Is it good to eat donkey-hide gelatin in spring? What are the effects?

Donkey-hide gelatin can be said to be a medicine or a nourishing food. It has certain benefits to physical health and can be taken by people at all stages. Of course, people are also concerned about whether it is good to eat donkey-hide gelatin in spring, because there is also a saying that eating donkey-hide gelatin in spring can easily cause getting a sore throat.

1. Some people think that donkey-hide gelatin is a blood tonic and is used by women , while others think that donkey-hide gelatin is a winter tonic and should not be eaten in other seasons. This view is wrong. In fact, donkey-hide gelatin replenishes qi and blood, nourishes yin and moistens dryness, and can be eaten by men, women, adults and children all year round. People follow the four seasons and follow the laws of nature. Just from the perspective of seasons, eating donkey-hide gelatin in spring can nourish the liver.

2. As the saying goes: "When grass sprouts, all kinds of diseases will break out." Spring is a season of prosperity, but it also has weather that suddenly changes from warm to cold, and then cold to warm. It is a season that tests the body's resistance the most and is prone to illness. Therefore, we should pay more attention to health care in spring to prevent problems before they occur.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spring is dominated by wind, which can hurt people. Spring is windy and wind is the root of all diseases. It is most likely to damage the liver, especially the liver yin, causing it to be insufficient. Therefore, spring is also a season with a high incidence of liver disease. The liver is the organ of wind and is responsible for storing blood. Deficiency of liver yin will cause symptoms such as dizziness, dry eyes, sore eyes, burning pain in the ribs, wriggling hands and feet, red tongue with little fluid, weak and rapid pulse, and may even cause liver wind and stroke. Therefore, spring is best for nourishing the liver and calming the wind.

4. Donkey-hide gelatin enters the liver meridian , nourishes liver yin, and is suitable for nourishing the liver in spring. According to Huang Gongxiu's "Bencao Qiuzhen" in the Qing Dynasty, donkey-hide gelatin has a sweet taste, a mild aroma, a moist texture, and is specifically used to nourish the liver meridian and blood. It is recorded in "Reading Shennong's Herbal Classic" by Ye Tianshi of the Qing Dynasty that the reason why it is so wonderful is that donkey is also a kind of horse, belongs to the fire element and moves the wind. The liver is the organ of wind and stores blood. Now we use the donkey skin to stimulate wind and introduce it into the liver meridian.