Mutton is a warm food. Eating mutton in autumn and winter can improve human immunity, keep out cold and resist diseases. Mutton can be used as a good food therapy for people with kidney yang deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, abdominal cold pain and fatigue, especially for those with physical weakness and stomach cold. But at the same time, because mutton is warm and sweet, people with liver disease, people who get angry and children should avoid eating mutton. Let's find out who mutton is suitable for. Who shouldn't eat mutton? First, who is suitable for eating mutton?

Herbal Dietotherapy, an illusory Chinese medicine practitioner in the Tang Dynasty, records that "any flavor cooked with mutton can be supplemented." 」

Compendium of Materia Medica, a Chinese medicine book, records that mutton can warm and tonify middle warmer, stimulate appetite, tonify kidney and qi, benefit gallbladder and improve eyesight, and treat fatigue, cold and seven injuries.

In Compendium of Materia Medica, mutton is called the warming tonic for invigorating qi and blood. It can remove moisture, dispel cold, warm the heart and stomach, and also has the functions of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. It can be used as an auxiliary dietotherapy for kidney deficiency, lumbago, impotence, spermatorrhea, emaciation and coldness, cold deficiency after illness, cold deficiency after childbirth or abdominal pain, and is suitable for people with body deficiency and stomach cold.

Second, who should not eat mutton?

1, patients with liver disease

Although mutton has a good nourishing effect, it also has its indications. If you have chronic diseases, especially liver diseases, don't eat mutton. Patients who already have hepatitis B should not eat mutton, because mutton is warm and hot, and excessive consumption may lead to aggravation of hepatitis. In addition, because mutton is rich in protein, a large intake of protein and fat will increase the burden on the liver and may lead to diseases.

2. Internal heat

Some people with fever, such as phlegm, fire, damp heat, early infectious diseases and edema, as well as those suffering from exogenous diseases, dental diseases, furuncle and hemorrhoids, should not eat mutton. People with high blood pressure and hyperactivity of liver yang should not eat more mutton, otherwise it will easily cause dizziness. People who often suffer from erosion of mouth and tongue, red eyes, bitter taste, irritability, dry throat, swollen gums or diarrhea, or people who take Pinellia ternata and Acorus gramineus in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions should avoid eating mutton.

3. Children

In addition, many friends are used to buying mutton to stew or make soup for the whole family to eat together. Experts remind that mutton is warm and helps yang. Children should be careful when eating mutton. The child's constitution is particularly dry, and it is not suitable for tonic and mutton. If you eat it, you can taste one or two slices of stewed mutton or instant-boiled mutton. Mutton is more suitable for adults.

3. Can pregnant women eat mutton?

You can eat mutton during pregnancy. However, it should be noted that mutton is heated because of its warmth. Therefore, for pregnant women, although they can eat mutton, they can't eat too much, so as not to help the heat hurt the yin and cause discomfort. At the same time, pregnant women should pay attention to drinking more water when eating mutton, eat more fruits and vegetables appropriately, and supplement nutrition in a balanced way.