The efficacy and function of mackerel

Mackerel is a common Chinese medicine. It can be used for medicinal purposes as well as for food. The effects and functions of mackerel are quite comprehensive. Let's take a look at it below.

[Other names] Wax fish, ray fish (Nanyue Zhi), sand fish, croaker (Bencao Shiyi), slippery fish (Compendium of Materia Medica), shark (Yilin Zongyao).

[Source] The meat of the white-lipped shark or other sharks of the family Carcharhinidae.

[Original morphology] The body is slender, about 60 cm long; slightly thick at the front end, gradually tapering towards the back, and the ventral surface is flat. Head width. The kiss is slightly thicker. Blunt front end. It is in the side position and is oblong. It is medium in size, with the skirt lying flat and exposed; there is a small water-spraying hole at the back. The nostrils are located 1/3 of the way from the mouth to the snout and have three nasal valves. The mouth is triangular, far from the tip of the snout, with lip folds. The upper lip folds are wide, flat and long, while the lower lip skirt is narrow and short. The teeth are small, arranged in multiple rows like pavement. There are 6 gill openings, the last two of which are located above the pectoral fins. Shield scales small. There are two dorsal fins with similar shapes; the first dorsal fin is larger, starting from above the rear edge of the pelvic fin, between the tip of the snout and the second dorsal fin; the second dorsal fin is smaller than the first dorsal fin, and the pectoral fin starts from below the fifth gill opening, with a straight or slightly concave rear edge. The pelvic fin is located below the front half of the dorsal fin interval, with a sharp inner angle and a straight trailing edge. The upper lobe of the caudal fin is straight and slightly narrow, while the lower lobe is wider at the front end. The back and upper sides are gray-brown. The lateral line is prominent, with many irregular white spots along and above the lateral line. The lower side and belly are silvery white.

[Habitat distribution] Distributed in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea of ​​my country.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, salty, neutral.

【Meridian】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "enters the spleen."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Dietary Therapy Materia Medica": "Replenishes the five internal organs."

[Remarks] There are many types of sharks. The more common ones along the coast of my country include the narrow-striped tiger shark of the family Tiger Shark (distributed in the South China Sea and the southern East China Sea), the spiny dogfish of the family Squalidae (distributed in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea), and the basking shark of the family Basking Carcharhinidae (found along the coast of my country).

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Regarding the mackerel introduced in the article, I hope everyone can learn more about the relevant information in daily life, so that they can correctly treat the disease when facing it.