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SNAKE
CONSUMPTION AS
TONIC
IN
WINTER
Winter
is
the
season
of
snake consumption
as
body
tonic, as
snakes
accumulate
much
nutrition
in preparation
for
hibernation. According
to
the au-
thoritative classic,
Pharmaco-
poeia
of
Chinese
Herbal
Medicine, or "Ben cao gang
mu",
snake meat
has
the
property of
driving away the wind and to ac-
tivate the blood; getting
rid
of
dis-
eases and
wetness;
strengthen-
ing and
toning
up
the
body.
Thus,
snake consumption in
winter
is
not
only
of
great
taste but
also
highly beneficial
to
the
health,
e.
9.,
the Chinese cuisine "Dragon,
phoenix
and
tiger stew"
is
actu-
ally a
stew
of
snake, chicken and
the cat! Thousands
of
species of
snakes abound
in
Southern
China
-
these could
be of
the
poi-
sonous
and
non-poisonous
kinds.
The very popular
snake
consumption habit in China
has
triggered off
concerns
among
environmentalists
and artificial
rearing
is
becoming
popular.
Snake meat contains abundant
linoleic acid that may soften blood
vessels. The gall bladders from
3 kinds
of
snakes
is
an exquisite
preparation that enhances
the
"qi", activates
the
blood, drives
away
the wind and
diseases.
Apart from these,
the
author
stresses
that
all
parts
of
the
snake are edible and beneficial.
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