Witnessed by: TCM
Pig large intestine (Sus scrofa domesticus), of the Suidae (Mammalia) family. The domestic pig; the drug is its large intestine; native range: gathered wherever pigs are slaughtered. Globally recognized as zhu da chang (豬大腸) in Chinese, and pig large intestine, chitterlings in English. The part used is the large intestine (cleaned). A pale greyish-pink tube, thick, soft and slippery, ridged and gathered along its length, with a heavy offal smell that only long scouring in salt and flour will lift.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
PIG LARGE INTESTINE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- pig large intestine
- Scientific name
- Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben, 1777
- Family
- Suidae (Mammalia)
Form
- Part used
- the large intestine (cleaned)
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- TCM
- sweet (甘)
Temperature
- TCM
- cool (微寒)
Affinity
where in the body it travels
Organs / channels
- TCM
- Large Intestine
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- TCM
- moistens the intestines and frees the stool, and cools the blood and stops bleeding
Cautions
- Contraindications
- loose stools and cold, weak digestion
- Toxicity
- none as a food when properly cleaned and thoroughly cooked; rich and fatty
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