Dog Meat Congee，Recipe from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 17), citing *The Mirror of Dietary Medicine*; name found in *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Congees*.，Cold and weakness of the spleen and stomach; accumulation of cold in the intestines, causing bloating and stabbing pain; advanced age and physical decline; deficiency of yang qi; malnutrition; aversion to cold and cold limbs; weakness in the lower back and knees.
Dog Meat Congee
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Formulas Name : Dog Meat Congee
Chinese Name : 狗肉粥
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of fatty dog meat.
Source
Recipe from *Classified Materia Medica* (Vol. 17), citing *The Mirror of Dietary Medicine*; name found in *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Congees*.
Benefits
Cold and weakness of the spleen and stomach; accumulation of cold in the intestines, causing bloating and stabbing pain; advanced age and physical decline; deficiency of yang qi; malnutrition; aversion to cold and cold limbs; weakness in the lower back and knees.
Instructions for Use
Cook into congee with rice, salt, fermented soybeans, and other ingredients; consume 1–2 servings daily.
Note
It can be served for breakfast, dinner, or as a snack; consume while warm, and it is particularly suitable during the fall and winter seasons. Avoid consumption during episodes of fever; while taking dog meat congee, avoid eating garlic, water chestnuts, and the Chinese medicinal herbs apricot kernels and pharbitis. Meat from rabid dogs must not be consumed.
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Dog Meat Congee,Cold and weakness of the spleen and stomach; accumulation of cold in the intestines, causing bloating and stabbing pain; advanced age and physical decline; deficiency of yang qi; malnutrition; aversion to cold and cold limbs; weakness in the lower back and knees.