The efficacy and function of carp

We can often see carp in our daily life, so how should we eat carp? What good effects does it have on our body? Let's take a look.

[Other names] Mudfish (Compendium of Materia Medica), pointed-headed catfish (Fish Taxonomy).

[Source] The meat of the carp, a species of carp .

[Original morphology] The body is very long, slightly flattened, and the abdomen is round. The front half of the head is slender and slightly tubular, and the tip of the snout is flat and duck-billed. The mouth is superior, with the lower jaw tilted upward and longer than the upper jaw, and the end of the maxilla reaching below the front edge of the eye. The eyes are of medium size, close to the tip of the snout, protruding to the sides, the cheeks are very wide, and the length of the head behind the eyes is 2 to 2.5 times the length of the snout. Pharyngeal teeth in one row, slender. The scales are small, and the lateral line is slightly curved toward the ventral side; the lateral line scales are 140 to 170. Dorsal fin III8, without spines, starting point behind the pelvic fin. Anal fin III9～11. The caudal fin is deeply forked, with the lower lobe tip longer than the upper lobe. The back is dark gray, the abdomen and lower half of the sides are silvery white, the pectoral fins are light red, the dorsal fin and caudal fin are gray, the pelvic fin and anal fin are grayish white, the rear edge of the caudal fin is black, and there is a slightly black longitudinal stripe above the lateral line. It is a large and ferocious fish in rivers.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in the Minjiang River, Yangtze River and its tributaries.

【Properties and flavors】 ①《Compendium of Materia Medica for Dietary Therapy》: "neutral."

【Function】 "Dietary Therapy Materia Medica": "Nourishes the five internal organs, benefits the tendons and bones, and harmonizes the spleen and stomach."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Dietary Therapy Materia Medica"

After understanding some of the effects and common knowledge of carp, I hope everyone can use scientific methods when eating it to make it play a greater role.