Dead and spoiled turtles cannot be eaten; Cooked turtle shells have no medicinal value.

Turtle is rich in animal glue, keratin, copper, vitamin D and other nutrients, which can enhance human disease resistance and regulate human endocrine function. It is also a nourishing product for improving the quality of breast milk and enhancing the immunity and intelligence of infants.

Carp and its extract can effectively prevent and inhibit liver cancer, gastric cancer and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and can be used to prevent and treat weakness, anemia and leukopenia caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Soft-shelled turtle also has a good blood purification effect, which can reduce blood cholesterol if eaten regularly, and is beneficial to patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease. Turtle can also "replenish strain, strengthen yang, and greatly replenish yin." Eating soft-shelled turtle also has a certain auxiliary effect on many patients with tuberculosis, anemia, physical weakness and so on.

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Tortoise collocation taboo:

1, soft-shelled turtle and pork: Because the meat of pigs, rabbits and ducks is cold, soft-shelled turtle is also cold, so it is not suitable for eating.

2. Turtle and amaranth: Amaranth is sweet and cold, which makes people cold and hurts the stomach, and turtle is also cold. The two foods are difficult to digest together, which may lead to gastrointestinal stagnation.

3, turtle mustard: mustard is hot, it can warm and replenish qi, and white mustard is more fierce. Eating with turtles is the opposite of hot and cold, which is not good for people. Therefore, it is not advisable to add mustard to turtle as seasoning.

4. Turtle duck eggs: Duck eggs are slightly cold, and turtles are also cold foods. Therefore, from the perspective of food pharmacology, both of them are cool and should not be eaten together, especially for people with deficiency and cold quality.

5. Turtle and celery: Eating together will denature protein and affect nutrient absorption.

6. Turtle and orange: Turtle is rich in protein, and orange contains fruit acid. If eaten together, protein will combine with fruit acid, and protein will solidify and be difficult to absorb.

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