The efficacy and function of rabbit meat

Many people are not very clear about rabbit meat, so when choosing rabbit meat, you need to understand it so that you can feel at ease when eating it, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

[Source] It is the meat of the Leporidae animals such as the Mongolian rabbit, Northeast rabbit, Plateau rabbit, South China rabbit, and domestic rabbit .

[Original form] ① Mongolian rabbit, also known as: grassland rabbit, jumping cat.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cool.

【Meridian】 "Ben Cao Qiu Zhen": "enters the liver and large intestine."

【Functions and indications】Tonify the middle and replenish qi, cool blood and detoxify. Treats diabetes, emaciated skin, stomach heat, vomiting, and bloody stool.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoction or cooking.

[Additional prescription] To treat thirst, emaciation and incontinence: take a rabbit, peel off the skin, claws and internal organs, boil it in 1.5 dou of water until it is soft, separate the bones and meat, filter out the bones and meat, weigh out 5 liters of juice, filter it, let it cool, and drink it when you are thirsty. ("Haishang Jiyan Fang")

【Explanations by various scholars】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Nowadays, people feed children with rabbit meat, saying that it can reduce the incidence of pox. This is probably because it is cold in nature and can relieve fever. Therefore, it can also cure thirst. If pox has already occurred or if the patient is suffering from cold and deficiency, it should be avoided. Liu Chun's "Treatment Examples" says that gastrointestinal reflux and colonic reflux are difficult to treat. Regular consumption of rabbit meat can help relieve constipation, which can also prove that it is cold and beneficial."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Ming Yi Bie Lu".

Through the introduction of this article, we can learn some relevant knowledge about rabbit meat. Whether from the perspective of food health or traditional Chinese medicine, the role of rabbit meat cannot be underestimated.