The efficacy and function of pig liver

Many people are not very clear about the efficacy and functions of Chinese medicine pig liver. Let’s take a look below.

【Source】It is the liver of the pig , a member of the Suidae family.

【Original form】For animal forms, please refer to the "pork" entry.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet and bitter, warm.

【Entry into meridians】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "enters the liver."

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the liver, nourishes the blood, and improves eyesight. Treats blood deficiency, chlorosis, night blindness, red eyes, edema, and athlete's foot.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: cook, decoct in water, or make into pills or powder.

[Additional prescription] ① For treating acute fatigue and emaciation, chills and fever during the day and night, palpitations and restlessness, and constant thirst: 2 pieces of marten liver (cut into small pieces like willow leaves), 15 liang of licorice (raw and pounded into powder). Put the above two ingredients in a pan with one weight of pig liver and one weight of licorice powder, and cook until it is all gone. Take 5 liters of boy's urine, boil it over low heat until it is all gone, then grind it into pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 20 pills each time on an empty stomach with rice water, and gradually increase to 30 pills. (Pork liver pills from Shengji Zonglu)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Qian Jin·Food Therapy"

The above content is an introduction to Chinese medicinal pig liver. We should learn more about pig liver in our daily lives so that we can use it more reasonably and better maximize its value.