The efficacy and function of mullet

In daily life, people are not only very familiar with various foods, but also come into contact with a lot of medicines in daily life. Among them, croaker is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. Given that there are still many people who don’t know much about croaker, let’s take a detailed look at it below.

[Other names] Catfish (The Book of Songs), whitefish (Er Ya, annotated by Guo Pu), ray (Food Classic by Cui Yuxi), anchovy (Food Classic), stone catfish, lake lice (Medical Collection), catfish (Zoological Dictionary), slimy fish (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] The whole body or meat of the catfish of the family Siluridae.

[Original form] Catfish (Choi Woo-suk's "Food Classic")

[Habitat distribution] It overwinters in deep water or mud after autumn. Distributed in the Heilongjiang, Yangtze and Pearl River basins.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, warm.

【Functions and indications】 Nourishes yin and stimulates appetite, promotes lactation and promotes diuresis. It is used to treat deficiency, insufficient milk, edema due to water retention, and difficulty urinating.

【Usage and Dosage】 For internal use: Cook and eat.

【Note】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Anti-Schizonepeta."

[Additional prescription] ① To treat edema: 2 catfishes, 5 liang of coriander, and appropriate amount of sesame oil. Cut open the fish and remove the debris, put the coriander into the fish belly, stew it with sesame oil and water (without adding salt), and take it continuously. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Ming Yi Bie Lu"; 1. Cui Yuxi's "Shi Jing": Catfish looks like trout but smaller, white in color, with white dirt in the skin, the big ones are one or two feet long, the small ones are seven or eight inches long, they have no scales, they are born in spring, grow in summer, wither in autumn and die in winter.

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