Although duck meat is a very delicious food, it is a hot food and can promote certain diseases in some people. Therefore, before eating duck meat, it is necessary to fully understand the nature of food interactions and consider one’s own physical condition to decide, such as whether to eat duck meat when coughing, and what are the taboos? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

Duck meat should not be eaten when coughing. Coughing is often caused by respiratory tract infection, which is a pathological stage of the body, and the diet should be light and easy to digest. Therefore, it is best not to eat duck meat.

Although duck meat is rich in nutritional value and has good therapeutic effects, it is cool in nature, greasy, and easy to cause diarrhea and retain pathogenic factors. Moreover, it is also greasy and not easy to digest. People with colds should not eat duck meat, otherwise, it may worsen the condition. Those with abdominal pain and diarrhea should eat less duck meat. People who are susceptible to colds should also avoid eating duck meat because ducks are cool in nature. However, if the illness is caused by wind-heat and fire, duck meat can be eaten in moderation to help reduce fire.

Duck meat is suitable for people with internal heat, those with a fever, those with weak physique, loss of appetite, dry stools, edema, malnutrition, postpartum or post-sickness, and those with dry throat and thirst.

People with stomachache, diarrhea with clear stools, back pain, cold-type dysmenorrhea, obesity, arteriosclerosis, and chronic enteritis should not eat duck meat, except for those with colds.

Fresh duck meat may contain bacteria, so it should be cleaned and cooked before eating. Duck meat has a mild taste and can be eaten all year round. Duck meat is best eaten in summer and autumn; eating it in autumn can relieve the dryness of autumn, and eating duck meat in summer is more effective than other tonifying meats. Duck meat is best eaten with yam, red beans, angelica, and cabbage.