Can pregnant women eat donkey penis?

Although pregnant women need to supplement nutrition during pregnancy, they also need to avoid certain foods. Many things are fine to eat before pregnancy, but they cannot be eaten randomly during pregnancy. Therefore, we recommend that pregnant women's diet during pregnancy should be both nutritious and light. The living habits during pregnancy should be regular and they should quit smoking and drinking. Pregnant women can drink more water and do appropriate exercise during pregnancy.

Pregnant women themselves should also have some knowledge of diet during pregnancy, know what is suitable for them to eat and what they cannot eat. So can pregnant women eat donkey penis during pregnancy?

Medicinal properties

【Name】Donkey penis

[Synonyms] Donkey whip (New Edition of Materia Medica), donkey kidney (Shanxi Chinese Materia Medica).

[Source] The male external genitalia of the donkey, an equid. For details on the animal’s morphology, please refer to the donkey entry.

[Collection] After killing the male donkey, cut off its penis and testicles, remove the remaining meat and fat, wash it, and hang it in a ventilated place to dry in the shade or in the sun.

[Medicinal material] It is a cylindrical strip, or slightly curved, about 30 cm long and 3 to 4 cm thick, with a round, larger front end and black color; there is a large testicle on each side of the base; it is fleshy and hard. It is best to choose a whole piece with testicles, no residual meat or fat, and a dry body.

[Origin] Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Sichuan and other places.

[Preparation] Wash and cook, cut into thin slices, dry, put into a hot pan with clean sand and stir-fry until yellow, take out and wash the sand.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet, salty, warm.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": sweet, warm, non-toxic.

② "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": warm in nature, sweet and salty in taste, non-toxic.

Function and indications

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": Strengthens the yin and tendons.

It is used to treat impotence, sore muscles and bones, bone tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, qi and blood deficiency, and insufficient milk in women.

② "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Records": nourishes the kidney and strengthens yang.

Treats impotence, sore muscles and bones, and cold kidney scrotum.

③ "Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine": Strengthens tendons, bones, nourishes yin and relieves deficiency.

It is used to treat bone tuberculosis, bamboo pulpitis, blood deficiency and weak qi, and insufficient milk in women.

Dosage

For internal use: decoction, 15-20g; or make into pills.

Classic Selection

1. To treat kidney deficiency and physical weakness: boil a pair of donkey kidneys in water until soft, then eat evenly twice.

2. Treatment of bone tuberculosis or osteomyelitis: Same as 1

3. To treat insufficient milk in women: 1 liang of raw Astragalus and 5 qian of Cyathula capitata. Boil six pounds of water until it becomes four pounds, then remove the medicine. Use this soup to cook the donkey kidney. After it is hot and tender, eat the donkey kidney and drink the soup. (Selected from "Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine")

In the above, we introduced that pregnant women need to supplement nutrition and avoid eating random foods during pregnancy. The diet of pregnant women needs to be diversified and should be light. The diet of pregnant women during pregnancy is very particular. The donkey whip mentioned above has a very high medicinal effect. Donkey whip can treat women's lack of milk, so donkey whip is suitable for pregnant women.