Lamb fat: medicinal properties, benefits and harms to the body, what to do with it

Obtaining mutton fat is one of the goals pursued when keeping sheep and rams. Fat is called lamb fat or fat tail. The product is especially popular in the Caucasus, as well as Asian countries. Its use is not limited to cooking, fat tail fat is the basis of numerous folk recipes that are used to treat various diseases.

Composition and calorie content

Lamb fat is obtained by melting tail fat. The product is not recommended to be used as an independent dish, its calorie content is 897 kilocalories per 100 grams of the product.It is suitable for frying, dressing dishes, preparing national Mongolian drinks. The chemical composition of fat tail is unique. This explains the various beneficial qualities attributed to it.

Fat97 percentWater0.2 percent Vitamins2 percent Macronutrients

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Information! Sheep fat is extracted from the back of a sheep carcass. The tail is located near the tail.

Benefits of tail fat

The benefits of sheep fat, melted in a special way, are explained by the unique beneficial effects on the systems of the human body. Lard can be used both internally and externally.

For women

Healing properties allow the product to be used to eliminate disorders in the reproductive system in women. Lamb fat, taken according to a certain scheme, helps to get rid of infertility and regulate the menstrual cycle.

Internal fat helps to cure erosion, eliminate the effects of inflammatory processes. To do this, make cotton swabs. They are dipped in a mixture of lard and sea buckthorn oil. Tampons are left overnight. The course of treatment is 7-10 days.

Outwardly fat tail is used as a remedy for wrinkles. It has a unique complex of vitamins that promote regeneration processes at the cellular level.

The content of lanolin allows you to use the product as the basis of a moisturizing and nourishing body cream. To give the base a pleasant and light aroma, essential oils of orange or lemon are added to homemade creams.

For men

Lamb fat tail is useful for those men who have been diagnosed with disorders of the reproductive system. When taken regularly, the product increases potency, helps get rid of the prostate and improve the activity of the urinary tract.

For kids

Children are treated with lamb fat for severe bronchitis and tonsillitis. At this age, the bronchi and lungs are not sufficiently strengthened, so colds are complicated by concomitant symptoms. Lamb fat is mixed with milk and given to children provided there is no allergy.

This drink helps to remove phlegm from the bronchi and reduce swelling of the mucous membrane of the larynx.

Lamb fat for children is used as an immunomodulating agent. Regular intake of 0.5 tsp. helps to strengthen the general immunity of the child, increase the protective qualities during seasonal colds. It is possible to give healing mixtures to children only if there are no contraindications to this.

Use in traditional medicine

The content of valuable substances makes mutton fat an effective remedy that is available for use in traditional medicine:

1. The content of lanolin and a natural antioxidant complex allows it to be used as an external agent. S alt is taken as the basis for various means or used as the only component of treatment. It is customary for them to rub their back and chest with a cold.
2. It is used to treat joint pain by using lard daily as a rub.
3. Against varicose veins on the legs, they take fat, add herbal extracts and rub problem areas.
4. Melted lard is applied to the wen on the body, rubbed and incubated for 15-20 minutes. This technique allows you to get rid of problems in several sessions.
5. From skin irritations, burns, tumors, heel spurs, a composition based on mutton fat, propolis, onions is used. The components are crushed, combined in equal proportions, applied to the heel spur at night.
6. For bronchitis or severe cough caused by various disorders, sheep fat is used to make drinks. It helps to remove mucus from the bronchi, promotes tissue healing.
7. A compress of coarsely grated fat tail helps to cure a hernia. The compress is applied to the problem area, held for 15-20 minutes, then massaged a little. The course of treatment lasts 10 days.

Use in cooking

Lamb fat is an essential ingredient in the national cuisines of Asia and the Caucasus. There it is valued for the specific smell of lamb meat. Vegetables are fried in fat, they make the basis for pilaf or soup.

Dishes prepared with sheep or mutton fat:

1. Kutaby. For this dish, lard is twisted with minced meat. The addition of lard helps maintain juiciness and flavor.
2. Chickpeas. This is an Azerbaijani national dish, which is prepared exclusively with mutton fat.
3. Samsa. To prepare samsa, fat must be added not to minced meat, but to the dough. The dough is kneaded exclusively by hand.
4. Baked leg of lamb. This recipe is especially popular in the Caucasus. Lard cubes are used for stuffing lamb's leg. The melted fat makes the dish more juicy and also helps to achieve a crispy crust.

Help! Damascus cooks prepare national sweets on melted lamb fat.

Is there any harm and contraindications

Animal products have numerous contraindications despite their proven benefits:

• cholesterol content makes the product dangerous for those diagnosed with diseases of the kidneys, liver, gallbladder;
• it is necessary to limit the use to a minimum in atherosclerosis, elements of lamb fat can cause irreversible changes in blood vessels;
• with a diagnosed stomach ulcer, animal products can become provocateurs of exacerbations.

How to choose and store

One can talk about the beneficial properties of fat tail only if a high-quality natural product is purchased. It can be recognized by several features:

1. Color. The old lard has a grayish tint, the lard of a young lamb has a white or milky tint. A yellowish tint indicates that the fat tail was taken from an adult ram.
2. Smell. The specific smell of lamb arises during frying; when buying lard, it can unobtrusively smell of minced meat.
3. Consistency. Despite the fact that lamb fat is purchased for melting, its consistency should be dense and firm.

Help! The smell of ammonia indicates that the product is beginning to deteriorate.

Kurdyuk is stored for 4-6 months without loss of useful qualities. To keep the product fresh and suitable for cooking, it must be placed in a glass or plastic container that can be tightly closed with a lid. Depressurization and further inflow of air can lead to weathering of the piece, violation of the temperature regime and damage.

S alted fat tail is used for cooking. S alting allows you to store it in a dark pantry, hanging it with a hook from the ceiling. S alting retains its beneficial qualities, but excludes further use for therapeutic purposes.

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