Pork Trotter
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Animals, Birds and Meat
Pork Trotter
Latin:
Origin:
The trotter of the animal Sus scrofa demestica Brisson, belonging to the Suidae family.
Pork trotters, or pig's feet, are available fresh, pickled, and smoked. They are available in supermarkets and specialty butcher shops.
Properties:
Sweet and salty in flavor, mild in nature, it is related to the channel of the liver.
Functions:
Tones blood deficiency, promotes milk secretion and pus discharge.
Applications:
Pork trotters are used to treat shortage of milk secretion in nursing mothers, boils and skin diseases with pus.
1. For lack of milk secretion after childbirth due to deficiency of qi and blood:
Stew several pieces of pork trotter with 5 g. of ricepaper pith for three hours. Consume the stewed food.
2. For furuncle and boils with pus due to deficiency of qi and blood:
Stew several pieces of pork trotters with 15 g. of Chinese angelica root and 15 g. of milk vetch root for three hours. Consume the stewed food.
Dosage and Administration:
Stew for consumption.
Cautions on Use:
Reference Materials:
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Modern Researches:
Pork trotter contains protein, fat, sugars, phosphorus, iron, vitamins B1, B2 and C., 百拇医药