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What does the old rural saying "a pig's belly takes three kinds of medicine" mean?

Rural people often say "what you eat supplements what you eat", so pork tripe is often used as a homologous material of medicine and food in Huameimei's hometown to treat stomach diseases, so there is a saying that "one pork tripe has three medicines".

Pigs are really all treasures, and nothing is wasted. Pork, pig hair and pig gall, that is, pig manure and pig urine, are all good farmyard manure. Although pigs are all treasures, their main value is edible. As the most expensive part of pigs, does the pork belly have any nutritional value?

The best pork belly is the pork belly of wild boar, and the "nails" formed on its inner wall have high medicinal value. There is a saying that eating pork belly can nourish the stomach. Of course, wild boars have long been protected and cannot be hunted at will.

Ordinary pork bellies are not inferior. Rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron and other elements needed by the human body. It is also rich in vitamins, protein, fat, carotene, etc., which can promote human digestion, enhance physical fitness and relieve frequent micturition and urgency.

Pork belly is more effective, but it is more useful than taking medicine when treating some minor problems. There is a saying in the countryside that you can make up what you eat. If your stomach is upset, buy a pair of pork bellies and cook soup every two days. Not only eating soup, but also eating meat may achieve the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach. Can be used for treating infantile fatigue, diarrhea, diarrhea, thirst quenching, frequent micturition and malnutrition.

It can be said that in the past, regardless of adults and children, if the stomach was uncomfortable, instead of taking medicine, it was better to eat pork belly directly. Through diet therapy, the effect of taking medicine is much better. This is the saying that three kinds of medicines have pig's belly. In other words, pork belly is more effective than taking medicine for the treatment of some minor illnesses.