Soft-shell turtle and celery: Eating the two together can denature the protein and affect nutrient absorption.

7. Soft-shell turtles and oranges: Soft-shell turtles are rich in protein, and oranges contain fruit acid. Eating the two together will combine the protein with the fruit acid, making the protein coagulate and difficult to absorb.

8. Soft-shell turtle, eel, and crab: Pregnant women should not eat these. Eating them will affect the health of the fetus.

9. Dead or spoiled turtle shells cannot be eaten; boiled turtle shells have no medicinal value.

10. Mixing raw turtle blood and bile with wine will cause the drinker to be poisoned or suffer from severe anemia.