The Efficacy and Functions of Salted Duck Eggs
Disease description:
I used to know only that Chinese yam and black beans can nourish the kidneys, but recently I learned that salted duck eggs can also benefit kidney health. I'd like to ask the doctor, what are the other functions and benefits of salted duck eggs?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
As a kind of preserved food, salted duck eggs have various functions and benefits:
1. **Nutrition supplementation**: Salted duck eggs are rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, and various amino acids, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron required by the human body. They also contain vitamins including vitamin A, vitamin B2, and vitamin D, making them an excellent choice for nutritional supplementation. Particularly high in calcium, they help bone development and prevent anemia.
2. **Clearing heat and moisturizing skin**: Salted duck eggs are cool in nature. According to traditional Chinese medicine, they have the effects of nourishing yin, reducing internal heat, clearing heat, and moisturizing the skin. They are suitable for improving symptoms such as excessive internal heat due to yin deficiency, sore throat, and red, swollen eyes.
3. **Nourishing yin and clearing the lungs**: With a sweet and cool property, salted duck eggs help nourish yin and clear the lungs. They are especially suitable for consumption by individuals recovering from illness with body weakness, dry and sore throat, and diarrhea or dysentery.
