Taboos of taking donkey-hide gelatin cake

What are the contraindications of taking donkey-hide gelatin cake?

There are many benefits for women. Eating donkey-hide gelatin regularly can replenish blood. Women who eat donkey-hide gelatin regularly can also beautify their skin and are very beneficial to their health. Although donkey-hide gelatin is rich in nutrients, there are some taboos when eating donkey-hide gelatin. It is not suitable for everyone. What are the taboos of taking donkey-hide gelatin in general?

Taboos of taking donkey-hide gelatin cake

1. People who are prone to getting angry should not eat donkey-hide gelatin cakes

For example, people with heart fire, anger, lung fire, or even yin deficiency and fire, if they only use donkey-hide gelatin, they will not be able to be replenished and the fire will become bigger and bigger.

2. People with heavy dampness in their bodies should not eat donkey-hide gelatin cakes

It may manifest as dry, bitter and sticky mouth, fatigue, dizziness or foggy head, bloating, poor bowel movements, and most importantly, a thick and greasy tongue coating, which may be white or yellow.

3. People with trauma should not eat donkey-hide gelatin cakes.

Donkey-hide gelatin can promote blood circulation, so if you have a wound, you cannot eat it immediately. You should wait until the wound has healed before eating it, otherwise the wound will not heal.

4. People with blood stasis in the body should not eat donkey-hide gelatin cake

The skin color is dull, the pigment is pale, bruises are easy to appear, the lips are dull, the tongue is dark or has petechiae, the sublingual veins are purple or thickened, and the pulse is sluggish. Women often have irregular menstruation, which is usually delayed, with blood clots, stomach pain, dark color, short wear time, etc. 5. People with spleen deficiency, that is, people with poor digestive function, mainly have less food, loose stools or dry stools followed by loose stools, fatigue, sallow complexion, etc. Although there is no rule that people with spleen deficiency cannot eat donkey-hide gelatin, the sticky texture of donkey-hide gelatin can easily hinder the function of the spleen and stomach, especially for patients with spleen deficiency, qi stagnation, poor appetite and abdominal distension. If you must take it, you need to take it with medicine that regulates qi and helps digestion to control the greasy nature of donkey-hide gelatin.

5. Taboos for women to eat donkey-hide gelatin cake

5.1. Donkey-hide gelatin is a good medicine for nourishing yin and blood, moistening the lungs and replenishing qi. However, do not eat radish and garlic before and after taking donkey-hide gelatin to avoid reducing the efficacy of the medicine.

5.2. Because the protein in donkey-hide gelatin is antigenic, people with skin allergic diseases such as urticaria and those who are in a highly sensitive state for a long time are prone to allergies after taking it; it can also activate antibodies, so people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus should use it with caution.

5.3. When you have a cold or menstruation, you should stop taking donkey-hide gelatin and resume taking it after you recover or your menstruation stops.

5.4. Animal experiments on injections of donkey-hide gelatin solution have shown that it can increase blood pressure, combat traumatic shock, and prevent progressive muscular dystrophy. Therefore, patients with hypertension should use donkey-hide gelatin for tonic purposes with caution or not at all. Stroke patients should not take donkey-hide gelatin as it will increase blood count (stroke patients usually have blood stasis) and may cause another stroke.

5.5. Donkey-hide gelatin is greasy in nature. People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating too greasy or spicy food during the period of taking it, and eat less indigestible food. It is best to eat some appetizing vegetables. Do not eat cold drinks or cold food immediately after taking it.