The efficacy and function of sturgeon

I don’t know if you are familiar with sturgeon and whether you understand its functions and effects. Let’s analyze in detail the value and eating methods of sturgeon.

【Alias】

Tuna (The Book of Songs), mullet (Mao Shi Zhuan), mullet (Erya), Wei fish, Zhongming fish (Lu Ji's Shi Shu), black carp (Erya with Guo Pu's annotation), qili mackerel (Yinshi Zhengyao), and green fish (Compendium of Materia Medica).

[Original form]

The body is more than 2 meters long, with a narrow back and a straight belly. The snout is nearly plow-shaped, slightly upturned, and the head is covered with smooth bone plates. The mouth is located in the abdomen, forming a transverse fissure, with two pairs of barbels of equal length and arranged in parallel. Small eyes. The gill openings are large, and the gill rakers are thin and pointed, with about 22 pieces. There is a bone plate on each side of the jaw; the body has 5 rows of bone plates, with a larger row in the middle of the back, 2 rows on the dorsal and ventral sides, and 1 to 2 plates in front and behind the anal fin: there is a row of spinous bone plates on the upper lobe of the caudal fin, and the other parts are smooth and scaleless. Dorsal fin 54-66; pectoral fins well developed, attached to the ventral surface; anal fin 32-41; caudal fin crooked, upper lobe well developed. The back and head are blue-gray, the abdomen is white, and the fins are blue-gray.

【Habitat distribution】

Lives in large rivers and near seas. Distributed in Changkang, Qiantang River Basin and other coastal areas.

【Nature and flavor】

Sweet and flat.

【Meridian】

"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Enter the Taiyin and Jueyin meridians."

【Function and indications】

Replenish Qi, replenish deficiency, activate blood circulation and relieve stranguria.

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: Cook.

【Remark】

In addition, there are white sturgeons in the Acipenseridae family that are more than 2 meters long. Naked and smooth, with only small scales. The back is gray-green and the belly is white. The head is long, the snout is extended and protruding like a sword, the mouth is ventral, and the eyes are small. Distributed in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, and enter the Qiantang River, Yangtze River, Yellow River, etc. This is the sturgeon mentioned in Compendium of Materia Medica.

【extract】

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【Source】

From "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica"; 1. "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica": Sturgeon lives in the river, has a back like a dragon, and is one or two meters long. The meat on the nose is made into jerky and is called deer head, also known as venison, which is good for replenishing the body and relieving gas. The seeds are like small beans. Eating them makes you fat and delicious, and can kill small worms in the stomach.

Based on the above summary, sturgeon still has certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that sturgeon should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.