What is the difference between the nutritional value of cock and hen? Why can't some people eat cocks sometimes?

Meat is delicious and nutritious, so it is called "the source of energy". It has won people's favor because of its high protein and low fat, and has become the first choice tonic for patients with physical weakness after illness. However, people often pay more attention to the variety and freshness of chicken when choosing chicken, and don't care much about the sex of chicken. In fact, although the meat of cock and hen has the above characteristics, the therapeutic effect is still different.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that although chicken has the effects of warming the middle warmer, invigorating qi, replenishing essence and marrow, benefiting the five internal organs, and tonifying deficiency, it should be noted that there are differences in the choice between male and female: male chicken belongs to yang, which has a strong warming effect and is more suitable for patients with yang deficiency and weak qi, and has a good auxiliary effect on frequent urination, deafness, oligospermia and cold caused by kidney yang deficiency; Hens belong to yin, which can be used for nourishing patients with physical weakness, epigastric pain, postpartum hypogalactia, dizziness and so on caused by spleen and stomach qi deficiency, especially for pregnant women, the elderly and the weak, chronic diseases and other patients with yin deficiency and blood deficiency.

Chicken can be used for cooking and various medicated diets, such as old hen soup suitable for pregnant women, or longan chicken soup for men to warm kidney and strengthen yang.