Pig lung

Pig lung is the meat of pig lung, which is red and white in color and is the respiratory organ of pig. It is suitable for stewing, braising and mixing, such as "braised five-spice lung" and "ginkgo stewed lung". Pig lung contains a lot of nutrients necessary for the human body, including protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, niacin, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, etc.

Nutritional value of pig lungs

Pig lungs contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3 and other B vitamins. They have the effect of replenishing deficiency and strengthening the spleen and stomach. They are suitable for consumption by people with qi and blood deficiency and weak body.

1. Every 100 grams of pig lung contains 12.2 grams of protein, which is equivalent to the 13.2 grams of pork (fat and lean); but pig lung contains only 3.9 grams of fat, which is lower than the 88.6 grams of fat in pork (fat) and much lower than the 37 grams of fat in pork (fat and lean).

2. Every 100 grams of pig lung contains 5.3 mg of iron, which is higher than the 1 mg of iron in pork (fat) and much higher than the 1.6 mg of iron in pork (fat and lean). Proper iron supplementation can cure iron deficiency anemia, tinnitus and deafness in the elderly, "housewife syndrome" (palpitations, shortness of breath, general fatigue, lack of energy, lack of concentration, insomnia, mood swings, fear of cold, etc.).

The efficacy and function of pig lungs

1. Overview of the efficacy of pig lungs

Pig lungs are sweet and mild in nature, and can cure lung deficiency cough and hemoptysis. Traditional Chinese medicine often uses pig lungs to prepare food therapy and medicinal food, which can treat various lung diseases. According to the principle of traditional Chinese medicine that internal organs can be used to replenish internal organs, all diseases of lung deficiency, such as atelectasis and tuberculosis, can refer to the method of "Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment":

2. Discussions by famous experts on pig lungs

"Sui Xi Ju Diet" states: "Pig's internal organs are only used to guide the meridians for various diseases. Ordinary people do not need to eat them. Not only are the intestines and stomach dirty and disgusting, but the lungs are full of saliva and the heart has dead blood. It is not easy to clean them and it is also difficult to cook them."

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Pig lungs nourish the lungs."

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Treats cough and cough with blood due to lung deficiency."

"Sui Xi Ju Diet" says: "It is sweet and mild, nourishes the lungs, and stops weak coughs. It can treat pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, and upper digestion symptoms."

3. Modern medical research on pig lungs

(1) Pulmonary surfactant can be prepared from pig lung lavage fluid. Animal experiments and clinical trials have shown that this active substance not only has a significant therapeutic effect on respiratory distress syndrome, but also has a defensive and protective effect on the body. Using 27-day-old rabbits as an animal model of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, instilling this active substance from pigs into the trachea can significantly improve lung compliance, and significantly reduce alveolar collapse, lung lesions and tracheal epithelial damage.

(2) Two bioactive peptides extracted from pig lungs, when infused into anesthetized dogs at a rate of 1-10 mg/min, both caused systemic vasodilation and lowered blood pressure; the two peptides had different effects on non-vascular smooth muscle (gastrointestinal tract, etc.), one causing relaxation and the other causing contraction.

(3) Neurotrophic substances extracted from pig lungs have a protective effect on embryonic ciliary nerves cultured in vitro and can increase the activity of choline acetyltransferase.

Medicinal value of pig lungs

Pig lungs are sweet and slightly cold, and have the effects of relieving cough, replenishing deficiency and nourishing the lungs.

Pig lungs are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enter the lung meridian;

Nourish the lungs and relieve cough.

Side effects and contraindications of eating pig lungs

side effect

Pig lungs have the effects of clearing and moistening the lungs and relieving coughs without any side effects.

Taboo group

The cholesterol content is high, so it is not advisable to eat too much pig lung during weight loss. People with special constitution, constipation, and hemorrhoids should not eat too much pig lung.

How to make delicious pig lungs

1. Dried vegetables, almonds and pig lung soup

Main ingredients: 60g dried mustard greens, 250g pig lungs, 180g pig kidneys. Accessories: 20g apricots. Seasoning: 15g ginger, 5g tangerine peel, 3g salt. Dried mustard greens, northern and southern apricots, and pig lung soup. Cooking method: 1. Soak the dried mustard greens in water until soft, wash and cut into small pieces. Almonds and angelica stewed pig lung soup (organ conditioning/constipation recipe):

2. Almond and Angelica Stewed Pig Lung Soup

Main ingredients: 250g pig lungs, auxiliary ingredients: 15g almonds, 15g angelica, seasoning: 2g salt. Cooking method of almond and angelica pig lung soup: 1. Cut the pig lungs into slices and repeatedly squeeze the foam in the pig lung trachea; 2. Put the pig lungs, almonds and angelica in a casserole and add appropriate amount of water; 3. Simmer the sweet almond pig lung soup over low heat (organ conditioning/lung nourishing recipe)

3. Sweet almond pork lung soup

Main ingredients: 90g pig lungs Accessories: 15g sweet almonds 30g Polygonatum odoratum 15g jujube (dried) Cooking method of sweet almond pig lung soup

Cut the pig lung into pieces and scrub them with your hands to remove the foam in the pig lung trachea;

Wash sweet almonds, polygonatum odoratum and red dates;

Put all the ingredients into a clay pot and cook almond, radish and pig lung soup. (Organ conditioning/lung nourishing recipe)

4. Almond, Radish and Pig Lung Soup

Main ingredients: 250g pig lung 20g white radish Accessories: 9g bitter almond 3g pepper 3g bay leaf 3g star anise 3g nutmeg 3g seasoning: 5g green onion 5g ginger 5g salt 2g white pepper 1g chicken essence 2g coriander 5g almond radish pig lung soup cooking method pig lung and radish cut into pieces sword flower honey jujube pig lung soup. (organ conditioning/lung nourishing recipe)

5. Sword Flower, Honey Dates, and Pig Lung Soup

Main ingredients: 150g pig lungs, auxiliary ingredients: 20g sword flowers, 15g candied dates, seasoning: 5g white sugar. Cooking method of sword flower candied dates pig lung soup 1. Wash the sword flowers and candied dates, slice the pig lungs, soak them in water, squeeze and wash them clean, put them in boiling water and cook for a few minutes, then pick them up and rinse them with cold water; 2. Put all the ingredients into the pot, add water and candied dates pig lung soup (organ conditioning/lung nourishing recipe)