It’s not an ingredient that immediately comes to mind as a traditional remedy, but chicken eggs have been used in a surprising number of cures and treatments in various folk medicine systems throughout the ages. Traditional Chinese Medicine makes use of all parts of the egg including the shell, which is believed to reduce stomach acid. Egg whites are used to detoxify the body, but it is the yolk that sees the widest use in Chinese medicine. Egg yolks are considered to have a neutral qi or chi energy – neither hot nor cold – and as a result are good for maintaining balance in the body’s qi. The yolk of the egg is considered beneficial to kidney and heart health, as well as benefiting blood flow.