Ovine pancreas

Ovine pancreas

(compendium)

[source] the pancreas of cattle, goats or sheep. For animal morphology, please refer to "mutton" section.

[chemical composition] the islets of pancreas contain insulin and glucagon, which can regulate blood glucose. Although insulin can be synthesized artificially, it is still commercially extracted from the pancreas of sheep, cattle and pigs. The molecular structure of insulin is slightly different in different animals. Pancreatic secretion entering duodenum contains many digestive enzymes, such as amylase, pancreatic lipase, trypsin, chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase. The latter three are inactive trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen and carboxypeptidase in pancreatic juice. After entering the intestine, the former is activated to form trypsin, and the latter two are also activated to form chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase. There are also nuclease, lactase and other digestive enzymes in pancreatic juice.

The pancreas contains more ash. Inositol, lecithin and pentose were found in its extract. Pancreatic preparation - pancreatic enzyme preparation contains various digestive enzymes of pancreas, which can digest starch, fat and protein.

[function indications] for chronic cough, women take it.

① Compendium: "moisten lung dryness, treat various sores and ulcers. Add facial fat, rub, moisturize skin and eliminate scar. "

② "This classic meets the source": "it has the same skill with pig pancreas, but it is especially quick to enter the lung and remove phlegm. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: boiled or soaked in wine. External use: tamping.

[prescription selection] 1. To treat distant cough: three pieces of sheep pancreas, 100 pieces of jujube and five liters of wine. Soak for seven days, drink it. (behind the elbow)

② For women: a goat pancreas. Wash it with vinegar and eat it hollow. (Wai Tai Mi Yao)