Turtle, scientific name soft-shelled turtle, also known as water fish, groupers, soft-shelled turtle, oviparous amphibious reptiles. Turtle meat is tasty and nutritious, and has the effect of clearing heat and nourishing yin, calming the liver and extinguishing wind, and softening and dispersing knots. It is not only a delicacy on the dining table, but also a very versatile nourishing drug and traditional Chinese medicine. There are mainly Chinese soft-shelled turtles, mountain soft-shelled turtles, spotted soft-shelled turtles and soft-shelled turtles in China, of which the Chinese soft-shelled turtle is the most common. The species has been included in the List of Beneficial or Economically and Scientifically Important Terrestrial Wildlife under State Protection issued on August 1, 2000 by the State Forestry Administration of China.

Turtle meat has the flavor of five kinds of meat: chicken, deer, cow, sheep and pig, so it is known as "gourmet meat with five flavors". It is not only delicious, high protein, low fat, but also contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements of tonic treasures, can enhance the body's ability to fight diseases and regulate the body's endocrine function, but also improve the quality of breast milk, enhance the baby's immunity and intelligence of the nourishment of the good

In China a long time ago, there are records that the turtle can make up for the consumptive injuries and strengthen the yang qi, and make up for the deficiency of yin (阴之不足). Tang. Monk: women under the leakage of five colors, win thin, it is appropriate to eat often.

The efficacy and role of turtle

The turtle is a treasure, the turtle's head, armor, bone, meat, eggs, gall bladder, fat can be used as medicine. The meat of softshell turtle is said to have the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi in the Famous Medical Doctors' Record. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", turtle meat can nourish the yin and tonify the kidney, clear away heat and eliminate silt, strengthen the spleen and stomach, etc. It can be used to treat night sweating, yin deficiency and hyperactivity, lumbar soreness and leg pain, diarrhea from prolonged illnesses, epilepsy, amenorrhea, and obstructed labor, etc. According to "The Materia Medica of Daily Use", turtle meat can be used as medicine. According to the "Materia Medica for Daily Use", turtle blood can be applied externally to cure facial nerve, remove thirst in stroke, hot flashes in deficiency labor, and treat bone tuberculosis.

1. Turtle meat and its extracts can effectively prevent and inhibit liver cancer, gastric cancer, acute lymphatic leukemia, and is used to prevent and control weakness, anemia, and leukopenia caused by radiation therapy and chemotherapy;

2. Turtle also has a better blood purification effect, and those who consume it regularly can lower blood cholesterol, thus beneficial to patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease;

3. Turtle is also able to "Compensate the labor injury, strong Yang Qi, Yin's insufficiency";

4. Eating turtle on tuberculosis, anemia, weakness and other diseases also have a certain degree of adjuvant effect.

Nutritional value of turtle

Turtle is rich in vitamin A, vitamin E, collagen and a variety of amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, trace elements, can improve the body's immune function, promote metabolism, enhance the body's ability to fight disease, beauty and delay aging effect.

1. Turtle blood contains animal gum, keratin, iodine and vitamin D, etc. It can nourish and nourish subtle yang, tonify the blood, reduce swelling, calm liver fire, treat cirrhosis of the liver and liver-spleen enlargement, treat amenorrhea, menstrual leakage, and pediatric ulnar epilepsy, etc. It can also be used as an antidepressant, as well as an anti-inflammatory.

2. Turtle gall can cure hemorrhoidal leakage.

3. Turtle eggs can cure chronic dysentery.

4. The head of soft-shelled turtle is roasted and powdered, and can be taken with yellow wine to cure prolapse of anus.

4. The fat of soft-shelled turtle can nourish yin and yang, and treat gray hair.