From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, "eating blood to replenish blood"

Eating animal blood can not only replenish blood, but also replenish iron. Animal blood includes pig blood, duck blood, chicken blood, sheep blood, cow blood, dog blood, deer blood, etc. They are rich in nutrients such as protein, zinc, iron, vitamin B2, and trivalent iron with high edible value. They are easily digested and absorbed by the human body, thus playing the role of blood and iron supplementation.

Unprocessed animal blood is best

Many people think that animal blood is unclean. In fact, animal blood that has not been processed in any way is a good food that is both high in quality and low in price. Stewing a bowl of duck blood soup with some Adenophora sibiricum, Polygonatum odoratum and Tremella fuciformis can remove dampness, promote salivation and replenish water; adding pig blood, mustard leaves, chopped green onions and rice wine has the effect of cooling down, reducing fire and replenishing water. Use once a week for better results.

There is not much difference between various animal blood

As for the nutritional value of various animal blood, there is actually not much difference. Duck blood and pig blood are cool in nature, and have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements; chicken blood and cow blood are neutral in nature, neither warm nor hot, neither cold nor cool.

Except for deer blood which is relatively expensive, other animal blood, such as pig blood, duck blood, chicken blood, sheep blood, cow blood, dog blood, etc., are available on the market. You might as well eat more to nourish your body.

4 types of people should eat more animal blood

1. People who have lost too much blood: It is recommended that female friends eat more animal blood after menstruation.

2. Children with picky eaters: When children are unwilling to eat, you can feed them with braised animal blood and add some side dishes, such as rice wine, Codonopsis pilosula, minced meat, ginger slices, orange peel, red dates, etc. It tastes very good.

3. Women in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, postpartum women, and women who are breastfeeding.

4. Women with menopausal syndrome.

Kind tips:

Although animal blood has many benefits, not everyone can eat it. For example, patients with severe thalassemia and intermedia thalassemia cannot eat animal blood because the iron content in their bodies is already excessive. Instead, they need to take medication to clear the iron in their bodies. It should be noted that you should never add leeks when cooking animal blood.