The efficacy and function of minnow

In our lives, minnows have attracted our attention because of their extremely high medicinal value. Now let's take a closer look at what is a minnow?

[Other names] Silver carp, mandarin fish (Er Ya), blue fish (Cui Bao's Annotations to Ancient and Modern Times), crucian carp (Er Ya Yi), silver carp (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), and silver carp (Yi Lin Zuan Yao).

[Source] It is the meat of the Chinese minnow, a carp of the family Cyprinidae .

[Original morphology] The body is laterally flattened, tall and short, and slightly oval. The body length is about 4 to 15 cm. The head is small, the eyes are large, the mouth is terminal, the scales are round, the lateral line is incomplete, and there are 30 to 40 scales. Dorsal fin III9～10. Anal fin III8-10, starting point below the rear part of dorsal fin. The tail fin is forked. The back of the body is gray-green, and the sides and abdomen are silvery white.

[Habitat distribution] It lives in rivers, lakes and ponds. Feeds on algae. It is mostly distributed in East China and South China.

【Nature and flavor】 ① "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "sweet."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Cooking and eating is beneficial to the lower abdomen. It replenishes essence and marrow, and replenishes the fire of the three burners."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From Yao Kecheng's "Food Materia Medica".

Through the above, we have learned about the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine minnow. I hope everyone can prescribe the right medicine and eat minnow correctly in life.