Green Haired Turtle (a specialty of Changshu, Jiangsu)

Introduction to Green Haired Turtles

Wild Green Haired Turtles in China are distributed in some special small ecological environments in the hilly and mountainous areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River

The green haired turtle is a precious ornamental animal unique to Changshu City. It is native to the shady areas of the Yushan Mountains and has a long history of producing green haired turtles in Yushan. The Qinhuai Sea poem goes: 'The turtles hide in the mountains, and the water and fur are all green.'. The Ming Gong Li edition of the "Changshu County Annals" states: "Green haired turtles grow in Xingfu Temple Pond, with fur several inches long. They are also found in Luodun Pond."

What is the nutritional value of green haired turtles

Green haired turtles have a sweet and mellow taste, and high medicinal value. Li Shizhen said, "This ancient turtle formula is useless, but it is often used as a nourishing formula in modern times. It can" unblock the Ren meridian, assist the Yang channel, supplement Yin blood, nourish essence and qi, and treat impotence and weakness. "It has functions such as treating kidney yang deficiency, hemorrhoids, hemoptysis, and hematuria. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, burning the turtle shell can promote the Ren meridian, aid the Yang pathway, replenish Yin blood, and nourish essence and qi. Green turtles also have the ability to inhibit cancer cells and are known to be listed as the top anti-cancer food

The authentic Green Haired Turtle series involves inoculating the basal branch algae on the body surface of turtles such as Yellow throated Turtles, Flat breasted Turtles, and Spotted Turtles, with green fur length of 4-5 centimeters or more. The "green fur" of the green haired turtle is the basal branch algae in the shape of green tassels. There are gold threads in the hair, three ridges on the spine, and ivory colored armor on the bottom. Other turtles have been raised for a long time and have long hair, but they are large and do not have gold threads. The color of their bottom armor is also different, which is yellow black