Pigeon meat has a decent value of nutrition, more than 9 times compared with chicken meat. Dishes made from pigeon meat has a very good effect on nourishing the body, especially for women who are pregnant, malnourished children, or people who have just recovered from illness.
1. Pigeon meat
Pigeon, which is bred and replicated everywhere, is a member of Columbidae. There are varieties of characters that make pigeon different such as size, color…
In traditional Chinese medicine, pigeon is neutral and salty or savory, with nutritious and tasty, so pigeon meat is classified as a good nutritional food for the elderly and children or those who have just recovered from illness. Besides, pigeon eggs contain signature nutrient with 9.5% protein, 6.4% carbohydrates and some nutritional components, such as calcium, iron, phosphorus... What are the benefits of pigeon meat? The answer is pigeon meat strengthens the kidney, spleen and Liver Qi or circulation. Thus, use pigeon meat in case you are tired, weak, suffering from forgetful, sleep disorder or nervous breakdown and blockage of the menstrual cycle. In traditional Chinese medicine, pigeon meat is also used as a medicine in the treatment of diseases, for example: pigeon porridge.
2. The nutritional components of pigeon meat
Does it make you fat eating Pigeon? Pigeon meat, which is divided into a high level of protein food group, is low in fat and cholesterol. According to research, protein accounts for 24% of pigeon meat. In addition, pigeon meat also contains many essential amino acids for the body. In the meantime, pigeon meat has a fat content of just 0.3%, which is clearly lower than other animal’s meat. Futhermore, vitamins A, B1, B2, E, together with other minerals, are advantageous for consumers. Therefore, the nutritious composition of pigeon meat is much higher than a chicken.
Some outstanding effects of pigeon meat on human health, such as:
- Pigeon meat provides nutrition for the body, speeds up rehabilitation and recovery time of patient after illness.
- Pigeon meat has the positive effect on the brain, enhance memory as well as logical ability.
- Pigeon meat also improve esthetic and overall health.
3. Remedies using pigeon meat to help treat diseases and improve health
In order to improve health or get better from medical condition, you can use a few of the following recipes:
- Remedy to cure asthenia: two pigeons, 15 grams of Chinese yam, 10 grams of longan , Snow fungus 10 g, lotus seeds 15 g, Caterpillar fungus 15 g, ginger and rock sugar. The pigeons are cleaned with all the internal organs removed. The lotus seeds are boiled in a pot first, next use a chopstick to stir, then remove the outer shell. Steam the lotus seeds and pigeons with a layer of ginger above, then, Caterpillar fungus, Chinese yam, longan, Snow fungus and rock sugar into the pot. Next, pour boiling water into a bowl of pigeon meat till full then cover it. Finally, steam for 3 hours. Use this remedy for 1 week.
- Recipe to treat impotence, anemia and dizziness: Use a cleaned pigeon, remove the intestines then chopped it, dry and pulverize, mix with 12 grams of hardy rubber tree and 4 grams of salt. Finally, intermingle the mixture with honey and form it into corn kernel size. Drink twice a day with 15 tablets each time together with warm water, so as to strengthen the kidneys and masculinity.
- Remedy to treat irregular menstruation: long-term menstrual irregularity: make a cake by using pigeon blood and loofah powder, then dry it and grind it into powder when needed to use. When you are hungry, use 8 grams with alcohol twice a day.
- Remedy for spleen and liver Qi, , especially for the people who have just recovered from sickness. To begin with, we clean the pigeon with the intestines removed, then chop it. Next, mix the chop with 30 grams of dry mongolian milkvetch and 30 grams of dry goji berry. At last, steam the mixture untill extremely well done. When drinking, you can add a little spice to eat as a whole. Use this remedy every 3 days, totally about 3-5 times.
- In order to assist in diabetes, use the following formulae: cook the pigeon meat with 15 grams of , Snow fungus or 30 grams of Chinese yam and 20 grams of Solomon's-Seal. Adopt this formula once a day, but do not add any spices when using it.
Even though pigeon meat has a high nutritional value and is good for health, some individuals should avoid using these dishes, for example, people with high sexual desire or libido shouldn’t been using food from pigeon as its nutrition would boost libido to another level
Women in pregnancy, especially people who rarely do exercise should avoid it as well because of some unsuitable nutrition for the fetus
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