Identification of wild soft-shelled turtles (1) Body shape: Wild soft-shelled turtles have a arrogant and muscular body, slightly flat, with tight muscles and a thin and thin trunk due to long-term hard work in the natural state.
(2) Skirt: The skirt of the greenhouse soft-shell turtle is thin and easy to hang down; the skirt of the outdoor pond soft-shell turtle is thicker and difficult to hang down. The wild turtle has the most gum, which is the flattest or slightly upward.
(3) Teeth: The teeth of wild soft-shell turtles are yellow and have a lot of tartar and are strong.
(4) Tongue: The tongue of wild turtle is blood red and the teeth are yellow.
(5) Appearance of the back of the carapace: The back of the carapace of wild turtles is smooth and smooth to the touch. The color is yellow-green or olive-green, and the skin is thin and even.
(6) Carapace color: Wild turtles have gray-black, earthy yellow, brown with black spots, etc.
(7) Claws: The greenhouse soft-shell turtle does not paddle often, and its claws are short and white in color; the outer pond turtle often paddles, and its pointed claws are yellow in color. The claws of the wild turtle are even sharper and have strong kicking power on its limbs.
(8) Bottom plate: The bottom plate of wild soft-shell turtle is black, with clear patterns and dark color, clear blood vessels and distinct veins.
(9) Under the ribs: The under ribs of wild turtles are clean, while the under ribs of farmed turtles are dirty.
(10) Oil color: The better the turtle, the more yellow the oil produced will be because the feed is mostly fresh shrimps. The oil of wild turtle is waxy yellow, while the oil of greenhouse turtle is white.
Nutritional value of soft-shelled turtle Protein
Turtle is rich in high-quality protein, which can enhance immunity and resist fatigue.
turtle glue
Tortoise shell glue is a macromolecular collagen protein that contains various amino acids needed by the skin. It has the effect of beautifying skin, beautifying and fitness.
Animal glue, keratin, etc.
Turtle is rich in animal glue, keratin, copper, vitamin D and other nutrients, which can enhance the body's disease resistance and regulate the body's endocrine function. It is also a good nutritional supplement for improving the quality of breast milk and enhancing the baby's immunity and intelligence.
unsaturated fatty acid
The content of polyunsaturated fatty acids in turtles is very high, which has good preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, and forgetfulness. It also has skin care and beauty effects.
calcium
Turtle is rich in calcium. Calcium can maintain the health of teeth and bones, relieve irritability, promote bone development in teenagers, and prevent osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people.
Iron, folic acid
Turtle contains iron, folic acid, etc., which can stimulate hematopoietic function and help athletes improve their endurance and recover from fatigue. Iron can also prevent iron deficiency anemia.
Zinc
Turtle is rich in zinc, which promotes appetite, enhances immunity, and promotes growth and development.
Selenium
Turtle contains selenium, which can improve immunity, have high antioxidant properties, delay aging, prevent cancer, protect eyes, and maintain normal heart and liver functions.
Vitamin A
Turtle is rich in vitamin A, which can enhance immunity, protect the skin, ensure dark vision of the eyes, and promote the growth and development of the body.
Vitamin B2
Turtle is rich in vitamin B2, also called riboflavin. A lack of vitamin B2 can cause angular stomatitis, cheilitis, conjunctivitis and scrotal inflammation.
Vitamin E
Turtle contains vitamin E, also known as tocopherol, which is antioxidant and anti-cancer, delays aging, moisturizes the skin, reduces wrinkles, regulates endocrine, etc.
Niacin
Turtle contains niacin, also known as vitamin B3 or vitamin PP, which resists pellagra, dilates blood vessels, promotes blood circulation, and lowers blood pressure.
Efficacy and functions of soft-shell turtle: The flesh of soft-shell turtle is mild in nature and sweet in taste; it returns to the liver meridian. It has the functions of nourishing yin and cooling blood, tonifying and regulating the body, nourishing kidneys and strengthening bones, dispersing stagnation and eliminating pimples. It can prevent and treat physical weakness, hepatosplenomegaly, and tuberculosis. It can also lower blood cholesterol and has certain auxiliary effects on hypertension and coronary heart disease. In addition, soft-shell turtle meat and its extracts can also improve the body's immune function, and are effective in preventing and inhibiting gastric cancer, liver cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and preventing and treating anemia, weakness, and leukopenia caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Soft-shell turtles can also be used as medicine, and their heads, nails, bones, meat, eggs, gallbladder, and fat can all be used as medicine. All parts of turtle shells, turtle heads, turtle meat, turtle gallbladder, turtle fat, and turtle shell glue have medicinal value. Its main functions are: nourishing yin, controlling hepatitis and abnormal hyperactivity; nourishing, increasing plasma protein content, promoting hematopoietic function, and enhancing physical strength; clearing away heat, reducing abnormal body temperature rise, and dispersing lumps in the body, etc.
Its back shell has the effects of nourishing yin and replenishing yang, dispersing stagnation and calming the liver. It can treat coughs, night sweats, kidney deficiency, amenorrhea and other diseases. Turtle gallbladder can cure high blood pressure; the eggs can cure chronic diarrhea and dysentery; the blood can cure malnutrition in children. There is also a popular saying among the people that turtle can cure cancer.
① "Daily Materia Medica": It is not enough to nourish yin. ?
② "Suixiju Diet Spectrum": It nourishes the yin of the liver and kidneys and clears away the heat caused by fatigue. ?
③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": Turtle meat has many functions such as nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, clearing away heat and removing stasis, strengthening the spleen and stomach, etc. It can treat fatigue and night sweats, yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, backache and leg pain, diarrhea due to chronic illness, and epilepsy in children. , women's amenorrhea, dystocia and other diseases. ?
Improve immunity
Turtle is rich in animal glue, keratin, copper, vitamin D and other nutrients, which can enhance the body's disease resistance and regulate the body's endocrine function. It is also a good nutritional supplement for improving the quality of breast milk and enhancing the baby's immunity and intelligence.
Beauty and skin care
The abdominal plate of the turtle is called "turtle plate", which is a valuable traditional Chinese medicine and has the effect of nourishing yin and reducing fire. Turtle is used to treat dizziness, dizziness, fever, night sweats and other diseases. It also has a good effect on intractable headaches left over from head trauma (such as neonatal cephalohematoma, etc.). Turtle glue is a macromolecular collagen protein that contains various amino acids needed by the skin. It has the effect of beautifying skin, beautifying and fitness. Of course, tortoise shell is a traditional Chinese medicine, and the doctor should decide whether to use it based on the specific situation.
Anti-cancer and anti-cancer
Turtle meat and its extracts can effectively prevent and inhibit liver cancer, gastric cancer, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and are used to prevent and treat weakness, anemia, and leukopenia caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Reduce blood pressure and lower fat
Turtle also has a good blood-purifying effect. Regular eaters can lower blood cholesterol, so it is beneficial to patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Strengthen yang and strengthen waist
Turtles can also replenish fatigue, strengthen yang energy, and greatly replenish yin deficiency.
Nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency
Turtle-eating turtles also have certain auxiliary effects on patients with tuberculosis, anemia, physical weakness and other diseases.
Beneficial to maternal