Elephant meat

Elephant meat

(notes on materia medica)

[source] it is the meat of Asiatic elephant of elephant family. The animal morphology is shown in the "elephant skin" strip.

[chemical composition] besides protein, there are fat, carbohydrates (such as glycogen), organic acids, non protein nitrogenous substances (such as creatine) and inorganic salts. Triglycerides in adipose tissue contain extremely high palmitic acid. The main proteins were myosin, actin, tropomyosin, actin, albumin, myoglobin and hemoglobin. It contains more vitamins than the meat of temperate animals.

[flavor] sweet and light, flat.

① "It tastes salty and sour. "

② Kaibao materia medica: "it tastes light. "

③ "Gangmu": "sweet, light, flat, non-toxic. "

[function and indications] Kaibao materia medica: "it is used to treat alopecia and apply ash and oil. "