Can you eat donkey-hide gelatin cake for a long time in winter?

Women are most likely to suffer from qi and blood deficiency in winter, and the first choice for replenishing qi and blood is donkey-hide gelatin cake, so winter is the best season for women to eat donkey-hide gelatin. Because donkey-hide gelatin has the effects of replenishing blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, it is very popular among female friends. In winter, eating donkey-hide gelatin cakes can not only improve the body's immunity, but also have the effect of relieving cold. Some people may ask if donkey-hide gelatin cakes can be eaten for a long time? Let's take a look at the following content with me.

Southern my country has a traditional custom of eating donkey-hide gelatin cakes as a tonic in autumn and winter. In traditional Chinese medicine, a person's health is determined by whether their Qi and blood are sufficient. Blood is one of the basic substances that constitute the human body and maintain human life activities, just like eating. People will have the energy to work only when they are full, so health starts with nourishing the blood. Let’s take a look at the effects and functions of donkey-hide gelatin.

The efficacy of donkey-hide gelatin

Nourishes blood; stops bleeding; nourishes yin; moisturizes dryness. It is mainly used for blood deficiency syndrome; hemoptysis due to consumptive disease; hematemesis; hematuria; bloody stool; bloody dysentery; bleeding during pregnancy; metrorrhagia; restlessness and insomnia due to yin deficiency; cough due to lung deficiency; convulsions and spasms due to internal wind movement.

The role of donkey-hide gelatin

1. Effects on the hematopoietic system

Donkey-hide gelatin has a powerful blood-replenishing effect and its efficacy is better than iron supplements.

2. Anti-shock effect

It can restore extremely low blood pressure to normal levels, and the effect is relatively long-lasting.

3. Impact on progressive nutritional myopathy

Young guinea pigs were selected for the experiment and were continuously fed with the Gerbacher myodegenerative diet No. 11 (low protein) according to the literature. Nutritional progressive myopathy similar to that in humans may occur. In mild cases, the disease may cause lameness and difficulty walking; in severe cases, the patient may be paralyzed and unable to stand, have developmental disorders, become emaciation and weakness, and may even die. When symptoms appear, mix donkey-hide gelatin into basic food for treatment. After 6-19 weeks, the symptoms of muscle flaccidity and claudication gradually alleviated, and 40% of the symptoms disappeared. In progressive nutritional muscle degeneration, the creatinine level in urine generally decreases systematically, while the creatine index increases. Creatinine and creatine levels in patients treated with donkey-hide gelatin generally return to normal levels. At the same time, the creatine content in muscles increased significantly.

4. Effects on calcium metabolism

On the basis of basic feed, 30g of donkey-hide gelatin was added daily. Compared with those without addition of gelatin, the absorption rate of calcium in the food increased. This is believed to be related to the fact that the glycine contained in it can promote calcium absorption. The blood calcium concentration of patients taking donkey-hide gelatin increased slightly, but there was no obvious change in coagulation time. A case of myalgic disease patient with negative calcium balance was reported, and donkey-hide gelatin has a positive calcium balancing effect, which is also beneficial for patients with myalgic disease.

Through the introduction of the above article, we all know that donkey-hide gelatin cake can be eaten for a long time. But be careful about the dosage when taking it. Once you eat too much, it will damage your spleen and stomach, causing digestive dysfunction. In addition, if you suddenly catch a cold, cough, or diarrhea while taking donkey-hide gelatin, you should stop taking it immediately and continue taking it after you recover.