Pork

Name

Zhu Rou (Pork)

The Effect of Pork

Property

Sweet, salt, neutral; spleen, stomach and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify kidney, nourish yin, tonify blood to moisten dryness, resolve swelling, tonify qi.

Indications

Dry cough, diabetes, constipation, kidney deficiency, puffiness, body fluid depletion caused by blood-dryness, emaciation.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, 30~60 g. Proper dosage is for external application, applying on the affected area.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of damp-heat with phlegm stagnation.