Does it make sense to supplement what you eat?

       Chinese medicine has long recognized that the organs of animals and the organs of the human body are very similar in shape, organization, and function. When the human body's internal organs become diseased, the corresponding animal organs can be used to treat the disease, either alone or in combination, as a treatment or as a tonic, and can often achieve certain curative effects. Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist, said: “Use the stomach to heal the stomach, use the heart to return to the heart, use the blood to guide the blood, use the bone to enter the bone, use the marrow to replenish the marrow, and use the skin to heal the skin. ”Here it is very clearly explained that the health-preserving principles of "treating the internal organs with the internal organs", "replenishing the internal organs with the internal organs" and "replenishing the internal organs with the internal organs" and "replenishing the internal organs with the internal organs" in Chinese medicine are widely recognized.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that animal organs are "blood and flesh products", so they can produce medicinal effects of "the same qi and mutual support". What is meant here is not only that the organs of animals can supplement the organs of the same name in the human body, but also that by adjusting and controlling their related physiological functions, they can be widely used disease treatment. Among the products of the modern pharmaceutical industry, there are already hundreds of biochemical products made from animal organs, such as liver essence, liver essence, asthiramin, gastrigen, pepsin, oxytocin, corticotropin, insulin, chondroitin, placental globulin, etc., which are made from animal livers, lungs, stomachs, brains, pancreas, cartilage, placenta, etc., as well as a variety of enzymes and hormone drugs. It can be affirmed that "using the organs to replenish the organs" and "using the organs to treat the organs" are scientific.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine health science believes that the principle of "you will get what you eat" also needs to pay attention to syndrome differentiation and choice of medication. For example, pig heart is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, etc., which can strengthen myocardial nutrition, increase myocardial contractility, and has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves. The folk medicinal diet "Pig Heart Stewed with Cinnabar" is often used to treat palpitation, heartbeat, and palpitation. When choosing "liver" for blood replenishment, sheep, pigs, and rabbit livers are the best for replenishing blood, and can be used to treat dizziness, night blindness, and eye pain caused by insufficient liver blood. To replenish lung qi, lungs from pigs, sheep, and cows can be used: pig lungs can clear and nourish the lung meridian, and are suitable for treating deficiency and troubles. cough , vomiting blood, and hemoptysis, it is best to boil it with green radish and take it. Sheep lung is suitable for lung deficiency and difficulty in urination. It can be cooked and eaten with almonds, persimmon cream and white honey. Beef lung is suitable for diseases such as lung deficiency and qi inversion. In addition, because pig brain has the functions of nourishing bone marrow, replenishing deficiency, nourishing the kidneys, and nourishing the brain, it can be used to treat dizziness, Migraine、nerve Weakness, etc., used together with wolfberry and Gastrodia elata, the effect is remarkable. Sheep brain can not only nourish the brain and marrow, but is also suitable for people with long-lasting headaches.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine nutrition believes that it can also "replenish the marrow with the marrow." Because the "marrow of marrow" refers to the three marrows of the human body: bone marrow, brain marrow, and spinal cord. Once the function of the three marrows is weakened or disordered, several diseases may occur, such as anemia , mental retardation in children, middle elderly osteoporosis, Irregular menstruation , insomnia, headache, etc. Therefore, people may wish to eat more marrow foods in daily life to nourish the brain and improve intelligence, and prevent anemia, dizziness, headache, insomnia and other diseases.

　　Therefore, when you are in poor health and have symptoms of heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney or brain problems, you may wish to use the corresponding organs for dietary supplements. But it needs to be reminded that the principle of "repairing organs with organs" definitely does not include the organs of wild animals.