Interior lard is a lumpy white fat that does not have a strong odor. It covers the internal organs in animals. If ordinary fat is a continuous mass, then the interior crumbles. It has very important medicinal qualities that are used in the treatment of a variety of diseases. It should be noted that simple lard, which people use salted or smoked, does not have such properties.
Beneficial features
The composition of interior fat contains arachidonic acid, which is an integral element of the enzymes of the heart muscles, as well as the cell membrane. With the help of such an acid, the formation of certain hormones occurs, as well as the exchange of cholesterol. Interior fat is ahead of other types of fat in terms of biological activity. When heated, most animal fats lose all the beneficial properties, while the interior retains them in its original form. It is easily mixed with wax, alcohol, glycerin and resins, which makes it possible to make medicinal ointments.
Cooking and storage
Interior lard is used for the preparation of a variety of compounds with a therapeutic effect. In the case of external use, these compounds do not have an irritating effect on the skin and are easily washed off with an ordinary soap solution.
For the preparation of pork fat, suitable for treatment or nutrition, you can use these methods:
- Finely chop the lard or pass through a meat grinder, and then place in a pan and put on the stove. Fire should be slow. When the fat becomes clear, it must be drained through a colander, and then cooled and placed in the refrigerator, where it will be stored.
- Chop the fat, place it in a metal dish, and then heat it in the oven until it is ready.
If the fat is cooked correctly, then in the liquid state it is transparent, has no precipitate and amber color. After it freezes, it should turn white.
For storage, it is advisable to choose a cold and dark place. If the temperature is high enough and the room is light, the product acquires a sharp unpleasant odor, and its taste becomes bitter. As a result, it can no longer be consumed due to the irritating effect. Fat can be stored in the refrigerator for a year and a half. Over all this time, useful properties will not go anywhere.
The benefits of interior fat
The fat that is obtained from such fat is a very rich source of energy. It has many vitamins - A, D, E, K. And there is very little cholesterol in it. But a lot of phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, zinc, as well as other elements that are needed for human life.
When used wisely for nutritional purposes, lard helps maintain healthy functions that are important to life. Human skin becomes healthy and beautiful.
What to treat with fat?
1. Treatment of diseased joints.
- They need to be lubricated with the product at night, and wrapped on top with compress paper and a warm cloth.
- If the joints move poorly, then the fat is mixed with salt and the mixture is applied, wrapping in a warm cloth.
2. Diseases of the skin.
- For those with weeping eczema, a mixture of fat, egg white, celandine juice and nightshade is made. It is aged for three days, and then rubbed into the diseased areas of the skin.
- With a burn, an ointment is prepared from the fat in which the bulb was fried, and five tablets of aspirin. It is applied to the burned area several times. Fat helps prevent scarring, and aspirin prevents infection.
3. Interior fat from coughing.
- For external use, fat is mixed with alcohol. This mixture is rubbed into the patient’s chest.
- For internal use, a spoonful of pork fat should be dissolved in a glass of hot milk. If the taste is unpleasant, then honey, previously boiled, can be added to the mixture.
Usage restrictions
Interior lard is not recommended for treatment or nutrition for those people who are obese, metabolic, liver and pancreas, and duodenitis. A healthy human body normally responds to this product and easily assimilates it.
So, we can draw the following conclusion: pork fat, which is made from lard, is a very useful product. All you need is to observe all the cooking conditions and use it correctly.