Lard may be familiar to middle-aged and elderly friends. When I was young, my family was in difficult conditions and had no money to buy meat. There was no oil or water in my stomach, so I would buy some cheap pig fat to make pigs. Oil.

Lard is the fat oil of pigs in the family Suidae, and is called pig fat in the West. Lard is white or yellow-white in color and has the special aroma of lard, which is very popular among people. Many people think that cooking without lard would not taste good. The melting point of lard is lower than that of mutton and butter. It is generally lower than human body temperature and is easily absorbed by the human body. It is the most commonly used cooking oil in the catering industry.

I remember when I was a child, my mother would add a spoonful of lard to my noodles. It was really fragrant.

In modern times, people's living conditions are better, so they rarely eat lard, and sometimes the fat meat is simply thrown away, which is a huge waste.

In fact, lard is not just an animal oil. It is also a good medicine in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine. Many common minor problems in our lives can be treated with lard.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "nurturing and storing" in winter is to preserve the body's yang energy. In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the human body's yang energy is drawn inward to avoid dissipation and leakage. Nutritious foods should be taken in. At this time, the yang energy of the internal organs, especially the spleen and stomach, is strong and capable of digesting and absorbing lard.

Insufficient lung yin

Only when yin governs tranquility and yang is active, the internal organs can work normally only when yin and yang are balanced. If yin is deficient, yang qi will be relatively strong. The main manifestation of lung yin deficiency is fever. Not only is the lungs hot, but the hot air evaporates upward, making the cheekbones red and hot. The hot air dries up the body fluids, causing a dry cough without phlegm. , or there is very little phlegm, the patient has a dry cough for a long time, and the throat is itchy and painful.

In this case, the simplest home remedy is to eat more lard. Lard is sweet in taste and can enter the lung meridian. It can nourish yin and moisturize dryness. It is cool in nature and good at clearing away heat. Take it with honey, which not only nourishes lung yin, but also relieves coughs.

Physical emaciation

It is common knowledge that sweet food makes people fat. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, food has "bias". Foods with different tastes travel through the human body in different ways. "Sour eats away the muscles, pungent goes away the qi, bitter goes away the blood, salty goes away the bones, and sweet goes away the meat." Sweet taste goes away the meat. , is the reason why you can easily gain weight by eating too sweet or too greasy food. People who are malnourished and emaciated should add more sweet foods. Lard is rich in nutrients. It can also stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen, promote digestion and absorption, and is the first choice for gaining weight.

Lard is paired with staple foods, such as lard bibimbap and lard rolls, which are very unique. Folks have the habit of eating lard in pancakes in winter. "Trivial Records" says: "Eating steamed cakes rolled with pig fat in the morning of the twelfth lunar month will prevent you from scabies all year round and your body will be shiny after taking it for a long time." In winter, we must "nourish and store" to maintain the body's yang energy. In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the human body's yang energy is drawn inward to avoid dissipation and leakage. Nutritious foods should be taken in. At this time, the yang energy of the internal organs, especially the spleen and stomach, is strong and capable of digesting and absorbing lard.

Patients with diarrhea should not eat lard. Lard has "slippery" properties and can moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation. Ingestion will aggravate the condition and harm gastrointestinal health.

Lard health care prescription

Bee oil ointment has miraculous effects on nourishing yin and nourishing the lungs

Take raw lard, honey and rice flour. Cut the raw lard into pieces, put it into the pot with honey and rice noodles at the same time, boil it into a paste, and store it for later use. Take 1 spoonful several times a day and dissolve it in your mouth. This recipe comes from "Shou Shi Bao Yuan" written by Gong Tingxian in the Ming Dynasty. It has the effects of nourishing yin and moisturizing, nourishing the lungs and relieving cough.

Using bee balm to treat lung diseases is essentially a method of "tonifying the spleen and replenishing the lungs". It is a treatment method based on the theory of the mutual development of the five elements. The five elements are mutually reinforcing. The spleen belongs to earth and the lungs belong to metal. Earth can generate metal. A strong spleen and earth can enhance the function of the lungs. This method is also called "cultivating earth to generate metal". When there is a problem with the human lungs, such as insufficient lung yin, you can start by replenishing the spleen. Honey and lard are both typical sweet foods. They are sweet and enter the spleen meridian. Lard is sweet and greasy, and has the effects of nourishing yin and lubricating the skin. Honey relieves pain, moisturizes the intestines and relieves constipation. The two can be used together to regulate and strengthen the spleen and stomach, and promote digestion. , replenish acquired nutrition, nourish lung metal, relieve asthma and relieve cough. Rice noodles are mild in nature and sweet in taste, and can replenish the middle qi, strengthen the stomach and spleen. Zhang Zhongjing often uses rice noodles because of its meaning of harmonizing the stomach and tonifying the spleen. However, obese people and those with spleen deficiency and diarrhea should use this prescription with caution.

Pig paste wine, treating both the symptoms and the symptoms, anti-asthenia

This prescription is recorded in the "Collection of Medical Prescriptions".

Take lard, ginger juice and rice wine, mash the fresh ginger and squeeze the juice, then melt the lard over a slow fire, pour in the ginger juice and rice wine, stir evenly and fry until thoroughly cooked. Take once a day in the morning and evening, 20-30 times each time ml, it can effectively nourish yin and reduce dryness, nourish muscles and strengthen bones. It is suitable for patients who are overworked, have weakness in their limbs, have pain in tendons, claws and nails, and cannot stand for a long time.

"Standing for a long time damages the bones, and walking for a long time damages the tendons." Among the five internal organs, the kidney governs the bones and belongs to water. The liver governs the tendons and belongs to wood. Kidney water generates liver wood. Strong kidneys can enhance liver function. Traditional Chinese medicine also has " According to the saying that "liver and kidney are from the same source", both prosper and suffer damage. If the body works for a long time without adequate rest, it will damage both the liver and the kidneys. Moreover, "claws are the extension of tendons." Human nails are extensions of tendons, just like branches and leaves to the trunk of a tree. When the trunk dries up, the branches and leaves will fall off. Therefore, people who are overworked and damage their liver and kidneys often suffer from nail pain. Pig paste wine treats both the symptoms and the symptoms, which is a wonderful treatment.

The human body’s muscles and bones need water to moisten them, just like a car’s engine needs lubricating oil. Overwork, the liver and kidneys will be depleted of fluids, and the muscles and bones will lose their nourishment, so fluids should be replenished in time. "Suwen Zangqi Fashi Lun" says: "The kidneys are bitter and dry, so eat pungent foods quickly to moisten them." If the kidney water is insufficient, the emergency solution is to eat spicy food, because the pungent flavor is diffuse and can "make water liquid and ventilate". The pungent flavor By driving away the qi, the water in the surrounding organs will be guided over, which is what traditional Chinese medicine says: "when qi comes, water also comes." Therefore, using ginger juice to disperse the pungent flavor can nourish the liver and kidneys and protect the muscles and bones in time. This is "treating the symptoms." How to “treat the root cause”? Lard is exactly responsible for this task. Through the transportation and transformation of the spleen, it can generate blood to nourish the liver and kidneys and supplement human nutrition. People who are physically weak can drink pig paste wine to nourish their muscles and bones, liver and kidneys, which is indeed a good choice.